Most of us know the close connection former British prime minister Winston Churchill had with Cuban cigars, especially Romeo y Julieta. The Wide Churchill remains one of the more popular vitolas. Churchill was a legendary drinker, but he was also a legendary Cuban...
So you're ready to take the plunge. You've watched enough HGTV. We're all slowly poking our heads back out after a worldwide pandemic that shut down the global tourism industry. Mexico has always been a popular destination for Canadians. Maybe buying real estate in...
Mercedes-Benz has taken dead aim at the subcompact luxury SUV market with the 2021 GLA 250 4MATIC, a pleasurable and practical addition to a crowded market. We also like the price point. But more on that later. Related: New BMW X4 M Competition is a rocket sled with...
As one top Los Angeles-based real estate broker says, if you are a luxury retailer, and you are located on Rodeo Drive, you've made it. It's just three blocks, dotted with palm trees, home to over 100 of the world's leading brands, melding with art and culture. Rodeo...
While not at the level of a Patek Philippe, Rolex, Cartier, or Audemars Piguet, Longines has built a very nice brand story around affordable luxury. They manufacture Swiss-made watches and quartz watches, many of which have the prestigious COSC certification. Perhaps...
No one is saying it's the ideal, but at least Habanos S.A., the Cuban cigar manufacturing company that controls the promotion and distribution of Cuba's premium brands, is trying something different. Normally cigar enthusiasts would flock to Havana for the annual...
As Wikipedia defines it, a "superyacht" is a large and luxurious pleasure vehicle. And "pleasure" is the operative word here, especially these days. In Canada, we're ears deep in lockdowns and Covid-19. Most of us are really pining for travel again. With yachting, you...
Not that anybody over here is in a hurry for any Top Gun sequels, but Tom Cruise has earned our respect as an actor, for reasons of longevity, if anything. He should have won an Oscar for Rainman. By that time he was an action star, so curse the Academy for their...
There are cigars and then there are Cuban cigars. They are world famous for a very good reason. Tobacco grown on that 109,000 square kilometre island just south of Florida is the best in the world, so the quality starts there. Are Cuban cigars worth it? Manufacturers...