by editor | Apr 24, 2012 | Lead Story
Award winning British Fashion Designer, Victoria Beckham,
and the Land Rover Design team, led by Gerry McGovern,
have collaborated to create the Range Rover Evoque Special Edition.
Featuring bespoke luxury and sporting details, the exclusively designed car will make its global debut in Beijing at an exclusive reveal event that will be streamed live online to a worldwide audience. The car will then be on display at the Beijing Auto Show, which runs from 25th April- 2nd May [press days 23rd – 24th April]
The first ever Land Rover to feature exclusive, hand-finished matt paint, the Special Edition will further extend the character of the Evoque through rose gold accents on the grille surround, badging and 20” gloss black forged alloy wheels. Inside, the 4 seat coupé will include soft, vintage-inspired leather seats with hand finished feature stitch, rose gold-plated accents and luxurious trim materials such as Grand black laquers and veneers, textured aluminium and mohair.
The Special Edition also comes complete with bespoke luxury accessories including a four- piece leather luggage set and hand-sewn leather wallet for the owner’s manual signed by Victoria Beckham.
Limited to a maximum of 200 vehicles to be sold worldwide, the Special Edition will be built at Halewood manufacturing facility in Liverpool and hand-finished by Land Rover’s Engineering to Order (ETO) division.
Deliveries for the Range Rover Evoque Special Edition will commence as early as October 2012.
by editor | Apr 18, 2012 | Lifestyle
You can find the full range of Charlie Browns Menswear at
Charlie Browns Menswear is a leading independent menswear chain that has been providing high fashion menswear for over 21 years.
Charlie Browns Menswear has built its reputation in providing the latest ‘on trend’ fashion labels at affordable prices.
Brands stocked include Armani Jeans, Boss, Bench, Claudio Lugli, Converse, Criminal Damage, Duck and Cover, Eto, Firetrap, Fred Perry, Gio Goi, Henleys, Jack & Jones, Lacoste, Money Clothing, Nicholas Deakins, Police 883, Stone Island, Voi Jeans to name a few.
Charlie Browns ranges are constantly changing as they strive to deliver the latest trends to the high street and on-line.
Through the Charlie Brown website they aim to provide an enjoyable shopping experience through excellent customer service in a secure and trusted environment.
Charlie Browns Menswear offer free delivery on all UK orders.
by editor | Apr 18, 2012 | Lifestyle
Fab UK Cottage Getaways
From Under £20 p.p A Night
16 Apr 12
New Forest Living features some fabulous holiday cottages starting at under £20 per person per night during May. For a group of chums seeking a stylish break away with every creature comfort and not a candlewick bed spread or old fashioned telly in sight. Think I pod docking, Wi Fi, flat screens, Jacuzzi tubs and more.
The Old Post Office at Emery Down, New Forest ; Sleeps 7 + doggie. Great village house, plenty of living space, linger with a sun downer and enjoy the great views across the valley. Lovely forest walks or just as far as the village pub, stroll down the footpath to Lyndhurst Village, great choice of restaurants.
May 2012 price guide
7 night week £925, just £18 p.p. per night
4 night mid week break £795, just £27 p.p per night
3 night weekend £795, just £37p.p. per night
More info view The Old Post Office
The Foresters Lodge at Bramshaw New Forest. Sleeps 8 + child. Featuring a huge Jacuzzi bath, garden games room with slate bed pool table, football table, table tennis + own kitchen for cooling the beers. Only five minutes to join the 100 miles of networked off road cycle tracks, watch the deer as you make the breakfast.
May 2012 price guide
7 night week £1115, just £19 p.p. per night
3 night weekend £895 just £37 p.p. per night
4 night mid week break £895 just £27 per night.
For more info view The Foresters Lodge
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by editor | Apr 18, 2012 | Lifestyle
Little Ones Can Make Waves
With Eurocamp’s ‘Learn To Swim’
16 Apr 12
This week (18-22 April) will see the nation’s top synchronised swimmers take to the water in their bid to quality for the world’s biggest sporting event – but while attention is turned to the crème de la crème of aquatic sports, parents of little ones will perhaps be thinking of encouraging their pre-schoolers take their first strokes. Leading operator Eurocamp has just the solution with its free Learn to Swim sessions, now available at 11 of its most toddler-friendly parcs across Europe.
