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How To Spend It [/] Follow us Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Pinterest A website of worldly pleasures from the Financial Times Home Style All Style Men's Fashion Women's Fashion Personal Luxuries Health & Grooming Recommended Style Boating chic Dusky, midnight, electric… all shades of blue are seaworthy for this summer’s boating set. Styling by Damian Foxe. Photographs by Thomas Cooksey. Location Giorgio Armani’s private yacht Latest Health & Grooming Spa Junkie at… SpeedFlex, London Our reporter gets to grips with a “free-motion bar” for a high-intensity resistance-based workout in the city Men's Fashion Carlo Brandelli – Day 4 The designer is fired up by an ultra limited-edition collaboration with Adidas Personal Luxuries Moncler Lunettes sunglasses With titanium details, £340. 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Also with black dial or stainless-steel bracelet Travel All Travel Destinations Adventure Cruises & Boating Snow Recommended Destinations | Travelista Luxe escapes and ancient art in Australia A one-stop hop to Hayman Island in the Great Barrier Reef, plus exploring Nitmiluk National Park Latest Destinations Suzanne Sharp’s west London Suzanne Sharp, co-founder of The Rug Company, translates designs by the likes of Matthew Williamson and Vivienne Westwood into hand-knotted Tibetan-wool rugs and has 22 shops worldwide Destinations Luxe escapes and ancient art in Australia A one-stop hop to Hayman Island in the Great Barrier Reef, plus exploring Nitmiluk National Park Destinations Off-the-map cruises from the Java Sea to southeast Alaska Edmiston and Burgess’s superyachts venture into wilder waters House & Garden All House & Garden Interior Design Furniture Home Accessories Architecture Property Gardens Recommended Home Accessories | The Bespokesperson Comma Workshop: message in a blanket Stylish, custom, hand-stitched heirloom quilts with personalised missives Latest Interior Design Shop Tent: über-cool contemporary interiors A London Design Festival extraordinaire brings its coveted wares to the web Style Amagansett’s chic Tiina the Store Nordic cool meets East Coast elegance at this Long Island boutique Furniture Bleu Nature Kisimi Fluo side table 45cm x 30cm x 30cm, in acrylic and lacquered driftwood, €3,714. Also in natural or burnt driftwood Cars, Bikes & Boats All Cars Bikes & Boats Cars Bikes Boats Planes Recommended Technology | Technopolis TV Test driving a gadget-packed mobile office Technology takes to the road in a luxury van kitted out as a fully connected workplace Latest Bikes Davida bespoke motorcycle helmets Flash “metal-flake” creations that capture the retro spirit of the 1960s Cars Ferrari fever kicks off the Pebble Beach car show Steve McQueen’s 1967 275 GTB/4 and a 1962 250 GTO are for sale Cars Excellence of Porsche at the Nürburgring Coys heads to Germany for a classic car sale Arts & Giving All Arts & Giving Art Performing Arts Philanthropy Recommended Art | The Reconnoisseur John Jones: picture-perfect frames The eponymous expert has mounted masterpieces from Bacon to Hockney Latest Performing Arts The music room Could the tutor of a struggling young virtuoso be instrumental in a case of foul play? Arts & Giving Christie’s Out of the Ordinary auction The weird and wonderful sale opens its doors to online bidders Arts & Giving Nathalie Hambro – Day 5 The artist crisscrosses London’s coolest neighbourhoods in search of rare books, rousing installations – and rhubarb doughnuts Technology All Technology Audio/Visual Computers Gadgets Cameras Phones Recommended Audio/Visual | Past Masters Turntables German, British, Japanese or Scottish? Henry Jeffreys debates the decks sending audiophiles into a spin Latest Audio/Visual Focal Spirit Classic headphones Grown-up, natural audio from a leading French marque Audio/Visual Dali Kubik Free + Kubik Xtra wireless stereo system High-quality Danish hi-fi that oozes class Technology | Sponsored The New Signature Touch is Extraordinary Performance Signature Touch is packed with powerful, unique technology that pushes the boundaries and performs far beyond expectations Fine Living All Fine Living Food Drink Cigars