Magazine

The Sybarite Life

Africa

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  Featuring New opening: Tatale, 2022’S most anticipated restaurant opens

  It’s the Pan-African menu from British-Ghanian restaurateur Akwasi Brenya-Mensa we’ve all been waiting for and it’s finally arrived in time for Summer.

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  Featuring The Sybarite Art Club present: In the Black Fantastic

  The Sybarite Art club announce In the Black Fantastic; a thought-provoking and disruptive awakening into Afrofuturism, to put on your radar this Summer.

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  Review of Luxury in the medina of Marrakech – Riad timila review

  Despite the hustle and bustle of the Marrakech medina, luxury residence Riad Timila encapsulates its guests within its calm and welcoming atmosphere. The restored Moroccan house has six en-suite rooms, a rooftop terrace, a hammam, a media room, and a dining area.

Arts and Culture

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  Featuring The Sybarite Art Club present: In the Black Fantastic

  The Sybarite Art club announce In the Black Fantastic; a thought-provoking and disruptive awakening into Afrofuturism, to put on your radar this Summer.

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  Review of Ada \ contemporary art gallery presents, cross hatching affluence by Hamid Nortey

  On view from May 6 – June 16, 2021, Hamid Nii Nortey’s new series of glamorous urban scenes bear witness to Africa’s transforming urban landscape and to its burgeoning middle classes, thereby reclaiming ownership over prevailing narratives of poverty and war.

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  Featuring The Brando: a world apart

  In 1967 the actor Marlon Brando bought a private island in Tetiaroa, French Polynesia, for a mere $200,000 .

Beauty, Health, and Wellbeing

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  Review of Luxury hair: The Sybarite Summer beauty edit

  Summer is here in full force, which comes with a whole new set of challenges for your hair.

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  Featuring The Light Salon Boost LED Mask

  The Light Salon was founded by two best friends Hannah Measures and Laura Ferguson who had a shared passion for the benefits of LED treatments. They went on to found The Light Salon due to the lack of concentrated inexpensive LED treatments in the market.

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  Featuring Ragdale Hall – pure heaven in the Leicestershire countryside.

  At 32-weeks pregnant, I decided that I deserved a short relaxing break before life takes on a different pace.

Best of Britain

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  Review of Staycation | Hawkstone Hall

  Live out your most opulent fantasies in this 18th-century mansion.

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  Featuring Ragdale Hall – pure heaven in the Leicestershire countryside.

  At 32-weeks pregnant, I decided that I deserved a short relaxing break before life takes on a different pace.

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  Review of The perfect brunch hideaway in Hackney, London

  Finding an idyllic brunch location whilst being in the middle of a busy city can be hard - you’re almost always going to hear traffic, sirens and trains, that was until The Sybarite discovered Oslo in Hackney.

Business

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  The Maldives edition – an intimate Q&A with Finolhu’s GM Marc reader

  In this intimate Q&A session we spoke to Finolhu's General Manager Marc Reader who joined Finolhu six months after opening in 2016, gaining further insight into the resort, how they dealt with the pandemic and more importantly what's in store for 2021 and beyond.

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  The Luxury Gent recommends: Sam Harris’ Making Sense podcast

  This is perhaps an unconventional present idea, for the thinking and thoughtful man.

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  Our lifestyle expert reviews Oona series

  “Hi, it’s so nice to meet you!” I wish I could say my first time chatting with Catie Miller happened in-person, but alas, this was yet another Zoom meeting.

Create Your Own

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  Create your own Champagne

  Today, not only can you create your own bespoke scent, but you can also create your own Champagne with one of the most prestigious and 100% family owned Champagne houses in Vertu.

Events

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  Review of Ada \ contemporary art gallery presents, cross hatching affluence by Hamid Nortey

  On view from May 6 – June 16, 2021, Hamid Nii Nortey’s new series of glamorous urban scenes bear witness to Africa’s transforming urban landscape and to its burgeoning middle classes, thereby reclaiming ownership over prevailing narratives of poverty and war.

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  Review of Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirrors Room at The Tate Modern

  Tate Modern presents a special exhibition of two immersive mirror room installations by Yayoi Kusama.

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  MYBA Charter Show 2022 – the superyacht event of the year

  Last week, I was lucky enough to visit the MYBA Charter show, homed this year, in Marina Port Vell, Barcelona.

Fashion and Style

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  Review of Hop into Easter with the cutest alternative Easter gifts

  If you fancy swapping the traditional chocolate egg with something a little more wow this Easter, here’s our pick of the cutest and most luxurious gifts that will make even the most chocolate-loving kids smile.

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  Review of Globe Trotter - Luxury travel essentials

  We all carry luggage. What sort defines us. We are judged by the way we handle it. Overhead, under seat and in the hold.

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  A Shoe-tel Collaboration -Christian Louboutin and Upper House

  For shoe lovers making a trip to Hong Kong, The Upper House is offering a special treat exclusive to the hotel – and a first for the designer.

