Lifestyle and Travel

Growth: From Microorganisms to Megacities, Vaclav Smil: Growth has been both an unspoken and an explicit aim of our individual and collective striving. It governs the lives of microorganisms and galaxies; it shapes the capabilities of our extraordinarily large brains and the fortunes of our economies. Growth is manifested in...

Most of us assume that any shoe and any brand will work for our feet. But we need to understand the science of footwear and the needs of our feet before selecting a shoe. Shoes bear so much, our body weight, the environment that we live in, the surface that...

It is a fact that Europe is now the "epicentre" of the Covid-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned, saying it was impossible to know when the outbreak would peak. Governments as a precaution against the spread of the ongoing pandemic of Covid-19 recommended people to stay at home. Please...

Canada’s 12 richest collectively lost $5.73 billion on Thursday, March 12, 2020, based on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. The index currently contains the 500 richest people in the world, including 24 Canadians. The list included Canada’s richest man Joseph Tsai, the billionaire co-founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba, who lost $625...

It was a sad week for the world's wealthiest people. The world’s 500 wealthiest collectively lost $331 billion on Thursday, March 12, 2020. And the world’s top twenty wealthiest people lost just over $78 billion combined. That pushed the Bloomberg Billionaires group’s year-to-date losses to $950 billion. From Tokyo to...

As the superyacht industry becomes more established in the Asia and South Pacific regions, in addition to the popular Caribbean and the Mediterranean, there are now more opportunities than ever to become immersed in the lifestyle and have a fantastic day out for the whole family. Below are the must-attend...

Mukesh Ambani has lost the Asia’s Richest Man title to Jack Ma. With a net worth of $43.4 billion, as on the day of filing this story, Mukesh Ambani is placed on the 19th position on Bloomberg Billionaires Index, a daily ranking of the richest people, preceded by Jack Ma...

Paris is the dream destination for models. If they make it to Paris, they know they will have only better opportunities ahead. Modeling, after all, is not easy, and when you want to ace the industry, then you have to focus your energies on the prime modeling locations in the...

There are thousands of ports and marinas around the world, and most of them are very charming, worthwhile places to visit. However, there are a few in particular that are simply irresistible to the superyacht set, boasting iconic facilities that see the world’s glamorous return time and time again to...

There is selling common goods and services, and then there is selling luxury. You cannot make the same principles work in both categories because of the huge difference in clientele. There is a reason (apart from the quality of product) as to why only so few luxury brands have managed...