The Mille Miglia in Italy.
Those two words are so onomatopoeic, four consonants which evoke the greatest car race in the world, this thousand mile rally around Italy. The quintessential race in a country that can rightly claim the greatest passion for the motorcar. The home of the “red” car, Ferrari, Lambhorgini and Maserati.
Magic in Morocco: Essaouira is an adventurers and surfers' paradise rich in African, Oriental and European history.
Yves de Contades jetted off to Morocco to luxuriate in the finest hotels, spas and restaurants in Casablanca and Rabat.
Yves de Contades jetted off to Miami, one of the top luxury destinations in the world. The mind whirled with endless glamourous connotations, Miami Vice, beach ball, beautiful models, Scarface, Latin Cuban dancing and the Rat Pack. Miami shares with New York that certain frisson when you arrive; like Monaco, it exhibits some serious wealth and like Rio, it promises a party.
Yves de Contades took off for a luxury flying Safari adventure to explore and discover the bounteous wildlife and breathtaking landscapes of Namibia.
Fascinating Hangzhou city, on China’s east coast close to Shanghai, welcomed back at the beginning of the month the internationally acclaimed ‘Impression West Lake’ staged production and nightly spectacular. The one-hour show of local legends and myths is presented in five seamless acts and was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2009 in the USA for original score. It is open-air theatre at its best with lavish sets, lighting displays and hundreds of costumed performers gliding over the lake in synchronized choreography (the stage is a few centimetres below water level). The ultimate ode to
Rotterdam / Doha, 8 March 2013 – After winning an international competition, OMA has been announced as masterplanners for Airport City, a new 10km2 development where 200,000 people will live and work, linking the new Hamad International Airport with the city of Doha, Qatar. OMA’s masterplan is a series of four circular districts along a spine parallel to the HIA runways, intended to create a strong visual identity and districts with unique identities.
