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Life is Too Short.... We've all wrestled with the question... What do you give to the person who has everything? Eventually we realize the answer is simple... What is most truly valued and cherished is when we give ourselves and our time. Most of us today can buy whatever we want to satisfy our material des... Mar. 27, 2007  Reads: 959

Hot New Cigars 2006 was another banner year for many of the leading imported premium cigar manufacturers, including some of the 'young guns.' Of the four new cigars reviewed in this article, three are from cigar companies owned and operated by men in their 30s and 40s: Jonathan Drew of Drew Estate Ci... Mar. 27, 2007  Reads: 1,435

Ducati: Radical New 1098 Superbike Ducati, famously known for crafting world-class motorcycles based on their competitive racing platforms, unveiled the new 1098 Superbike ? the most powerful twin-cylinder motorcycle in the world. This incredible machine produces a jaw-dropping 160 hp and 90.4 ft lbs of torque, and weig... Mar. 27, 2007  Reads: 927

Sail into Carnival Carnival. Mardi Gras. Fat Tuesday. Lundi Gras. Shrove Tuesday. Fastnacht. Fettisdagen. Uzgavens. All are names synonymous with the weeks of partying leading up to Lent. And while many people think of New Orleans as the Mardi Gras capital of the world, celebrations in Nice, Venice, Rio,... Mar. 27, 2007  Reads: 970

Laissez Les Bons Temps Roulez! It has been over a year since Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, and despite the city's slow recovery, one aspect of life has come back better than ever – the food! New Orleans has been a culinary destination for decades, offering gourmet French delights, Creole home cooking, So... Mar. 27, 2007  Reads: 838

Barrett-Jackson Palm Beach Auction As winter blasts turn into spring breezes and vacation plans are set, high-priced collector cars join custom yachts on the wish lists of affluent residents along the East Coast. The Barrett-Jackson Auction Company, the country's largest and most profitable automobile auction house, ha... Mar. 27, 2007  Reads: 2,835

The Sublime Culture of Kobe Beef Japan has produced many cultural pinnacles that tower among human accomplishments like Mount Fuji over her surrounding lakes. Akira Kurosawa's film Rashamon, Nobelist Kenzaburo Oe's novel An Echo of Heaven and the five-story Pagoda in the Uakushi-ji Temple in Nara all make splendid exa... Mar. 27, 2007  Reads: 2,456

Amalfi Coast: Ciao Italia! Visiting Sorrento, Capri, Amalfi, and Atrani - just a few of the gorgeous towns that make up the Amalfi Coast will have you living the good life too. The Amalfi Coast is the perfect place to take a yacht vacation; the view from sea is breathtaking. Looking to shore, you?ll see a vert... Mar. 26, 2007  Reads: 1,379

Anyone for Golf with a Med Sea View? Once upon a time the 'gentleman's' sport of golf was restricted to the domain of the elite circle who frequented the Côte d?Azur and sojourned at the splendid villas and luxury hotels. Nowadays the Riviera has opened up as a holiday destination for everyone to enjoy. Mar. 26, 2007  Reads: 1,357

Movies in Cannes and Monaco's Fast Cars The Cannes Film Festival and the Monaco Grand Prix coincide in May on the French Riviera, providing enough reasons to make a date with the Med. In fact sailing your yacht to both events is the ideal way to see these glamorous and thrilling events. This year the Cannes Film festival cel... Mar. 26, 2007  Reads: 1,134

Cannes Croisette Cup: Sailing and Searching for Diamonds in the Med A unique and fun, yet competitive race for superyachts in the form of a treasure hunt. Mar. 26, 2007  Reads: 1,787

Spellbound By 'The Islands Of Love': The Trobriand's Seldom visited by scuba divers, are the remote D'Entrecasteaux Islands and Trobriand Islands, off the North-East tip of Papua New Guinea. These islands and the Melanesian people who live there are wild! Mar. 26, 2007  Reads: 2,507

Madang's Magical Isles Rolling into the big blue, near Krangket Island, we drift down the steep coral walls. There are fish everywhere: fusiliers, barracuda and big-eye trevally. A school of sweetlips line the sandy bottom, all facing the same direction. I hug the bottom to catch this magical shot. We glide ... Mar. 26, 2007  Reads: 3,809

America's Cup Action For the first time in over 150 years the America's Cup has been brought to Europe as Team Alinghi defend their title. As the action reaches fever pitch in Valencia in the lead up to the grand finale of the 32nd America's Cup in July 2007, Yacht Vacations & Charters look at the story so... Mar. 26, 2007  Reads: 1,141

A Drop in the Ocean Nowhere on earth does 'tropical' quite like the islands of French Polynesia. There is nothing to top their jagged mountains dripping with rainforest, no coral reefs to match the underwater magic of their lagoons, and even the cultural richness of their ceremonies cannot be found anywhe... Mar. 26, 2007  Reads: 1,415

Messing About on the Midi Cruising the waterways and canals of the south of France aboard a charter yacht is a cross between caravanning and walking in the countryside but with the added fun of being on board a yacht which to our minds at least is the only way to travel when on vacation. Mar. 26, 2007  Reads: 1,075

M/Y Mary-Jean Imagine yourself on a yacht charter along Turkey's storied Turquoise Coast. You spend your morning snorkeling in the crystal clear waters, here and there glimpsing Byzantine amphora bearing testimony to the region's rich history. Mar. 26, 2007  Reads: 3,007