HARTEBEESPORT DAM, North West Province – “I’m going to scream like a girl,” said the seasoned and 1.83m motoring hack. “So am I,” I said. “So am I.”
One short baptism of flight you will be a devotee – in fact a full blown gyrophiliac
You don’t own a gyrocopter – you have a deep and meaningful relationship with it. And it’s a damn good investment.
What was once considered an activity only practised by “those on the fringes of aviation lunacy” (a term once used by an aviation journo in the 1990’s when referring to gyro pilots) has grown to probably the fastest growing sector of sport aviation. Gyro pilots are still crazy, but this time absolutely crazy about their gyroplanes which turns their dreams of reaching for the skies into reality. If you could only ask former Royal Air Force Wing Commander Ken Wallis and engineer extraordinaire who built and flew Little Nellie, in the James Bond Movie, You only Live Twice. At the age of 95, this nonagenarian was still trying to beat the gyro air speed record…
Superyachts – Superservice
What do the insanely rich demand? Service to the same level.
Thirty-two crew. Four guests. A 100 metre super-yacht. Over the top? Maybe, but in this case, the owner doesn’t much like guests. He doesn’t have to. Welcome to the international super-yacht industry, the ultimate status symbol for the worlds’ uber wealthy.
Deeply Madly Bentley – launch of Continental GTC in Croatia
Bond loved them, but there are as many ways to fall for a Bentley Continental GTC convertible as there are variations to the way you can primp this splendid ride.
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Audi A6 in Abu Dhabi
Travelling to Abu Dhabi is akin to teleporting to another planet. In another galaxy. An eclectic mix of futuristic design, technology and architecture has transformed a blank and very sandy canvas into a monument to hard-edged opulence. Let it be said, though, that there is no more comfortable way to do this intergalactic travel than prostrate in the pointy end of the aeroplane. Which was how Audi conveyed a group of lifestyle journalists to Abu Dhabi, a pivotal new age city which constitutes 87% of the seven countries making up the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi is so the new Dubai. In fact, rumour has it that the powers-that-be watched from the wings while Dubai sprang magnificently out of the desert. Then built one better…