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October 29, 2010

India’s Richest Man Moves into £630m Home

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India’s richest man, the 4th richest man in the world, Mukesh Ambani has moved into a luxury home worth £630m in Mumbai.

The 27 storey building is called Antilia after the mythical Island once believed to lie in the Atlantic Ocean, and boasts spectacular views of Mumbai and the Arabian Sea.  It was built from glass, steel and tiles that were sourced from local companies in Mumbai. This super home contains a health club, complete with a gym and dance studio, a ballroom, many guestrooms, several lounges and an elevated garden with a ceiling to accommodate several large trees.

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October 28, 2010

Antigua Charter Yacht Show 2010

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With over 100 of the world’s most luxury yachts smoothly sailing into Antigua’s beautiful harbours and gracing three of Antigua’s most exclusive and impressive marinas with their elegance and opulence, it is easy to understand why the annual Antigua Charter Yacht Show is in its 49th year, and is one of the most elite events on the worldwide yachting calendar.

For six consecutive days –an extended duration on previous years – Nelson’s Dockyard Marina in English Harbour, the Falmouth Harbour Marina and the Antigua Yacht Club Marina, both located in Falmouth Harbour, are bestowed with a refined flock of oyster white deluxe yachts boasting flawless satin teak interiors, undoubtedly some of the finest yachts in the world let alone in the Caribbean.  

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October 27, 2010

Luxury Lexus tempts a future without car accidents

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Imagine driving down the road safe in the knowledge that the machine you are controlling in a haven of security and safety? Imagine not being paralyzed by fear every time you hear an unfamiliar creak when you are hurtling down the motorway? Imagine knowing you are driving a car that you know cannot crash?

Who would have believed a couple of decades ago that you could effectively find out almost anything you want within a few minutes on a computer? As the 21st century is seemingly breaking all boundaries within the world technology, and snowballing with greater speed than anyone could have predicted, it is easily digestible that cars of the future will be in effect ‘crash proof’. Trust the Japanese to come up with the goods.

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October 25, 2010

Elmhurst’s Mecca and Flight 112 luxury organic wine house

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When it was launched in December of 2008, the motivation behind Flight 112’s ‘Unique Wine Experience’ was for everyday people to have a luxury but organic wine experience.  Two year’s later Flight 112 is swiftly escalating in reputation and popularity, living proof that luxurious lifestyles can indeed be organic and not wasteful.

Flight 112 is an organic, luxury wine house situated in the infamous Mecca Building in Elmhurst. The Mecca Building houses the Glitch Art Gallery, which strives to create a unique and organic atmosphere. ‘Wellness’ also lies within Mecca’s walls, which provides chiropractor and wellness services, including massage therapy, acupuncture and nutritional counselling. Innovation, excellence, personalized attention is also transpired into Mecca’s Efigy Salon, which offers haircuts, colouring, re-texturizing and nail services.

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October 24, 2010

Mark Seliger produces the 19th Lavazza Calendar – Falling in Love in Italy

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The official Lavazza  calandar is something of a tradition. For 19 years this historic Italian brand has produced a calendar with a famous photographer and this year it was the turn of Mark Seliger, the famous American celebrity photographer, who was asked to immortalise the essence of Italianess.

His concept was simple – ‘Falling in Love in Italy’.

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