Silver linings
Words | Virginia Blackburn
After languishing in the doldrums for decades, silver, previously the
Cinderella of the collecting world, is now coming back into its own
NOT SO LONG ago, silver was dismissed as
old-fashioned and heavy Victoriana. But no
more. No longer produced on an industrial
scale in London, Sheffield and Birmingham,
silverware has become the province of
the artisan, with silversmiths [...]
Top Tables
Voodoo lounge
EDINBURGH-BASED CHEF Dario Pacifici has cooked for the likes of Hugh Grant and U2, and now he wants to feed you… crocodile. Served with pork
crackling and baby quail, it’s one of the more eye-catching ingredients on the menu of his Creole-influenced The Voodoo Rooms. You might baulk at that,
but surely you can’t knock the [...]
Hot Hotels
Turtle power
NOT ALL THE guests at Petit St Vincent, a private island resort in the Grenadines (closest airport Barbados),
are people. The hotel is now breeding its own turtle colony in an effort to boost dwindling numbers. It’s a
draw for tourists too, so everyone’s a winner. The wild turtles choose for themselves to stay at the [...]
voyager inflight magazine: March 2008
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He strikes, he scores!
First he played for England and now he hosts one of TV’s most popular shows.
Former footballing hero Gary Lineker reveals how he became a national treasure
Interview |Jeremy Taylor
IT MAY SEEM SURPRISING now, but when Gary
Lineker first swapped his football boots for a BBC
microphone and television studio, many wondered
whether the baby-faced former striker could handle
the pressure. [...]
Ethiopia’s reel soul
There is Hollywood, Bollywood and even Pinewood – but now,
the latest addition to the global silver screen is Ethiollywood
Words | Michel L’Huillier / TCS
TRUE, IT MAY NOT rival Hollywood just yet, but
Ethiopian cinema has undergone an unexpected
growth spurt of late – so much so that it is now
to have its own film academy, the Blue [...]
Full speed ahead
Full Speed Ahead
Words | Sophy Grimshaw
Sport In The 21st Century is the latest sumptuous photography tome from news
agency giant Reuters. More than 500 images tell the captivating stories of
today’s sporting champions and of the multimillion-pound global industry that
has sprung up around them, not to mention the heartbreak of some crushing
defeats. Whether you support a [...]
Bling breaks
words | Robina Dam
Shopping used to be a rush job that you added on to the end of a holiday or
business trip. Now, mini-breaks in style are coming courtesy of a new wave of
designer shopping outlets which are fast becoming the destinations themselves
CHRISTIAN DIOR, Salvatore
Ferragamo and Jimmy Choo
– only to be found in the likes
of [...]
US Arrivals
How to complete US entry forms
Everyone entering the US (or one
member of a family) must complete a
customs declaration form.
Depending on your circumstances,
you’ll also be given either a white or
green immigration form. You DO NOT
need to complete an immigration form
if you are a US or Canadian citizen, a
Green Card holder or a new immigrant.
Who needs to [...]
Energy centre
Baku is getting all jazzed up thanks to its rich
oil reserves, so now is a great time to visit this
boomtown, where culture and industry collide
Words | Piers Gladstone
WHEN YOU HEAR mention of Baku city, you
most probably think of oil. What you may
not realise is that the Azerbaijan capital
and the largest metropolis in the Caucasus
is also [...]
Freitag – from bags to riches
Words | Celeste Neill-Duvoisin
BROTHERS MARKUS, 37, and Daniel Freitag,
36, both graphic designers from Zurich, were
looking for a functional and watertight robust
bag to carry their designs in. Inspired by courier
bags, they decided to make one themselves.
They gathered up the bits and pieces they
could find by the motorway near their flat – remnants of old
seat belts, truck [...]
Property
So you’re thinking of owning property in the following bmi destinations?
We present a few facts and figures to assess the investment potential
Words:
Graham Norwood
Antigua
Eric Clapton and Giorgio Armani may have staked their claim here some
time ago, but to many, Antigua remains unknown territory.
If you are looking for a new-build apartment, those under
construction around the [...]
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