Category: SHELTER
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The Iconic Cuban Cigar: A History
Cuba’s most famous and iconic export has a luxurious reputation and rich history. The Cuban cigar is one of the country’s most profitable exports and is arguably one of the most highly-regarded tobacco products in the world. The first origins of the prestigious Cuban cigar were in 1492, when Christopher Columbus landed on the Caribbean…
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Ai Weiwei, Julian Assange and graffiti grannies – the week in art
Ai Weiwei and the Celts conquer London. Plus extraordinary outsider artists, endangered buildings and the real Alice in Wonderland – in your weekly dispatch
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Six uncommon luxury hotels welcoming guests soon
Leading Hotels, one of the largest luxury independent hotel collections in the world, adds six new hotels to its portfolio of more than 400 hotels in over 80 countries. With features including signature restaurants by celebrity chefs and an exceptional arts and performance venue, the newest Leading Hotels reflect their destinations through luxury design, culture…
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All About Bond at The Peninsula: MI6 agent as seen through the lens of Terry O’Neill
Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Pierce Brosnan, Daniel Craig, and the most famous Bond Girls in the James Bond exhibition @ The Peninsula Hong Kong. The whole world seems to be obliged to pay tribute to the world’s favourite spy. To whet appetites for the new Spectre film, which sees Daniel Craig return to play…
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The Eternal Reserve – the whisky that will, quite literally, live forever
Royal Salute, considered to be the ultimate luxury Scotch whisky, unveiled an innovative blending technique creating a whisky that will, quite literally, live forever, says Pernod-Ricard’s luxury house. The Royal Salute Vault in Strathisla Distillery wants to create a smooth and voluptuous whisky with the unique Circular Blending process where the original blend will be…
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Two Japanese restaurants – the big winners in the new Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2016
There are 15 new One Stars and 2 new Two Stars in this year’s Michelin Guide Great Britain & Ireland 2016. The new Two Stars are both Japanese restaurants: Araki and Umu. “It is a great compliment to London that when Sushi Master Mitsuhiro Araki closed his Three Star counter restaurant in Tokyo it was…