Category: SHELTER
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Seychelles embraces renewable energy
Almost entirely dependent on imported fossil fuels for power, the tiny Seychelles, the popular tourist archipelago– the only one in the world where half the land is a nature reserve — is now embracing renewable energy like wind farms, energy from waste incineration and solar panels. Currently, the islands are 95 percent dependent on imported…
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Monte Carlo Sea Land Project – the next eco-jewel of Monaco
The next eco-jewel of Monaco. The visionary project of the offshore urban extension of the Principality of Monaco already attracted the worldwide attention, especially because the project is expected to propose new solutions to friendly urban environment development. Monaco is ready for a 3 percent expansion of its city-state’s territory, expanding to the sea by…
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James Bond’s Lotus submarine up for auction
Lotus Esprit Series 1 ‘Submarine’ Car is due to be sold at auction Lotus Esprit Series 1 ‘Submarine’ Car, a piece of cinematic and motoring history and one of the stars of the Roger Moore James Bond film “The Spy Who Loved Me.”, will go under the hammer in London this September. No Bond car…
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Britain’s best known cook received France’s highest award
5 years after celebrity chef Raymond Blanc was first honoured by his adopted homeland Britain (honorary Order of the British Empire), the British chef gets the Legion d’Honneur, France’s top honour. Raymond Blanc became one of Britain’s best known cooks thanks to television shows and the restaurant Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons (near the university…
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Dom Pérignon Balloon Venus
Lang Lang, David Lynch, Alexandre Desplat, Bob Wilson: over the years, Dom Pérignon has inspired some of the greatest Creators. On June 27, Dom Pérignon revealed its collaboration with a new Creator. Champagne luxury house has tapped contemporary American artist Jeff Koons to launch a limited-edition gift set of the 2003 rosé bubbly. Koons…
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Parisian Prince de Galles brought back to its original Art Deco splendour
Art deco Parisian Prince de Galles reopens the doors Prince De Galles, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Paris, an iconic jewel on Avenue George V Paris since its opening in 1928, reopend its doors following a meticulous two-year restoration. The restoration, which has brought the hotel back to its original Art Deco splendour, is part of…