Food and Drink

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  Featuring New opening: Tatale, 2022’S most anticipated restaurant opens

  It’s the Pan-African menu from British-Ghanian restaurateur Akwasi Brenya-Mensa we’ve all been waiting for and it’s finally arrived in time for Summer.

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  Featuring Ragdale Hall – pure heaven in the Leicestershire countryside.

  At 32-weeks pregnant, I decided that I deserved a short relaxing break before life takes on a different pace.

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  Review of The perfect brunch hideaway in Hackney, London

  Finding an idyllic brunch location whilst being in the middle of a busy city can be hard - you’re almost always going to hear traffic, sirens and trains, that was until The Sybarite discovered Oslo in Hackney.

Lifestyle and Adventure

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  Review of Cora Cora Maldives: An effortless luxury destination

  It’s Freedom Time at Cora Cora Maldives, or so the hotel’s tagline says.

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  Review of Staycation | Hawkstone Hall

  Live out your most opulent fantasies in this 18th-century mansion.

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  Featuring Ragdale Hall – pure heaven in the Leicestershire countryside.

  At 32-weeks pregnant, I decided that I deserved a short relaxing break before life takes on a different pace.

Property

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  Featuring Ragdale Hall – pure heaven in the Leicestershire countryside.

  At 32-weeks pregnant, I decided that I deserved a short relaxing break before life takes on a different pace.

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  Review of Luxury in the medina of Marrakech – Riad timila review

  Despite the hustle and bustle of the Marrakech medina, luxury residence Riad Timila encapsulates its guests within its calm and welcoming atmosphere. The restored Moroccan house has six en-suite rooms, a rooftop terrace, a hammam, a media room, and a dining area.

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  Review of Hong Kong’s best kept secret – the Pottinger review

  One of Hong Kong’s best kept secrets is a little-known luxury boutique hotel tucked alongside the steep uphill pathway that is Pottinger Street.

Sport

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  Featuring Sustainable Sybarite: The future of golf set for sustainable win

  Golf's DP World Tour has signed a three-year partnership agreement with Berkhamsted's OCEANTEE that sees the company become the Tour's Official Sustainable Products Supplier.

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  Roberto Grilli: The mastermind lighting up Formula E

  The Sybarite speaks to the mastermind behind the illumination of the Singapore GP, F1’s lone Night Race, Roberto Grilli of DZ Engineering.

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  Featuring Waldorf Astoria offers high-octane experience from Europe to the UAE

  The Waldorf Astoria is giving its guests a fast-and-furious treat from now until 20th December 2015.

Technology

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  Featuring The Light Salon Boost LED Mask

  The Light Salon was founded by two best friends Hannah Measures and Laura Ferguson who had a shared passion for the benefits of LED treatments. They went on to found The Light Salon due to the lack of concentrated inexpensive LED treatments in the market.

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  The Luxury Gent recommends: Sam Harris’ Making Sense podcast

  This is perhaps an unconventional present idea, for the thinking and thoughtful man.

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  Review of The luxury that is photography: a review of the best of 2022

  Ask yourself, if the house were on fire, what would you save? Assuming all my loved ones were safe, I'd grab my computer. There are many things I'd be sad to lose, but my computer is the repository and vault that keeps all my memories.

Travel

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  Review of Cora Cora Maldives: An effortless luxury destination

  It’s Freedom Time at Cora Cora Maldives, or so the hotel’s tagline says.

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  Featuring Ragdale Hall – pure heaven in the Leicestershire countryside.

  At 32-weeks pregnant, I decided that I deserved a short relaxing break before life takes on a different pace.

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  Review of Luxury in the medina of Marrakech – Riad timila review

  Despite the hustle and bustle of the Marrakech medina, luxury residence Riad Timila encapsulates its guests within its calm and welcoming atmosphere. The restored Moroccan house has six en-suite rooms, a rooftop terrace, a hammam, a media room, and a dining area.

Virtual

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  Featuring The ultimate luxury gifts for him this Christmas

  Men are notoriously difficult to buy anything for, let alone Christmas presents. At some point in their lives, they stop wishing for a lengthy list of toys and start to claim that they “don't need anything”.

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  Featuring The latest trend in ski-tech and wellness

  Over the past couple of years, innovative technologies and creative methods of augmenting wellness have completely altered the sporting world, and the ski scene is no different.

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  Featuring Luxury luggage with personal travel assistance by Horizn go

  Berlin-based luggage brand Horizn Studios has just made your weekend trips away a lot easier.

Yachts & Cars & Jets

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  Concours of Elegance 2014

  From the inaugural Concours of Elegance of 2012, held within the private grounds of Windsor Castle to mark Her Majesty the Queen’s diamond jubilee of reign, the award-winning Concours has set a new global benchmark for a classic car concours event.

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  Roberto Grilli: The mastermind lighting up Formula E

  The Sybarite speaks to the mastermind behind the illumination of the Singapore GP, F1’s lone Night Race, Roberto Grilli of DZ Engineering.

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  The luxury Gent, in conversation with Justin Lunny, CEO of Everrati

  I love vinyl records. I love listening to them, I love the ceremony, and I love the artistry and purpose.