The 2015 Hot List: The World’s Best New Hotels by Conde Nast Traveler ITC Grand Bharat, Gurgaon (India), Parisian La Reserve, Raffles Istanbul (Turkey), and Rosewood Beijing (China) were crowned the “over-the-top luxury hotels” of the year in Conde Nast Traveler‘s 2015 Hot List. 2015 Hot List, the definitive guide to the best new hotels … Read more
A bubble-bath necklace? A DNA vending machine? An unwearable gold hat that took 12 years to weave? Through a collection of priceless, pointless and surprising objects, the V&A’s new exhibition asks: what is luxury?
Scientists review column on ocean acidification in The Australian newspaper and find it was ‘misleading’, ‘very wrong’ and ‘ill informed’.
Classic trains such as the Orient Express and Trans-Siberian have the name and the fame, but there are hundreds of lesser-known – and more-affordable – rail journeys that are their equal when it comes to stunning scenery
The first films for this year’s festival are being announced: ahead of the deluge, here’s a selection of likely titles we predict will be screening
For centuries, spectators have enjoyed the past-time of horse racing. Written records trace the sport back to the Olympic Games of Greece and the Roman Empire. Races are now popular events in the United States and many other countries around the world. Making wagers has always gone hand-in-hand with the sport, not just in America, … Read more