When you reach cruising altitude, a few things happen: the flight usually gets smoother, the seat belt sign may turn off, and your tastebuds dull....
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Trekking a Skeleton to the Summit of Mount Everest
Many watch lovers dream of taking their prized tool watches on grand adventures, the nicks and scratches on the cases marking memories of life experiences. A relative few actually do it. For journalist and mountaineer Julia Lyubova, on May 15 at exactly 11:00 am Nepal...
How Airlines Are Crafting Beers (and Wines) that Actually Taste Better at 35,000 Feet
When Cayman Airways set out to develop a signature beer, they took to the skies. While many studies have been done on food and wine tasting different, beer has only recently been attempted. What they found surprised them: what tasted great on the ground didn’t quite...
Inside the World of Yacht Club Memberships
Joining Barton & Gray functions a bit like becoming a member of a country club: but instead of tee times and lunch reservations, boat enthusiasts pay an initiation fee of $24,500 and then assume quarterly dues ranging from $9,875 to $29,625 (plus the cost of...
Five Outdoor A.I. Smart Home Gadgets To Improve Summer
Smart home devices promise to improve our lives by making housework easier and hobbies more accessible. But early efforts were disappointing: robot hoovers bounced into walls, smart speakers misunderstood almost every command, and clunky kitchen tools gathered dust at...
Sip Happens: How Altitude Changes the Way You Taste Wine – And What to Drink
When you reach cruising altitude, a few things happen: the flight usually gets smoother, the seat belt sign may turn off, and your tastebuds dull. But turns out, that may not be a bad thing, at least when it comes to wine. A plane is a great place to “try...
Trekking a Skeleton to the Summit of Mount Everest
Many watch lovers dream of taking their prized tool watches on grand adventures, the nicks and scratches on the cases marking memories of life experiences. A relative few actually do it. For journalist and mountaineer Julia Lyubova, on May 15 at exactly 11:00 am Nepal...
Rolls-Royce Marries Two Icons
For the first time in the bespoke luxury automaker’s storied past, Rolls-Royce adds the Spirit of Ecstasy inside, taking flight in a Clock Cabinet in Cullinan Series II and Ghost Series II models. Change comes gradually to Rolls-Royce. Usually, it arrives with...
A Foodie’s Guide to Nairobi
Nairobi; where age-old recipes meet bold, modern reinvention. Where glassy skyscrapers sit beside...
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