How to Live and Travel in the Lap of Luxury

  They say that money can’t buy you happiness, but it can definitely give way to expensive items and experiences that bring more than just a smile to your face. Luxurious living for some can be equated to keeping up with the Kardashians, but for others, it’s all about priming their lifestyle to fit their … Read more

UK house price growth stagnates on back of Brexit concerns

Average price up by 0.1% – the smallest annual gain since February 2013, says Nationwide

Super-tall, super-skinny, super-expensive: the ‘pencil towers’ of New York’s super-rich

An extreme concentration of wealth in a city where even the air is for sale has produced a new breed of needle-like tower. By Oliver Wainwright

5 high-performance sea toys for intense pleasure driving in the water

  Awake RÄVIK – Ravik electric surfboard awakens the silent thrillseeker in you! Hear that? Nope? Me neither, but the silent, high-speed electric surfboard is now most definitely a thing. The latest to hit the waves is the Awake Rävik, a 35-mph (56-km/h), full carbon stand-up beast with a wireless hand-held throttle. Luxurious amphibious boat … Read more

Melbourne and Sydney house prices plunge further in January

Melbourne market falls 1.6% in a month as property crash continues to accelerate

First Mandarin Oriental in the Middle East set to bring new wave of luxury to the shores of Dubai

    The first Mandarin Oriental property in the Middle East, Mandarin Oriental Jumeira, Dubai, is one of the finest new hotels to open in 2019. Enhancing Dubai’s Jumeirah beachfront, the resort will feature 178 spacious rooms and 78 elegant suites, all just a stone’s throw from the water’s edge, like no other property in … Read more