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Good News For The Vacation Homeless: Luxury Membership Options Emerge Following The Ultimate Escapes Bankruptcy

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Demeure's Borgo De Vagli residence, Tuscany For those of us who have followed a fallout from a Ultimate Escapes bankruptcy, it has been a rough ride. I have created about this failure before on Luxist, though here is a small refresher prcis. Ultimate Escapes was a tall end, luxury, non-equity formed destination club, as well as a second largest in a industry. Members paid in between $150,000 as well as $800,000 membership deposit, as well as most thousands some-more in annual dues. For those fees, they took vacations to exotic places as well as stay in well-developed residences, villas as well as condos. There were over 1400 members when a bar bankrupted in mid-September, 2010. It was then a fifth vital bankruptcy in five years for a non-equity destination bar space. Prior to Ultimate escapes was Tanner & Haley, Lusso, High Country Club, Solstice, as well as right away this. For members, attention watchers as well as most others, this failure began a critical re-thinking proce

Maurice Lacroix Pontos Day Date Watch

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I still cannot appear to figure out what marketplace in front of Maurice Lacroix currently has. The code has a operation of models, a little very upmarket, a little entrance level luxury. Many of their models appear to fill a I wish a uniquely styled, though still regressive Swiss mechanical watch niche. So Maurice Lacroix engineer tread onward charity watches with almost spacey designs laid over traditional Swiss sentiment. The Day/Date watch is a buttress for many. A watch that in further to a time, offers a date as well as date. Often a window for these dual pieces of monthly calendar report are subsequent to any other, though a Rolex President Day Date made it transparent there were others ways of going about this. As such, Maurice Lacroix takes a Swiss ETA 2834 involuntary transformation as well as puts windows for a day as well as date opposite any alternative upon a top as well as bottom of a dial. This allows for a day to be fully spelled out. Much fancier than when it is prese

Bergdorf Goodmans Hi-tech holiday windows for New York

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If we love window shopping, afterwards one place we ought to revisit this holiday season is Bergdorf Goodman during New York. Not for whats stored inside, but for the window display. Known for their blow up holiday windows that daunt shoppers as well as passersby alike, Goodman have been behind doing what they do the best. Only this time, the window arrangement is something out of their common expertise as well as has some high-tech underline sewn in. Titled "Wish You Were Here," the arrangement takes inspiration from fantasy travel to far-flung places involving some rather surprising ways of removing there. The displays underline an array of visible influences as opposite as Roman mythology, 1940s Hollywood musicals, the city's original Penn Station, as well as the really initial science fiction film. And for the initial time, it has QR codes on several of the windows capacitate people to view an online Bergdorf Holiday Gift Finder as well as the video depicting t

Childrens Special Five Things Id Pick For My Kids!

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One of a biggest USP of a YD Store is which it has something for everyone, together with children! Some of a newest additions have been darling as well as value carrying a demeanour at. we have two flourishing children, so when we asked them to have a peek with me, to pick 5 favorites, we all instinctively chose a following as our best pick for a Childrens Special! OMG, there is a special bonus inside! BONUS! Use Coupon Code: YD1129STYLE to avail 15% Discount upon your YD Store purchases! Offer Valid compartment 30th November, 11:59 pm PST. MR.B by 25togo MR.B is an darling teddy bear binds all a treasures in a world, belonging to your tyke. Almost similar to a godsend for those who have been emotionally trustworthy to trivial equipment similar to Disneyland Tickets or postcards, aged balls etc. Treasure trove of memories which we cant let go of so easy. Price: $40 Teapot Coin Bank by Yi Weishen Penny saved is penny earned, thats a mantra we am perplexing to teach my young kids these

De Grisogono Instrumento Numero Uno Tenth Anniversary

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To celebrate the tenth anniversary of their Instrumento Numero Uno collection Geneva based jewelers and watchmakers De Grisogono have created a limited edition version of the watch. The watch is based on previous designs by De Grisogono but exposes the two dials which operate the date mechanism giving the watch a unique look. The watch has a PVD case with stingray skin straps in a variety of colors inspired by Pop Art and matching gemstones and it uses the GD 15-89 automatic movement.

Christmas Gift Guide 2010

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The holiday season is here, as well as you know your Yuletide planning is underway, as well as so have been the gift guides. While you have to deal with all a nifty Yuletide dcor as well as cooking celebration arrangements, you have been here to help you out with a far-reaching collection of oppulance gifts for your friends & family, so leave behind a retrogression sadness as well as put up with into Yuletide shopping! Gifts for Home Gifts for Audiophiles Gifts for Travellers Gifts for Kids Fun Gifts Gifts for Watch lovers Wow Gifts Gifts for Gadget lovers Gifts for your Outdoors Gifts for a Office Gifts for friends & family Gifts for Bling lovers Gift guides on a web Gifts for Collectors Gifts for Pets Gifts for Fashionistas Gifts for Eco-lovers Just-in-case you need more options, revisit the 2008 Yuletide Gift Guide. as well as 2009 Yuletide Gift Guide.

Garden Fresh Air At Home

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Yanko Design is not new to air cleanser concepts, however when it comes to a real thing, we have seen very few. To make up for a loss here is a O Two Air Purifier, a tiny compact air cleanser which fits into a home environment seamlessly. It uses BioOxorganic compounds to remove 99.9% of pollutants from a air we inhale as well as is silent as a lamb. It generates 0 harmful waste, uses no filters, as well as uses reduction than 6 watts of energy whilst running! Design-wise it looks sleek; aluminum vent accents wrap around a black cosmetic enclosure, topped by a vast auto-dimming capacitive screen. The section now is available for $399 here. Designers: Laut Design, Studio Hagler & Montie Design ---------- Yanko Design Timeless Designs - Explore smashing concepts from around a world! Yanko Design Store - We have been about more than just concep! ts. See what's hot at a YD Store!

Ludovic Ballouard Upside Down Watch

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Watch maker Ludovic Ballouard presents his initial self-branded timepiece, a "Upside Down Watch." A finely made high-end watch, a square incorporates Ballouard's experience amassed from operative at brands such as Franck Muller as well as a really well-respected F.P. Journe. You can see elements of his time at F.P. Journe in his own watch, whose transformation thematically resembles a work coming out of which atelier. Ludovic is an open air blower of F.P. Journe, rarely admiring a brands work (not usually because he outlay a great amount of years there), as well as still often wears a F.P. Journe watch today. The growth of a Upside Down Watch started a couple of years ago, as well as we wanted to wait until tangible images of a watch were released prior to essay about it. we enjoyed a concept from a start. It is not overly complex, though it is satisfying, as well as technically complicated. There is a friendly richness to a pattern as well as complication which shows Bal