Run in partnership with the Swimming Teachers’ Association, the lessons are ideal for safely introducing tots under five to the water; plus not only are they splashing good fun for children and parents alike, but with up to 25% off June breaks there’s never been a better time for families looking to take the plunge.
Seven nights in the Vendée, £341 (accommodation only)
Situated on the Atlantic coast, with the magnificent Merlin Plage beach just a short walk away and an impressive swimming pool complex at hand, Eurocamp’s Le Clarys-Plage is a lively parc with plenty going on for waterbabies of all ages, particularly those with little ones.
One of Eurocamp’s 26 Mini Fun Station parcs, which have been specially selected to provide the ultimate toddler holiday, as well as Learn to Swim, the parc offers a range of free toddler activities. These include Mini Fun Station club, accompanied play for those aged six months to five years, plus free Tumble Tots sessions, and Learn to Ride lessons to help get tots on two wheels through free sessions with trained couriers.
Meanwhile, to help lighten the load and ensure that those first family holidays are as easy and stress-free as possible, a host of free handy extras and safety features are also available in all accommodation, including high chairs, potties, baby baths, changing mats, safety gates and socket covers – all pre-bookable in advance.
A seven night break at Le Clarys-Plage arriving 15 June 2012 costs from £341 per party – a saving of £114 – staying in a 2 bedroom Horizon Midi mobile home (sleeps 7, maximum 4 adults), accommodation only.
Ferry crossings and fly-drive packages can be arranged through Eurocamp at a supplement.
For further information on Eurocamp, please call 0844 406 0552 or visit www.eurocamp.co.uk.
by editor | Apr 18, 2012 | Lifestyle
CityPASS: Save Big on a Visit to Fun-loving,
Freewheeling San Francisco
16 Apr 12
San Francisco — San Francisco consistently dominates top travel lists around the world, including those for best U.S. city, best dining city, best walking town, most creative, happiest, and, well, the accolades and honors go on and on. And that’s no small feat, considering how many great cities there are in the U.S. But, then again, no other city can quite compare to San Francisco’s fun-loving, freewheeling, dance-to-my-own-beat élan.
And San Francisco CityPASS, which saves 48 percent on attraction admissions, makes planning a getaway to this perennial American favorite a breeze. In addition to a Muni and Cable Car 7-Day Passport, which lets visitors enjoy an unlimited number of rides on the city’s iconic cable cars, CityPASS covers prepaid admission to the California Academy of Sciences, a Blue & Gold Fleet Bay Cruise, Aquarium of the Bay and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, as well as a choice between the Exploratorium and the de Young and Legion of Honor Fine Arts Museums.
2012 visitors won’t want to miss the California Academy of Sciences, the world’s first “Double Platinum” museum, as rated by the U.S. Green Building Council. Prepare to be moved when a major new Earthquake exhibit and planetarium show rumble into the museum on May 26. The exhibit will feature a walk-through model of the Earth, an enclosure for live baby ostriches (there are surprising connections between earthquakes and ostriches), an earthquake simulator designed to resemble one of San Francisco’s graceful Victorian homes, and lots more.
Another San Francisco must-see is the Golden Gate Bridge, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. For an up-close look at this historic landmark, catch a one-hour, narrated Blue & Gold Fleet Bay Cruise, which sails right under the bridge.
San Francisco CityPASS costs $69 for adults (a value of $132.90) and $39 for kids, 5-12 (value $83.90). Passes, which can be purchased online at CityPASS.com or at any of the CityPASS attractions, are valid for nine consecutive days, beginning with the first day of use.
For 15 years, CityPASS has been the premier product for travelers who want to visit a destination’s top attractions while enjoying savings of up to 50 percent. CityPASS, which has a 99 percent customer approval rating, is also available for New York City, Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Hollywood, Houston, Philadelphia, Seattle, Southern California and Toronto. Visit CityPASS.com.
