Nestled deep within the Ecuadorian cloud forest, Mashpi Lodge is a hotel at one with the nature surrounding it January 24, 2018 Shortly after the turn of the century the former mayor of Quito, Roque Sevilla, bought up a vast chunk of the Ecuadorian cloud forest from a local logging company, and turned the land into one of the largest privately owned conservation areas in the country. Somewhere in the centre of it all, on the site [...]
The incredible story of how a Breitling Emergency watch saved a pilot after he crashed into treacherous waters January 24, 2018 Precisely 15 years ago, Quentin Smith and Steve Brooks had just spent three arduous months getting to the tip of South America in an attempt to fly by helicopter from the North to the South Pole. The previous six weeks had been spent in Chile, patiently seeking the relevant commissions to fly the Drake Passage [...]
The world’s thinnest mechanical watch January 24, 2018 | City Talk Piaget has created a new concept for its Altiplano range. The Altiplano Ultimate Concept is the thinnest mechanical watch the world has ever seen. Making its design debut at last week’s SIHH the watch measures up to a minuscule 2mm, or just under 0.08 inches. To bring this far fetched concept to reality, Piaget has [...]
Long Weekend in Speyside, Scotland: Here’s where to stay and what to do if you’re heading up to the Highlands for a Burns Night mini-break January 19, 2018 Melissa York samples the scotch on St Andrew’s Day in the Highlands The Craigellachie, Speyside, Scotland The weekend: You’ve missed Saint Andrew’s Day and Hogmanay, but there’s one more Scottish winter festival to go. Burns Night is coming up on Thursday, and what better way to honour Rabbie than by heading up to the Highlands [...]
Need a digital detox? Restival is a radical new mindfulness festival that may change your life January 19, 2018 Most travellers arriving in Flagstaff, Arizona, come to explore the Grand Canyon, but not me. My destination was the high plains of the Painted Desert, a dry and barren landscape on the edge of the Navajo Nation Reservation. I would leave a different person. I’d come for Restival, a mind, body and spirit festival taking [...]
Need a digital detox? Restival is a radical new mindfulness festival that may change your life January 19, 2018 Most travellers arriving in Flagstaff, Arizona, come to explore the Grand Canyon, but not me. My destination was the high plains of the Painted Desert, a dry and barren landscape on the edge of the Navajo Nation Reservation. I would leave a different person. I’d come for Restival, a mind, body and spirit festival taking [...]
Interiors: Lykke is set to be the Scandi trend of 2018, but what is it, how do you say it and what does it mean for my dining table? January 19, 2018 Copenhagen is not only one of the world’s style capitals, it’s home to the Happiness Research Institute. CEO, Meik Wiking, finds out and measures what happiness is and generates more of it. We know him as the author of The Little Book of Hygge in which he shares the Danes’ love of cosy – winter [...]
The world’s most expensive smartwatch January 18, 2018 | City Talk Entering the new year with something a little special, Tag Heuer have taken the title of the world’s most expensive smartwatch. The iconic Swiss watchmaker has added some sparkling modifications to its Connected Modular 45 timepiece which is already 18ct gold. The unique take on the popular watch features 23.35ct of diamonds which is a [...]
Interiors: Ditch the workout equipment and create an oasis of calm in the comfort of your own home January 12, 2018 Whether you bounced into 2018 or you’re still feeling weighed down by yuletide excess, it’s never too late to attempt a fresh start and you don’t even need to leave the house to do it. For tips on how to make your home a chilled out haven, we went to poster girl for all-round wellness [...]
What is SIHH and why you’ll wish you had an invite January 12, 2018 | City Talk If you know your toubilons from your moonphase, chances are you’re well aware that Richemont’s prestigious watch fare SIHH is fast approaching. SIHH, short for Salon International de la Haute Horologerie is an invite-only trade show put on by The Richemont Group in Geneva. SIHH came about when several of the world’s major watch brands [...]