Sicily’s Volcanic Ups and Downs
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Goa Rediscovered
Got a Good Thing Goan William Sitwell rekindles his love affair with Goa, 24 years after falling for it as…
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Fancy Digs Hanoi and its Metropole Hotel have undergone quite a renaissance — but reminders of the Vietnam War are…
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Spear’s Speaks to Modern-Day Butlers
THE BUTLERS IN English literature, and there are plenty to choose from, have tended to be supermen in morning suits,…
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The Brand That Came in From the Cold Parmigiani’s approach may have grated with some, but its latest offerings and…
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ByYue Minjun Brings His Smile-Screams to the Fondation Cartier, Paris
Montparnasse in Paris is usually a dead zone, not just for its cemetery, which holds Sartre and Baudelaire, Beckett and…
ByAn HNW ABC: X, Y, Z
The final instalment of our lexicographical endeavour, a dictionary for the super-wealthy Xanadu: You all know the words: ‘In Xanadu…
ByMichael Hoppen on 20 Years of His Photography Gallery
Michael Hoppen is celebrating 20 years of his Chelsea gallery, one of the first to show serious photography in London,…
ByThe Slow, Sad Decline of the Hamptons
Anthony Haden-Guest on the slow, sad and seemingly terminal decline of the once enchanted Hamptons THE HAMPTONS STOOD outside the…
ByWinners Announced for ‘Portrait of Our Queen’, HM Painted by Kids
Inside was a van Dyck self-portrait worth £12.5 million but the 150 people queuing outside Philip Mould’s art gallery in…
ByAlain Ducasse’s Louis XV Turns 25 with Galaxy of Star Chefs
With 300 Michelin stars between them, it was only right that 240 chefs gather in Monaco to pay tribute to…
ByClive Head Is Waiting For The Art World to Catch Up With Clive Head
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Chef Claude Bosi of Hibiscus: Calm As Ever
He looks French, he sounds French, but Claude Bosi isn’t like other Frenchmen. William Sitwell meets a Michelin-starred curmudgeon, honorary…
ByReview: The Fishing Fleet by Anne de Courcy
THE FISHING FLEET: Husband-hunting in the Raj Anne de Courcy Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 336pp The introduction of India into the…
ByReview: Dark Pools by Scott Patterson
DARK POOLS: The Rise of AI Trading Machines and the Looming Threat to Wall Street by Scott Patterson Random House…
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Wallies Everywhere in Ibiza Nueva
When an excess of cash meets a lack of scruples and an absence of taste… well, it’s enough to make…
ByReview: Aman Sveti Stefan, Montenegro
After a rickety flight on Montenegro Airlines, Melinda Hughes finally reached the Aman Sveti Stefan. Turns out it’s so relaxing…
ByWhat Happens to Royal and Private Art Collections During Revolutions?
First Against the Wall Historically, when revolutions came, private art collections were dispersed almost as quickly as their owners were…
BySamling, Borgo Santo Pietro Win Boutique Hotel Awards
The big news from the Boutique Hotel Awards 2012 is that the world’s culinary capital is closer than you might…
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