April 2020

Surely there is nothing better than a very full 5* luxurious country house hotel break for a truly relaxing time.  Bovey Castle now under the ownership of The award winning Eden Hotels Collection  – the service has been transformed – it  fills that luxury criterion with aplomb, add in a well-presented building and extensive estate, stunning location and a spa in which you can lose yourself and be pampered.  And, there is the tranquillity of the flower gardens.  Children are equally well looked after with a crèche, visits to the deer park and feeding the fawns and chicken.  There is also a c

Honeymoon. I feel like the very word itself should be written in quill with golden ink and looping calligraphy swirls. A word that conjures up images of luxuriously indulgent days, time dripping by like treacle, real-life hustled into the wings as married-life peacocks its way onto centre stage.
But the challenge is this: how to transform that one word into a reality that refuses to disappoint. A reality that will stay with you for ever, that you will re-live with more than a touch of smug contentment knowing that it was one of the most precious times of your life.

The Alfa Romeo Giulia Veloce sports saloon parks between the standard Giulia and the high-performance Giulia Quadrifiglio. A worthy addition to the range as it bears many of the qualities of the superb Quadrifoglio, with a lower price tag.

When arriving late at night, it’s always worth the suspended joy of opening, like a present, the shutters the next morning. In comes the sun over a clear blue sky above these terracotta roofs of Ronda. With Ronda what’s so special is that it’s that rarity: a European city centre from which I could see the fields beyond.

Benzinger 3/4 Skeleton Rose Engine Watch
A stunning example of fine craftsmanship, a sterling silver watch with Breguet frost finish & ribbon guilloche, guilloché and skeletonised by hand, rose gold plated, with ETA-6497-manual winding movement. The hands are flame-blued steel in Breguet-style and comes with a hand-sewed alligator leather strap.
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New Panerai Submersible Bronzo 47 MM Watch

The new McLaren Elva Roadster is dazzlingly beautiful. This may well be the most exciting sports car of the the decade.
McLaren Automotive today reveals its new Ultimate Series roadster, the McLaren Elva. As the brand’s first open-cockpit road car, the Elva adds a new dimension to the range-topping Ultimate Series lineage. Like its McLaren P1TM, McLaren Senna and Speedtail predecessors, volume of the new McLaren Elva will be strictly limited: just 399 are being offered for customer order.