Some of the world’s biggest philanthropists have joined forced in a deal that moves closer to total eradication of global polio, according to reports in Forbes.com. The announcement that the world’s richest man Carlos Slim was to join the Global Polio Eradication Initiative to the tune of $100m was welcomed, as he becomes the latest in a succession of large donors to turn their money to the cause of eradicating polio altogether.
JFK Airport is the 6th busiest airport in the United States. As of 2011, it already had more than 47 million passengers. As New York City’s main international airport, almost all major international airlines in the world come and go in JFK airport’s runways. If you’re visiting New York, then you’re most likely to touch down here. Because this is a very busy airport, there’s no time to wait in long lines for taxis or shuttles. You’re most likely eager to get started on exploring the city or a few hours from a business meeting. So to save time, it’s best to skip the lines and head on straight to your car.
Novak Djokovic, who until yesterday was known as the Serb who was ranked the number 1 professional tennis player for both 2011 and 2012 will henceforth be known as the guy who stole our cheese. Djokovic who is clearly at the peak of his career (you really cant go any higher than being #1) has decided on opening a chain of restaurants as his retirement policy. In order to set his restaurants apart,Novak purchased the entire years supply (2013) of the worlds most expensive cheese. So valued is this cheese that it would usually retail for $585 per pound.
There are two things that any tourist who has been to the middle East or more specifically the tourism mecca of Dubai will definitely have done. The first is the desert safari which involves riding around in 4WD on sandy dunes in a manner that only Arabs can. The other is to look at the majestic falcons of the Sheikhs who use these birds as a symbol of their power and strength. It used to be that the falcons were invaluable in the help they provided by allowing the hunters to capture scarce meat in the desert. However the oil riches have ensured that no Sheikh in the middle east will ever need to stoop so low as to hunt for his own food ever again. Falcons today are a source of pride amongst the Sheikhs and falconry an art that allows them to connect to their past.
As a luxury blog that focusses on material wealth, we often get emails accusing us of being shallow and not focusing on the things that are really important in life. We like to point out that we are often satirical of items such as gold plated jaguars, but they do make for interesting reading. When we came across the GVI Volunteer program, we decided to write an article on them since this definitely satisfies the criteria of ‘real riches’ in life. Their volunteering abroad programs are fascinating and have a host of different options to choose from.
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If you believe in living life king size then there was but one place for you to be the previous Xmas eve. Cooked by British chef Ben Spalding , the meal contained the best of everything. This meant a $3,200 bottle of Diva vodka followed by a bottle of Piper Heidsieck 1907 Champagne worth nearly $60,000. The champagne came from the pre-world war I era and that is sufficient proof for me with regards to its worth.
For a while we were all under the impression that those pure black cards were the ultimate in luxury. After all we have all heard stories of how these cards have absolutely no limits and are usually backed by fortunes worth a few billions. So if you happen to be one of those Sheikhs who have one of these uber-exclusive black cards then be fore warned. There now exists a card that trumps all beneath it.
