SearchTags: cigarsClose, but no giant Cuban cigar13th May 2008 Despite the best efforts of his team and nearly 42k of top-quality tobacco, Cuban Jose Castelar's world record attempt just ran out of puff.
The 64-year-old, who learned to make cigars at the age of five, rolled a giant stogie in Havana that he ho… more » When Is a Cigar Not a Cigar? When It Tries to Kill Castro03rd March 2008 By MIKE HALE
Published: March 3, 2008
Now that Fidel Castro has resigned as president of Cuba, it seems likely that illness and age will finally be allowed to accomplish what two generations of Cuban exiles have been unable to, despite obsessive zeal an… more » Mondrian Plans Palm Springs Hotel16th January 2008 Filed under: JourneysThe Mondrian hotel is getting a new outpost. The latest Mondrian will be in Palm Springs, California and will include both a hotel with approximately 200 rooms, and residences. This will be the seventh Mondrian; the chain includes th… more » Peter Pan House, Estate of the Day16th January 2008 Filed under: EstatesA home in London where JM Barrie is believed to have written Peter Pan is now up for sale. The six-bedroom home in South Kensington is where Barrie met the Llewelyn Davies boys who inspired the story (as dramatized in the movie Findin… more » Would You Pay For A Restaurant Reservation?16th January 2008 Filed under: DiningTrying to get a table at a hot restaurant is often an exercise in frustration. But what if, instead of making the calls yourself, or paying a concierge to try and get you in, you could log on to a website and buy the reservation. Thats… more » |
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