World record prices for Bentley and Rolls-Royce smashed by Bonhams A classic Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost, one of the finest luxury automobiles in the world, was sold for $7.1 million at a Bonhams auction, making it the most expensive Rolls-Royce ever sold at an auction. The eyes of the world were on Bonhams on Friday 29 … Read more
Dangerously mixing politics and culture, new sites have been inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List: Birthplace of Jesus: the Church of the Nativity and the Pilgrimage Route, Bethlehem (Palestine); Site of Human Evolution at Mount Carmel: The Nahal Me’arot/Wadi el-Mughara Caves (Israel), Rock Islands Southern Lagoon (Palau), and The Cultural Landscape of Bali: the Subak … Read more
Excalibur Almaz prepares tourist-trips to the moon. Excalibur Almaz, a commercial aerospace company based on the Isle of Man, British Isles, announced that the company prepares tourist-trips to the moon. Excalibur Almaz will offer the affordable and reliable transportation of humans and cargo to Low Earth Orbit, libration point, the Moon and beyond. Tickets to the moon … Read more
The 2012 Giraglia Rolex Cup was be 60th anniversary of the event and the 16th edition to be sponsored by Rolex, which has been a partner of the event since 1997. The 60th Giraglia Rolex Cup consisted in a serie of inshore races in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez, followed by a 241nm offshore race via … Read more
Two-Thirds Of UK Top 15 Are Non-Doms Alisher Burkhanovich Usmanov is the richest individual in the United Kingdom, according to the top released by Wealth-X, the global ultra high net worth individuals (UHNW) prospecting, intelligence and wealth due diligence firm. Alisher Burkhanovich Usmanov, whose stable of companies and investments range from Metalloinvest to MegaFon and … Read more
Kelly Picnic bag in wicker and barenia calfskin, natural and fauve color In 1935, the leather Sac à dépêches, later renamed the “Kelly bag” after Grace Kelly was introduced, being integrated into French culture. In 1956, a photo of Grace Kelly, who had become the new Princess of Monaco, was shown carrying the Sac … Read more