For some discerning yachtsmen and women, when they leave the port, they want to leave the world behind as well, with just themselves, the waves and their beautiful yacht for company.

Whilst for others, being in contact with the outside world whilst they roam the lonely ocean is favourable.

If you are of the latter inclination, your ears may prick when you hear the name Lantic Systems, developer and manufacturer of integrated entertainment systems for superyachts, to meet all the entertainment and multi-media demands of the modern yachtsman.

For those wanting to take an on-board entertainment system even further by integrating it with a simpler method of navigating a yacht, you will be interested to hear about Suite 2011, new navigation software that incorporates a highly innovative new graphical user interface.

Created by Lantic Entertainment Systems, the Suite 2011 system provides superyacht owners with intuitive, easy to use on-screen menus and a highly innovative graphic design, which, the company claim, makes navigating a whole lot easier.

Content can be accessed by central media servers on board the yacht, as well as via local points, including iPod docks, Blu-ray players and satellite TV.

In just a touch of a button on the control panel, users will have instant access to the internet, will have complete control of local government systems and experience real-time navigation feeds.

To guarantee its on-going compatibility with new entertainment standards, all Lantic navigation systems, including the Suite 2011, can be easily upgraded, as its software is based on a core program supporting plug-ins.

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Housing more than 150,000 works, which span the history of art from ancient times to the contemporary, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LAMCA) is the biggest museum dedicated to art in the western United States.

Since it was established in 1910, LAMCA has been devoted to enlightening the public to some of the most important artworks and artists the world has ever known, and puts on a vast array of exhibitions and public programmes, as well having some of the most modern and innovatory research facilities available in an art museum.

It is therefore hardly surprising that LAMCA attracts almost a million visitors each year.

Such an influential art museum naturally holds many a ‘chef-d’oeuvre’, ranging from pre-Columbian masterpieces, to works by some of the world’s most celebrated contemporary artists, including Jose Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera and Frido Kahlo.

The latest piece of artistic genius to get pulses racing at LAMCA is Christian Marclay’s ‘The Clock’.

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It seems somewhat appropriate that a capital city, so immensely distant and distinct from the country it principals, is a city of intense contrasts.

When one thinks of Romania, wealth, prosperity, vibrancy, sophistication and cosmopolitanism, rivalled only by the likes of New York, Tokyo and London, do not immediately spring to mind.

Although when one stands in University Square in the city of Bucharest, surrounded by four statues of some of the greatest men the city has nurtured you may have a re think.

Bucharest has a lot to be proud of.

A national theatre proudly designed as an iconic blend of modernisation and tradition, and the expansive InterContinental Bucharest, which stands 77 metres tall, spellbinding locals and visitors alike.

It is the captivating mix of creative modern design, interwoven between enchanting antediluvian buildings, such as Melik House, the oldest civilian building in Bucharest that date backs to the mid-1700s, which gives Bucharest its inimitable identity and magnetism.

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The Musee de l’ Annonciade in St Tropez on the French Riviera has gained a remarkable edition to its expanding collection.

A painting titled ‘La jeune femme assise sur les rivages d’Agay’ painted by the highly influential late 19th century and early 20^th century French artist, Louis Valtat, has been luring an influx of visitors into the museum.

The painting  is of a young and beautiful lady standing on the shores of Agay, a small fishing village not far from St Raphael, and is one of 20 produced by the artist in a series titled ‘Notations d’Agay 1899’.

After spending the winter in Agay in 1897, Louis Valtat became captivated by the Cote d’Azur and himself and his wife made regular visits to the area, cycling over the Esterel hills, where Valtat would be artistically inspired.

The Musee de l’Annonciade’s curator, Jean-Paul Monery wanted to buy the Valtat painting as a way of complimenting Agay and L’Esterel. The painting is the latest piece of artwork bought by the museum to reflect the region’s unique beauty and identity.

Musee de l’Annonciade is internationally renowned for housing some impressive art collections by some of the world’s most famous artists, including Raoul Dufy, Pierre Bonnard and Paul Signac.

In 2010, a painting by Dufy of St Tropez’s port titled, ‘Le port de St Tropez’, joined L’Annonciade’s collection, as well as a painting by Chambaud titled, ‘Les joueurs de boules’, and a piece by Henri Person, named ‘Pont de Pierre a Bordeaux’.

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Tactically positioned under canopies in the salons of Richelieu Workshop in the centre of the ‘art capital of the world’, the second edition of the Chic Dessin exhibition took place recently, infinitely enhancing the air of art, innovation and creativity that runs through the French capital’s veins.

From April 1 – April 3, 2011, Chic Dessin in Paris showcased a sensational selection of 25 international and French art galleries, demonstrating the concept of ‘design’ in all its entities.

Each of the galleries exhibited their unique vision of design, and in doing so, collectively the exhibition showcased some of the exceptional and exclusive art Paris has ever had the privilege of showcasing.

Chic Dessin has been described as being the ultimate ‘posh art fair’, and naturally an art fair possessing a reputation of such excellent quality and superiority, attracts only the most elite galleries from around the world.

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