The 40th Leica Oskar Barnack Award (LOBA)
Over the last 40 years, Leica has recognised outstanding photographic talent. The most important aspect of this jubilee year is the group of nominators. The application process that existed up until now has been replaced this year with nominations being proposed by 65 internationally renowned photography experts. They came from around 30 different countries, ensuring great thematic and cultural diversity. […]
Kaspar’s at The Savoy
The Strand, London WC2R 0EZ The Savoy is without a doubt, one of the most iconic hotels in London and is steeped in history, mystery and superstitions, from Fred Astaire dancing on the roof top to the courtyard being flooded to create a Venetian canal for a particular decadent party in 1905. Kaspar’s, the seafood […]
D-Wine
C.C. Azalea, C/ Ana de Austria 2, Marbella It is difficult to find a restaurant that prioritises wine as much as it does cuisine, but D-Wine in Nueva Alcántara –near Marbella, has managed to strike the perfect balance between the two and much of the magic has to do with having found the perfect staff. […]
New Manufacture, New Montres!
Patek Philippe’s new steel Calatrava watch It shows the undeniable strength of Patek Philippe that in these difficult economic times, with a large proportion of the luxury watch world suffering from the pandemic lockdown that has cloistered most of the planet, they offer both a new manufacture and a new limited-edition watch. The new production […]
Lessons From a Small Country
This book is being published as finally, the world feels ready to come out of the lockdown imposed to control the spread of Covid-19, a pandemic that has unfortunately taken many lives, but has also given us the opportunity, as the author Jane Davidson puts it, “To capitalize on our rediscovered kindness and sense of […]
Flying Through The Forest on a Honda CBR 1000SP Fireblade
The CBR 1000SP Fireblade has been an icon of sports bikes for decades. The latest model keeps the same DNA to give our reporter Jeremy Webb the ride of the season around the New Forest.
Casa Brancas
The Buzz of Buzios Casas Brancas boutique hotel has it all – from organic gardens, its own chickens and Michelin-star cooking to ambitious eco-friendly programmes and the hotel’s ultimate goal, to become completely plastic-free. It was Brigitte Bardot who originally put the tiny Brazilian fishing town and municipality of Búzios (its full name is Armação […]
The True Freedom
How often did you try to change yourself, your life or the lives of others? By “changing” we always assume “changing for the better.” Practically everybody is striving to be a better person, a better citizen, a better parent, spouse, friend. We also want to have the best children, politicians, lawyers, work colleagues, wives, husbands. […]
