A new luxury micro- and mini-bikini brand from Barcelona: BE YOU MINI
Born in Barcelona in 2013, as a the result of a long family tradition of custom tailoring, BE YOU…
The Slavonia Music Festival in Poega, Croatia
For four days every year in the city of Poega, the Slavonia Music Festival is held to celebrate the…
The most expensive spirits in the world
Ever wondered how much a really good bottle of spirits might set you back? A few thousand dollars perhaps?…
The most expensive wines in the world
Wine-searcher.com has sifted through a database of more than 42,910 prices lists, totalling almost 6 million wine offers, to…
Would you travel on a glass-bottomed plane?
We’ve known about glass-bottomed boats for a long time, but what about glass-bottomed planes? In April of this year…
The first building in the world to break the 1,000 metre mark
The worlds tallest buildings are reaching dizzy heights. Currently the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, which stands at 828 metres…
Recipe of the week: Roast grouse with blackberries and port jus
The grouse season in the UK opened on the 12th August and right now you can find some of…
MappLore: a useful mapping app for your travels
I recently tested the MappLore app, available on the iPhone and iPad. It’s very simple and easy to use,…
Mount Roraima – the meeting of three South American countries
Where the borders of Brazil, Venezuela and Guyana meet is the impressive Mount Roraima, flanked all around by 400…
Photograph of the week: Sunset at Tonsai Bay, Thailand
This photograph was taken in beautiful Tonsai Bay adjacent to luxurious Rayleigh, Thailand. An hour earlier, a fierce storm…
The world’s largest mirror?
Salar de Uyuni is the largest salt flat in the world, covering more than 10,000 kilometres. Located in south-west…
Viking culture and a new food festival in Denmark
Next month will see the arrival of a new food festival which coincides with Scandinavia’s largest cultural festival –…
The world’s most amazing market?
Welcome to the Maeklong Market in Samut Songkhram, Thailand. This market has a railway track running through it and,…
Copenhagen’s Little Mermaid celebrates 100th birthday
She may not look a hundred years old but this week Copenhagen’s Litle Mermaid is hitting a milestone anniversary….
New luxury in Aruba
Aruba gains another luxury hotel with the opening later this year of a 320-room Ritz-Carlton. Provisionally scheduled to open in…
Interview with Bridget King, Owner of Lilylola
Married with three grown children, four cats and a dog, Bridget King is owner of Lilylola and has always…
