Sports
There are few things that mark the height of the British summer season quite like the Royal Charity Polo Cup at Guards Polo Club – particularly when HRH The Prince of Wales is playing a few lively chukkas and Audi is co-sponsoring the affair. And as someone whose heart (and garage) has long belonged to Audi, it was rather a full-circle moment.
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I recently braved the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust's 'Last Supper', hosted by Michel Roux, with a great friend, Becky. The food, predictably, was divine – a fact my expanding waistline will be reminding me of for weeks. The company was equally splendid, a collection of individuals who clearly know their way around grouse and canapés. We parted company at an hour that could charitably be described as 'lounge suits at dawn', a testament to the evening's… spirited conversation.
Those amazing men in their flying machines. They go up, Tiddley up, up. They go down, Tiddley down, down. Now the female embodiment of that might well apply to Cornish-born Corinne Dennis, who gave an engaging talk down in the South West the other day, about her journey from learning to fly and building a plane virtually from scratch.
My son Ben and I are self-proclaimed water adventurers, happiest when zipping across the waves on powerful motorised watercraft – better known as WaveRunners. Nothing beats the adrenaline rush of carving through water at high speed, and we’re always looking for new thrills.
When I arrived at my Airbnb at 2 AM, I had no idea what the next few days had in store for me. From the distance, the mountains looked like modest foothills, giving little hint of the sheer length and volume of the trails. Even from the chairlift in the morning, I thought to myself, "This mountain looks pretty small—I imagine these runs will be short." I couldn't have been more wrong.
Club Med Alpe d’Huez is a luxury all-inclusive resort nestled in the enchanting Savoie ski area, ideal for every type of ski holiday. Guests can relish ski-in ski-out access to an expansive 250km ski domain or embark on an exhilarating dog sledging adventure. They can bask in the breathtaking views from the resort's sunlit balconies or indulge in some lively après-ski in the elegant lobby bar.
Only, that's in winter, in summer, it is even more amazing.
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The RXT’s tip/tail shape breaks up the water for softer landings and is even more lenient on unstable drops from the sky. Now you can correct yourself and ride away with ease from a shape that will reward-not penalise you for being off target. Made with ingredients that only a few engineers at the Radar Lake lab even know about. A board that truly does ride faster, feel livelier, land softer, fly longer and react quicker.
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Tough Mudder is an endurance event started in 2010 with obstacle courses that play on fears such as fire, height, water, barbed wire and electricity. Yes, they electrocute you, but we'll come to that later.
And as the name implies it all takes place in a vast amount of mud at a wide variety of locations, though our event took place at Holmbush Farm, set in a picturesque valley with lovely trees and rolling hills.
As part of the Range Rover Evoque Hybrid tour, our journey led us to the vibrant coastal town of Brighton, where we embarked on an exhilarating jet ski safari with Brighton Boating Lagoon Watersports.
Our drive to Brighton Marina was a scenic adventure through picturesque countryside roads, culminating in a delightful journey along the coastal route, offering breathtaking vistas of the pristine white chalk cliffs overlooking the viridescent sea.
