As a pet owner myself, I am well versed with the dilemma attached to leaving pets behind when going on a vacation or relocating to a newer farer destination. But here’s a bit of touchy news about a family who fished out $3000 to fly their pet cat, Snowy, from London to New Zealand! They surely are ardent pet lovers I guess. British family, Wilsons, moved from London to Christchurch this month and there was no way Snowy was...
Record breaking 44 million tourists saunter their way into the Big Apple making it richer by $24 billion in 2006. Be a part of a record in the making as totter through the holiday hordes in Times Square between Christmas and New Year's. The total surpassed the city's projection by a million, said a statement released by the office of Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Visitors in 2006 included seven million from other countries, according to NYC & Co., which promotes...
Chicago, the city where the skyscraper was born just can't get enough of these super towers! On the other hand, our beloved Donald Trump is always making it to the headlines…whether it is for his deals or for commenting on other developer’s deals. Latest to come under the fire from one of America’s most famous businessmen is the Irish property developer Garrett Kelleher’s Chicago Spire. Chicago Spire (formerly known as the Fordham Spire) is a proposed supertall skyscraper in...
People of Midtown Manhattan have an additional added reason to rejoice! Gucci, which sells handbags that can cost $19,000, more than most Toyota cars has decided to move its flagship store to New York's Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue and expand on the world's most expensive shopping street. The Italian luxury retailer beat out rivals that included Armani and Ralph Lauren for the space. Gucci will move from its current digs at 685 Fifth Ave., at East 54th Street...
I wonder what Vegas would do, but here is the gossip for you. Two lucky (or un-lucky) blokes won some cash ($209,000) on the slot machine. These guys from Manitoba were denied their winnings by the Winnipeg casino. They were playing a computerized version of Keno and got lucky. The machine pronounced them as the winner of the jackpot since they matched all the five numbers to the computer, but the casino (conveniently) said that it was a software error....
Encrusted with forty-nine diamonds, a bottle of sparkling wine is getting ready to be auctioned off on the twenty-second of January 2007. The Austrian company that produced it will donate all the proceeds to a charity organization. Kattus Hochriegel, the diamond studded bottle is topped up with a sparkling wine from the year 2004. Ernst Polsterer-Kattus and his wife Maria who own the Vienna base company say that the whole package is worth about €10,000 (US$13,200). After thirty-eight hours of...
Fendi has undoubtedly made some bags that are extreme hits and undoubtedly made some bags that show lack humanity…like the fur one. But this one is a must-carry for a lovely organic lunch. It is a plush striped velvet bag with camel suede stitched strips down the bag along. Further more it is enhanced with leather stitched flowers backed with fur dangling from bag, front and back. The over top flap with leather strip as well as enamel logo...
Bvlgari eyewear is designed for sleek, select people who want to distinguish themselves by wearing a unique accessory. Advance to superstar status with these Rhinestone-Embellished Plastic Sunglasses from the ultimate fashion house. Choose the tortoise one with gold-tone hardware or the black one with silver-tone hardware in plastic frames with tonal lenses. The Rhinestone-embellished medallion on temples and logo on arms stands out for exclusiveness and preciousness....
"Something old with something new" is the latest selling mantra. An ideal ingenious fusion of modernism with traditionalism can lead to a charismatic evolution! Toshiba Drape cell phone with analog clock testifies it. Toshiba 's mobile phone has been named Drape because it has a curtain-like appearance when closed. Available in three different colors, black, white or bronze, the clamshell will greet you with a traditional analog clock that can be switched with the standard cell phone interface for...
Now this the perfect formula to make a sure fire set of happening skis. Prada has tied up with Volant, an Aspen based luxury ski manufacturer to make Prada Sport branded skis. Established as manufacturers of skis for their slalom abilities, Volant belong to the Atomic family (who are well known for racing skis). The new Prada Skis too are made of laser cut stainless steel with a wooden core and titanium composite layers making the skis easy to...
Rolls-Royce has stood for the wealth and success of the owners rather than the integrity of the motor car. Having been designed in the true Rolls-Royce philosophy, this epitome of classic English wedding cars, the new Rolls-Royce Corniche Convertible is both luxurious and spacious and delivers the ultimate in open top wedding car experiences. This latest convertible is powered by the same 6.7-liter V-12 found in the Phantom. It will also share that car's basic aluminum spaceframe architecture. With...
“Even better than the real thing”, sang Bono and I totally agree with him. Though he may be singing about someone else, I am talking about the H2 Hummer Golf Cart. Equipped with a state of the art stereo system, this baby even has a cooler box to carry your refreshments. The comfy bucket seats make you want to ride it all the time. And the Chrome grille and “Pimp my ride” alloys add to its class. With a...
The Sol Meliá chain of hotels has commenced their operations in Buenos Aires with the Tryp Hotel. Though this is their first brush with Argentina, Tryp Hotels are found in Spain, in South and Central America and in Europe. The new one at Buenos Aires has sixty-two rooms and is located right in the heart of the city. It is 7km away from Jorge Newberry Airport and 30km from Ezeiza International Airport. Striking the perfect balance between work and...
The snow parks in Dubai, Genting and Singapore have stiff competition from unexpected quarters. The people of Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang province are enjoying ice sculptures and all since the twenty-third of this month. With over 2000 pieces of ice and snow sculptures displayed at the festival, it is the largest of its kind in the world according to Xinhua News Agency. Well now you know where to head for the biggest snow festival this season....
It’s a frog’s world! Wonder why we are saying this? Cause we stumbled upon these two frogs that kids will worship - the mesmerizing Frog Camera and the Pink Frog Soap Bubble Pistol. If frogs don’t enthuse your kids then Nemo- the clown fish will defintiely draw a smile. We also covered some stuff for a bit grown-up kids. The boys will flip for the Plug and play Skateboard or the Picco Z mini Helicopter! For the dainty ‘little...