Before Columbus: How Africans Brought Civilization to America It has now become common knowledge amongst academics that Christopher Columbus clearly did not discover America, not least because is it impossible to discover a people and a continent that was already there and thriving with culture. One can only wonder howContinue Reading
Ladies, Gentlemen, The third annual 2011 London Tweed Run will be held on 9 April, from 11:00 am. This friendly 10 mile jaunt around the Capital will take in London’s famous sites –– including St Paul’s, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Savile Row –– with a stop for a spot ofContinue Reading
It is a must to invest in quality over quantity and buy items that will last longer than one season. This method works out to your advantage in the long run.Continue Reading
The Destination: It won’t be an overstatement in any case if we call the Villa Amanzi designed by Original Vision the house of your dreams. Built in 2008 and located in the exclusive Cape Sol on the West coast of Phuket, the Villa Amanzi is an unusually luxurious private villaContinue Reading
A tiny cocktail lounge, Yucca, has opened on the third floor of Mansion 26F in Sinan Mansions, Shanghai. The building is the headquarters of Yucca’s creator, Australian-Greek chef and restaurateur David Laris, and it also houses three of his other restaurants: Funky Chicken, Fat Olive and 12 Chairs.Continue Reading
The cosmopolitan center of China’s economic revolution rolls out the red carpet Shanghai, with its history as a major port, is a city whose past is steeped in the exotic. It has seen pirate raids and Wild West–style shoot-outs in the streets, and was the main battleground of the opiumContinue Reading
Build to the highest standards of finish, using quality craftsmanship and valued traditions, the 38-meter motoryacht AeroCruiser 38 II is one of the newest offerings from Danish Yachts, a very modern shipyard located in the far North of Denmark. The carbon-fiber AeroCruiser 38 II draws inspiration from the world ofContinue Reading
You can imagine yourself agent 007 or Alice in wonderland. Or even Marie Antoinette. You can everything in Seven Hotel located in Paris, France. This really luxury hotel contains 28 suits that are decorated in seven different ways – James Bond, Marie Antoinette, Alice etc. These suits were created by fourContinue Reading
For the adventurous journeys beyond the blue sky, there is a stiff competition going on between the space tourism companies. While the well-heeled have already spent a whopping $200,000 per ticket for 2.5-hour flight aboard Sir Richard Branson’s SpaceShipTwo, other firms are also battling out to take you on anContinue Reading
This pool is located at the San Alfonso del Mar in Algarrobo, Chile. It is more than 1,000 yards long, covers 20 acres, has a 115 ft deep end and holds 66 million gallons of water. It costs around $2 billion to build and another $4 million/year for maintenance. more:Continue Reading
Designed by Emma Selzer , Plus Architecture created ‘laptop pods’ (egg-like pods of stacked laser-cut plywood) for Society, a 242-apartment development in Melbourne’s South Yarra. Plus Architecture have set a precedent with their multi-residential development in South Yarra that focuses on community. We are often told that we’re experiencing aContinue Reading
This high-speed train design by Priestmangoode is aimed at becoming the new speedy way of getting around the UK. Dubbed the Mercury Train, it would zip around at speeds of up to 225 miles per hour. The interior of the train would be a double-decker featuring various private areas, aContinue Reading
In an desperate attempt to repay debts also driven by inability to find funds to develop infrastructure on islands. Greece is raising cash by selling off an area of state-owned land on Mykonos for luxury tourism. There’s little that shouts”seriously rich” as much as a little island in theContinue Reading
Va-va-vum! I just found an incredible Bulgarian 3D designer, based in Palma de Mallorca (Spain) whose work is world class. I repeat- word class!! His name is Aleksandar Dimitrov and his studio is Vihrogone, which I am guessing comes from the Bulgarian world for “a very fast horse” (literally “oneContinue Reading
At the first glance at pictures, it felt like there’s another addition to Sir Richard Branson’s luxury fleet to accommodate the rich and adventurous. However, Virgin is still to unveil something as innovative as this Undersea Yacht, dubbed U-010. This luxurious undersea vehicle is designed to explore the deep seasContinue Reading
Arriving in Tokyo June 12 and running until July 4, Gucci are set to open their Icon Tokyo pop-up store. Inspired by the city of Tokyo, 14 new sneaker designs will be made exclusively for release at the temporary shop. The new models continue Gucci’s Icon series of luxury streetwearContinue Reading
There’s streamlined, and there’s the Strand Craft 122 Yacht ($TBA). This amazingly futuristic super yacht sports a gorgeous exterior, a posh art deco-inspired interior with niceties like 52-inch LED TVs, Bang Olufsen sound systems, four staterooms, and salon areas, over 14,000 horsepower capable of driving the craft to speed overContinue Reading
Opening in the Brussels’s Sint-Gilles area, the Pantone Hotel has just opened. The project is an initiative by the Pantone global colour authority who have worked in collaboration with a group of British developers to produce 59 affordably priced rooms in stylish, colorful designs, created by architect Olivier Hannaert andContinue Reading
So this is where “Bin Laden” hangs out at. Cappadocia was the capital of the Hittite Empire until 1.100 b.C. and is an important province of the Roman Empire, with a mention in the Bible and everything. It is also the home of St. George, worshipped by Brazillians but fairlyContinue Reading
