The timepieces of 2014 Baselworld. Swiss-Made at its very best. Exclusive new luxury watches

  The commitment to innovation and precision, combined with unbridled passion has given rise to a real city within Messe Basel in Switzerland. This year’s Baselworld is featuring the most beautiful and best watch and jewelry products of the industry. Around 100,000 visitors and over 3,500 journalists from all over the world are expected to … Read more

The Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo embarks on a four-year renovation

 The Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo embarks on its re-creation   6 October 2014 will be one of the outstanding dates in the 150-year history of the l’Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo, star hotel of the Monte-Carlo SBM group, with the launch of a vast program of renovation and restructuring that is scheduled to last for 4 … Read more

Bucket-list-worthy travel experiences from Viator

  Stepping beyond the velvet ropes into secret rooms at Versailles, touring the Vatican without the crowds, or enjoying the raucous revelry of Mardi Gras from a private balcony in New Orleans? These exclusive benefits are “typically-reserved- for-the-rich-and-famous.” Viator travel resource is bringing these exclusive opportunities well-within reach – both in terms of ease of … Read more

High Lines and park life: why more green isn’t always greener for cities

Transforming old industrial areas into urban woodland may look nice but can be conterproductive in the long run

The Life of the Automobile by Steven Parissien and Auto Biography by Mark Wallington – reviews

Is car worship declining? Joe Moran gets behind the wheel for two enjoyable histories of the automobile

Real books should be preserved like papyrus scrolls

In a future electronic world, there will be a ghastly contingency about the written word. Books have a new place as sacred objects, and libraries as museums