By Shereen Shabnam As the world gets more accessible to travellers, destinations sought are no longer just limited to beaches and cities. Highlands, cruises, ranches are becoming more popular and our current favourite is the White Stallion Ranch. The personal touch and hospitality of this traditional dude ranch is carefully blended with the service and…
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Authentic Italian Experiences – Rome Cavalieri, A Waldorf Astoria Resort
By Shereen Shabnam Set in the Eternal City on the grounds of a 15 acre park, Rome, the spectacular Rome Cavalieri, A Waldorf Astoria Resort offers guests a home overlooking the best parts of the Vatican City. I spent a few days exploring the majestic hotel and its spa recently and left rested and…
Spectacular Landscapes Summer in Crans-Montana
By Shereen Shabnam The Swiss Alps have so much more to offer than just winter sports and snowy mountains. The destination has visitors all year round and is just as popular in the summer, when walking outside is easier with views of breathtaking nature and for outdoor sports. This summer we headed out to Crans-Montana in…
Luxury Tropical Escapes – W South Beach
By Shereen Shabnam Miami is a playground for celebrities and on the boardwalk of the coast area where the elite converge, sits W South Beach, a beachfront oasis in the heart of Miami’s most famous and visited coastal line. I stayed there to experience not just their room but their cuisine and enjoyed walking through…
Pearl of the Adriatic – Dubrovnik, Croatia
By Shereen Shabnam Dubrovnik in Croatia is a city for all seasons and one of the world’s most prominent tourist destinations. Surrounded by unique medieval ramparts, Dubrovnik attracts visitors for its rich history, mild climate, traditional hospitality and its many festivals, open-air events and architectural treasures. I explored Dubrovnik, a UNESCO registered protected world heritage site…
My Andalusian Journey
Seville, Granada and Cordoba By Shereen Shabnam Ever since I bought a home in Spain, visiting Andalusia, a Moorish empire named for Al-Andalus (Arabic for “land of the west”) has been top of my agenda to immerse myself in the history and character of the Iberian Peninsula. This year, my Andalusian road adventure lasted three…
Excalibur Spider Pirelli Single Flying Tourbillon Double wave flags off second season of maison’s winning Pirelli partnership
The second season of Roger Dubuis’s winning association with Pirelli was launched at the Monaco F1 Grand Prix, with the launch of the new Excalibur Spider Pirelli Single Flying Tourbillon. Minutes after the race finished with Daniel Ricciardo of Red Bull Racing crossed the line and took the chequered flag, this super high-spec model hit…
Elvis Presley’s OMEGA sells for a world record CHF 1,500,000 at auction
An OMEGA timepiece belonging to the legendary performer Elvis Presley has been sold for CHF 1,500,000 at the Geneva Watch Auction: Seven, by Phillips. After a lengthy and competitive round of bidding, the OMEGA Museum in Biel/Bienne became the proud new owner, not only attaining the watch for their significant collection, but also paying a…
From Dusk till Dawn – The New Flying Regulator Night And Day
It’s been 30 years since the first Regulator. The iconic model by Chronoswiss is now all grown up – but it has lost none of its visionary character. It mastered 3D with the Flying Regulator and is now showcasing multi-level dials and complex movement modifications in true, inimitable Chronoswiss style. Just like the Flying Regulator…
CITIZEN unveils world’s most accurate Cal.0100 Eco-Drive*1 movement with annual accuracy ±1 second at BASELWORLD 2018
CITIZEN has unveiled the Eco-Drive movement, Cal.0100, a new milestone in time-keeping technology and innovation achieving an unprecedented accuracy of ±1 second in one year, within a 2.92 mm movement that incorporates CITIZEN’s proprietary light-powered technology “Eco-Drive.” It is showcased in a conceptualized pocket watch designed in tribute to CITIZEN’s first pocket watch released in…
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