Travel

 
1. Airbus A380 (Prince Alwaleed bin Talal) - $500-Million
- This double-decker behemoth is said to feature a garage for two Rolls-Royces, a stable for horses and camels and a pen for hawks. At $500 million one can only imagine travelling in such luxury.
2. Airbus A318 Elite ACJ (Vijay Mallya) - $81-Million
- The Airbus A318 ACJ seats 24 and can fly from Mumbai to the U.S. with a single refueling stop. Owned by Vijay Mallya, chairman of the UB Group, an Indian conglomerate which owns Kingfisher Airlines. The plane boasts a $40 million customised interior.

 
$500,000 (for charity) - Screaming Eagle Cabernet 1992
- Technically the highest price ever paid for a bottle of wine. However, the price paid was for charitable purposes.
 
$275,000 – Shipwrecked 1907 Heidsieck: the world's most expensive Champagne.
- In 1998, two thousand bottles of Champagne were salvaged from a ship, originally destined Imperial Court of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, They have been sold at auctions all over the world.
 
$225,000 – Chateau Margaux 1787: the most expensive wine never to be sold.

In spring 2013, Tate Modern will stage the most comprehensive exhibition ever devoted to foremost Pop artist Roy Lichtenstein. Co-organised by The Art Institute of Chicago and Tate Modern, this will be the first major Lichtenstein retrospective for twenty years, bringing together 125 of the artist's most definitive paintings and sculptures. Built on new research and scholarship, the exhibition will reassess Lichtenstein’s work and his enduring legacy.

Packrafting through the heart of the African 'Peace Park' on a Journey of a Lifetime     

British Polo Day Dubai
On the 29th March 2013, Britain’s finest institutions were in the saddle with teams from Oxford, Cambridge, Eton, Harrow, the Cavalry & Guards Club and The British Army going head to head.

Each new destination in the sky above brings the promise of new answers to some of humanity’s oldest questions: how life began on Earth, how our solar system evolved, and what changes lie in the future. Exploration missions to NEAs or Mars may help answer those questions.

Yves de Contades interviews Sir Martin Sweeting OBE FRS FREng, GEC of Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (the world’s leading small satellite company) and Head of the Surrey Space Centre (the world’s leading research centre for small, low cost space missions).
What projects is the Surrey Space Centre currently working on ?

Rediscover the four terraces of Hôtel Fouquet's Barrière. 

Fine weather is on the way, along with the irresistible urge to relax and enjoy the sunshine! Set in greenery or boasting remarkable views, tucked away or looking out on the hustle and bustle of Paris life, the four terraces of Hotel Fouquet's Barrière are once again open to guests!
 
The courtyard garden: at the heart of the hotel, this secluded space is a leafy and refreshing oasis of calm, far from the agitation of the Champs-Elysées.

Magic in Morocco: Essaouira is an adventurers and surfers' paradise rich in African, Oriental and European history.