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Sophie Ellis Bextor is not just a pretty face, though those cheekbones and perfect features are the envy of many a model, she is also balancing a successful pop career with motherhood and glamorous travel.  Mother of 4 boys, she has recently launched a new album, Familia, already receiving critical acclaim and for which she recently made a series of videos in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.
The album Familia is based on her love of Latin America, both Mexico and Cuba are cited as her influences, musical, cultural and story wise.

Insiders View Of The Brando Tetiaroa private island
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Kung Hei Fat Choy, Happy Chinese New Year! French Polynesia is a multicultural area, with a large Asian community, and the Chinese New Year is always quite an event here. We have had the pleasure to organize a special themed night at the Beachcomber Café to celebrate the new year.

Choosing a family ski resort is fraught with problems as the needs of the frequently extended family have differing criteria of requirements.  The mid-teens can be a difficult age but there are a few resorts where everyone can be happy and have a fulfilling holiday.  To explain that qualification, a riotous nightlife with lots of options of night clubs can be a little concerning for the parents.  The options vary between night-skiing up to three hours (2016 - on three nights a week) to an in-hotel live music evening, swimming, family friendly bars and restaurants, tobogganing plus sleigh ri

Boasting stunning streets, artistic treasures, exceptional beers and incredible chocolates, you wouldn’t think one of Belgium’s most historic corners is less than 15 minutes by train from the hustle and bustle of Brussels Eurostar terminal. Did someone say weekend away? 

For more than 11 months, it has been home to the UAE’s local motorsport and health and fitness communities – an open access hub of exciting motor racing as well as a range of cycling, running, yoga, family entertainment and much more.
But now the pit garage doors of Yas Marina Circuit have been closed to the grassroots motor sport teams, the fitness evenings put on hold, and the rental bikes stored away as a new community makes the iconic Circuit their home.

After their great success at the Newport and Norwalk boat shows, Hunton Yachts are showing the superb XRS43 Speedbird and the XRS37 Flying Spur in Fort Lauderdale from the 4th November onwards.
Hunton will be hosting a series of sea trials and some visitors will be given the opportunity to drive this high performance luxury yacht, often described as the Aston Martin of the sea, due to its luxury hand crafting and sharp sophisticated silhouette.

For our Bentley Flying Spur luxury tour of English vineyards we were staying at the 5 star Lainston House Hotel in Winchester. Part of the Exclusive Group of hotels, which includes Penny Hill Park and South Lodge amongst others.

After a lovely dinner and night spent at the picturesque five star Lainston Hotel near Winchester we set off under a light grey sky in the Bentley Flying Spur heading for Exton Park Vineyard, the last stop on our luxury English wine tour. Exton Park is set in Hampshire overlooking Exton village in the Meon valley (now that’s a great name for a wine region, evocative and rolls off the tongue) and has the same chalky soil as the Champagne region. They are a relatively new company which is already winning some very impressive accolades.

So IX Magazine had the Bentley Flying Spur V8 S for a week to review, so we took it out for a luxury tour of the finest English vineyards, mostly specialising in fine sparkling wine.
I reviewed the Bentley Mulsanne a little while ago in Bavaria and the aim of that car is pretty self explanatory. It targets the top end of the luxury market looking to be chauffeured around in total luxury. But I was not so sure about the Flying Spur, who is it aimed at and what is its purpose?

I’ve been mouching around Cumbria recently and it really is quite bloody marvellous. So if you’re heading up there for some grub it’s worth noting that the Lake District is extremely good with food and its restaurants are some of the best on this planet. So without any waffling or further hyperbole, here is my top 10 (so far!)