February 9th, 2010
A hoard of a century-old whisky has been discovered beneath the Antarctic base camp of famed polar explorer Ernest Shackleton.
Ice cracked some of the bottles that had been left there in 1909, but the restorers said Friday they are confident the five crates contain intact bottles “given liquid can be heard when the crates are moved.”
New Zealand Antarctic Heritage Trust team leader Al Fastier said the team thought there were two crates and were amazed to find five.
February 8th, 2010
Hotels in Moscow have been revealed as the world’s most expensive for a fifth consecutive year.
According to the survey by the Hogg Robinson Group, average room rates in the Russian capital were $420 a night, down by $60 on 2008,
However they were still more than $70 dearer than the second most expensive destination, Abu Dhabi, which averaged $350 per room.
February 3rd, 2010
What is the most expensive car in the world? The 1931 Bugatti Royale Kellner Coupe was sold for $8,700,000 in 1987.
However, that car and many alike will not be included in this list because it is not available on the market today.
US financial magazine Forbes published February 1 its annual list of the world’s most expensive cars, proving that exclusivity really does equal value.
January 14th, 2010
As mentioned last month, Lara Stone replaces Madonna to be the new face of Louis Vuitton’s Spring/Summer 2010 ad campaign.
Here’s a look at the making of Louis Vuitton’s campaign featuring the very beautiful Lara Stone.
The Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2010 ad campaign will break in the February 2010 issues of magazines worldwide.
January 5th, 2010
A giant bluefin tuna fetched 16.3 million yen ($177,000) in an auction Tuesday at the world’s largest wholesale fish market in Japan.
The bluefin tuna weighs 232 kg - nearly four times as much as the average Japanese man.
It was caught off the northern tip of Japan’s main island of Honshu, in waters famed for high quality fish.
January 4th, 2010
Once-bustling Dubai will open the world’s tallest skyscraper on Monday, boasting new limits in design and construction, hopeful of polishing an image tarnished by the debt woes afflicting the Gulf emirate.
Emaar, the giant property firm which developed the needle-shaped concrete, steel and glass structure, has declined to reveal Burj Dubai’s exact height.
Apparently wanting to maintain the suspense, the company will say only that the tower exceeds 800 metres (2,640 feet), putting it far higher than Taiwan’s Taipei 101 tower (508 metres).