Recommended Food | The Gannet Puglia’s best restaurants From handmade orecchiette to octopus with fava-bean purée, the spur of Italy’s gourmet fare is a knockout Latest Drink Jack Daniel’s Single Barrel Standard Whole barrels of the iconic whiskey are available for a select few Food Wildflower walks and tea at The Savoy Save the bees with afternoon tea Food LavkaLavka: food for the people A hidden-away farmers’ cooperative in the heart of Moscow Sport All Sport Motorsport Extreme Sport Golf Fishing Gambling Recommended Sport | From Desk Till Dawn Fishing and surfing in Sierra Leone The formidable and unpredictable swell off the west African coast reels in Charlie Norton, as he catches 6ft waves – and the fighting fish beneath Latest Sport Shooting tuition at the Four Seasons Hampshire A sybaritic lesson set in the hotel’s idyllic surrounds is right on target Gambling Tips for the Belgian F1 Grand Prix Can Lewis Hamilton conquer Spa-Francorchamp’s famously fast but formerly fatal circuit through the Ardennes Forest? Women's Fashion Glorious Goodwood’s best-dressed competition The chic can win a trip to Cape Town’s vineyards and racecourses Gift Guide Adventure Recommended Travel A higher love Pristine alpine beauty, old-fashioned courtesies and uncrowded slopes have drawn Lucia van der Post to Aspen for decades. Now fabulous new rentals and a renovated grand hotel are enhancing the Rocky Mountain high Latest July 23 2014 Adventure From Desk Till Dawn Arizona white-water rafting Rapids, rocky roads and rifle ranges - Jack Dyson journeys up historic Route 66 to smash headfirst into a white-knuckle Grand Canyon adventure April 21 2014 Adventure From Desk Till Dawn Dalsland Canoe Marathon+ In a physically brutal, psychologically gruelling test of endurance, James Henderson kayaks 55km through Sweden’s lakes – only to track the course again by bike… for fun February 02 2014 Adventure Travelista Forgotten worlds in Japan and Papua New Guinea Shogun culture and off-the-map guided trips with Steppes Travel January 16 2014 Adventure E-cquisitions Snowpeak: an online cache of chic camping kit A Japanese-inspired e-shop for hiking enthusiasts January 04 2014 Adventure Maverick hotels with community at the core A clutch of unconventional hoteliers – at Campi Ya Kanzi, Dar Al-Ma’mûn, the Fellah Hotel, Fogo Island Inn, Mashpi Lodge, Nihiwatu Retreat and Segera Retreat – is turning the paradigm of the independent hotel on its head. Sophy Roberts reports December 05 2013 Adventure Nirvana in Botswana Botswana has set the standard for the top breed of luxury safari – where eco-conscious camps leave the lightest of imprints on the land’s fierce and pristine beauty. Charlotte Sinclair explores a low-impact, high-emotion paradise October 25 2013 Travel Oasis remix New villas on Sir Bani Yas Island are only the beginning. Jack Dyson discovers desert sands in the Arabian Peninsula shifting to reveal fantastic accommodations and experiences that bridge the gap between luxury and eco-chic – with complete credibility October 23 2013 Adventure Wry Society The eco-lodge A honeymooner indulges his young bride’s yearning for treehouse adventure, but is he in too deep… October 07 2013 Adventure From Desk Till Dawn Cave diving in Mexico Plunging over 30m into near-darkness through a murky cloud of hydrogen sulphide, James Henderson explores the eerie underground world of the Yucatán Peninsula September 27 2013 Adventure From Desk Till Dawn Azorean ride and swim Coming perilously close to a volcano on horseback one moment and almost colliding with a dominant dolphin the next, Minty Clinch takes on the Portuguese archipelago June 30 2013 Destinations Travelista Myanmar and Bhutan from the (hot) air Ballooning, safari-style, to explore stunning temples and scenery June 24 2013 Adventure From Desk Till Dawn Sri Lanka highlands cycle Tackling punishing gradients and perilous traffic, Charlie Norton blazes a new biking trail traversing the island << < Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next > >> Archive choice Out(back) of the ordinary Frontier aficionados are seeking out exclusive new retreats in wild Western Australia’s Kimberley. 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