The World’s Most Expensive Food review: ‘Escargot pearls’? The super-rich will eat anything if it’s pricey enough

I’m enjoying television’s obsession with obscene wealth – the rich may as well amuse and entertain the rest of us, as well as themselves

High performance and fully customizable: Kifaru Askari 657 HT designed by Luca Dini

This year, after being bought by Cantiere Navale Italia, Kifaru Yacht opened a new facility in Carrara (Italy) and, as its founding members say, fully entered into the circle of shipyards that, with their products, represent Italian excellence. Cantiere Navale Italia – after the success of the Kifaru Baby – continues to expand the fleet … Read more

Aequorea – an ocean scraper printed in 3D from the seventh continent’s garbage

Aequorea underwater “oceanscrapers”, the 3D-printed floating villages designed by the brilliant Belgian architect Vincent Callebaut, could be a glimpse to our future energy independence. Vincent Callebaut imagined “Oceanscrapers” 3D Printed from Recycled Trash, futuristic villages located on the shores of Rio de Janeiro. The project will extract value from the disgusting soup of petroleum-based waste … Read more

Grace Coddington: the woman who made fashion art

Over 30 years she created some of US Vogue’s most exciting and influential photo spreads, but now Grace Coddington has stepped aside. Is this a turning point for the industry?

Inside Hanoi’s gated communities: elite enclaves where even the air is cleaner

The rapid growth of Vietnam’s super-rich means multi-billion dollar developments are rising across this ancient city, separating the wealthy with walls and 24-hour private security from street hawkers, congestion and pollution

10 of the best long-haul adventure holidays

Get out of your comfort zone with these trips to less-visited parts of the world, from driving down Jordan’s desert highway to tackling high peaks in Mongolia