Walking, and staying at boutique hotels, in the Alps

A week’s walking in the Alps of Italy and Switzerland doesn’t have to mean nights in basic, and rather grim, refuges. Descend into the valleys each evening and you can dine and sleep well in pretty boutique hotels. At least that was the plan …

Nissan’s old-school Batmobile to race at LeMans

Nissan radical car that will race at LeMans Nissan will compete at this year’s 24 Hours of LeMans with a radical car originally proposed to IndyCar and reminiscent of an old-school Batmobile. Deltawing race vehicle will be competing in the experimental category. The Deltawing body weighs just 1,300 pounds, about half the weight of other … Read more

Enzo Ferrari Museum opens in Modena

Alonside Porsche Museum in Stuttgart, BMW World in Munich, Walter P Chrysler Museum and the Henry Ford Museum, a new place of pilgrimage for motorsports fans has opened its doors. Legendary Enzo Ferrari, both a driver and engineer,has a new museum in Modena. Formerly Ferrari’s house, the new Museo Casa Enzo Ferrari museum is something … Read more

Louis Vuitton – Marc Jacobs exhibit: They’re both visionaries, though they would be the last to admit it

Louis Vuitton: The Exhibition “Whatever you try, clothes never really can live in the past. They are worn now so they are modern, with a modern take. I’m not nostalgic,” designer Marc Jacobs said backstage of the fall-winter Louis Vuitton runway show that featured models in Edwardian hats and a reconstructed Orient-Express. The show completed … Read more

Speaking about luxury with Bernard Julémont – creator Raidillon

Born out of a passion for fine timepieces and the motor racing spirit.  Raidillon watches are powered by Swiss-engineered movements, which are self-winding.  All watches are part of a limited series of 55 timepieces. A number derived from the company’s official partnership with the epic Spa 24-hour race, in which 55 cars are eligible to … Read more

Black Series 50′ Marauder Cigarette boat, inspired by AMG

Introduced at the 2012 Miami Boat Show, the Inspired by AMG “Black Series” 50′ Marauder features a striking black and white design scheme that is carried throughout, from the Mercedes color-matched paint to the all-newly designed interior, upholstered with luxurious Alcantara. Billet aluminum pieces—more than 100—are integrated throughout, customized for the AMG Black Series boat, … Read more