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Harley-Davison-turned-hearse makes for a fantastic last journey
If you are a luxury fan your journey of luxury might not end with death. As death is one thing which let you rest in peace in a Rolls Royce, the most expensive funeral car, before being buried. Also you could very well be carted away to be put to rest on a Harley Davidson. Making last journeys more fun filled than those solemnly slow and docile yet somewhat melancholic hearses, this Harley-Davidson Hearse was prototyped by 48-year-old Joerg Grossmann and is in essence a Harley with a hearse-side-car.
The entire collection is priced at $78,000 each, currently 10 of these are being put together and Grossmann seems pleased with the fact that his idea now enables people to have a thumpy ride to their graves. Estimated cost of booking for such a hearse in Germany is $1,600 each. The entire Harley Davidson Road King-turned hearse with an extra set of wheels to balance out that seems to be a grand way to commute on your last earthly journey.
Ireland’s most expensive property is sold after a $13 million markdown
Ireland’s most expensive property, christened the Winterwood, built for property developer Robert Butler, has finally been sold for $2.5 million. The home has never been lived in and is one of the 19 built on Adare Manor, owned by US millionaire businessman Tom Kane. Termed as Ireland’s most expensive property, this Limerick home sports eight bedrooms, five reception rooms, eight bathrooms, a sauna, Jacuzzi, library, gym, drawing rooms and a whopping 2.8 acres of landscape gardens along with a membership of the Adare Golf Club!
Most expensive car cautions auto collectors
The most expensive Bugatti is warning car enthusiasts and collectors alike. Peter Mullin from California has a word of caution to people looking to buy classic cars. He is the famous collector who bought the 1936 Type 57SC Atlantic Bugatti in 2010 for an estimated price of over $30 million.
This classic coupe is considered to be the world’s most expensive car and only one of two in original condition. He says “Non-car people shouldn’t buy thinking this a good place to park their money,” he says. “The odds of choosing the wrong thing or a fake are real high. If you’ve bought something good and they didn’t make 30,000 of them, it probably will go up in value. But that’s not a good enough reason in itself for the purchase”.
Peter Mullin speaks from experience after all he owns 65 classic cars, and this month he will be displaying 10 cars from his Mullin Museum in Retromobile, France. Retromobile is the biggest commercial show which is devoted to collectible automobiles. The only other 1936 Type 57SC being displayed there is Ralph Lauren’s Bugatti Atlantic.
Most expensive non-jeweled chocolate egg
A hand-crafted Faberge chocolate egg will try and become the world’s most expensive non-jeweled chocolate egg as it goes under the hammer next month. Willam Curley, who is also five time winner of the title of best chocolatier by the Academy of Chocolate in Britain, has creating the giant egg using exotic and expensive materials including Tuscan Amedei dark chocolate and Japanese Wasabi chocolate. Going under the hammer on March 20th, it hopes to break the current Guinness World Record for the most expensive non-jeweled chocolate egg tagged at $1,570. Incidentally this sale will also be a part of The Faberge Big Egg Hunt. Proceeds from the event will aid the Action for Children and Elephant Family charities.
Top 10 Most Expensive Cities In The World
Geneva, the other Swiss city surveyed saw a 30 percentage point rise in the cost of living to move up six places into joint third alongside Osaka. The authors of the bi-annual report said both Japan and Switzerland have seen strong currency movements over the last few years which have made them relatively more expensive.
Hong Kong, which has long been noted as an expensive place to live, is surprisingly ranked at 22, much lower than its third-placed position a decade ago. The survey of 130 cities worldwide compares more than 400 individual prices across 160 products, including food, clothing, transport, rents and private schools. The price of a litre of petrol for example varies hugely from city to city. In its breakdown, the EIU shows that it is $2.17 in Paris but only $0.96 in Moscow.
Despite eurozone weaknesses, Western Europe still accounts for 24 of the most expensive cities in the top 50, with 14 hailing from Asia.
Top 10 Most Expensive Cities in the World – 2012
1. Zurich, Switzerland
2. Tokyo, Japan
3. Geneva, Switzerland
4. Osaka, Japan
5. Oslo, Norway
6. Paris, France
7. Sydney, Australia
8. Melbourne, Australia
9. Singapore, Singapore
10. Frankfurt, Germany
Most expensive tuna
Japanese are known to love sea food, so it is of no surprise that a bluefin tuna was sold for a record price in Japan. At the first auction of the year in the Tsukiji fish market, the bluefish tuna, a priced delicacy used to make sushi was sold for 56.49 m yen which is US$736,000. It is almost double the price of the bluefin tuna that broke the record last year at $400,000. Mr. Kiyoshi Kimura a shushi restauranteur bought the pricy tuna. The tuna which weight around 593 lb was caught near the Aomori Prefecture which was one of the areas devastated by last year Tsunami. According to Mr. Kimura, he wanted to keep the tuna in Japan rather than let it get taken overseas. Japan consumes about 80% of seafood annually and the first auction in January usually is where the record prices are set.
Remy Martin Louis XIII miniature
The materialistic world holds a lot of importance in our lives. Thus when we talk about wine, the first idea that pops in our mind is how old is it? As a wine that has been aged for time immemorial holds a lot of value in the material world. The latest Remy Martin Louis XIII miniature doubles up as an exotically bejeweled keepsake as well! While the original Remy Martin Louis XIII 5ml miniatures were made to the launch of Louis XIII Jeroboam, the new entrant designed by Money Mike the Jeweler from M&J Jewelry will knock your socks off. Albeit the cognac is currently sold out, the stunning new crystal mini-bottle has been done up in gold and diamonds. The one off piece currently on display sports 27 carats of diamonds in both yellow and black hues. The bottle is touted to be the world’s most expensive Louis XIII miniature and considering that the original was worth $550.
6 year old boy wins world’s most expensive mince pie in a raffle
Not even food was exempted from the most expensive league. Here is the mince pie which was lately tagged for the same. The US$ 4,700 worth mince pie was won by 6 year old boy called Mukund in a raffle at the Marvellous Mince Pie Manufactory at The Exchange shopping centre in Ilford, East London. The pie delicacy here was created by 25-year-old luxury food designer Andrew Stellitano using vanilla beans and cinnamon from eastern spice markets. It was then decorated with platinum leaf and sugar made from whale excrement. The pastry here is bound together with holy water from Lourdes. With such exotic ingredients, eating something like this would definitely be a once-in-lifetime opportunity for one’s taste buds.
Most Expensive First Date package
If you are stuck amongst so many options of making someone feel special this 2012 all you have to do is take them away in all luxury to the romantic Spitbank Fort- a former Napoleonic fort in the middle of the Solent. People at Amazing Retreats’ have put together the world’s most expensive first date package costing a jaw dropping $52,800. Along with the amazing retreat the package also consist of 60ft luxury Sunseeker motor yacht which is all yours for 24 hours. The escapade begins from your doorstep with a chauffeur driven Bentley for pick and drop facility from the Royal Clarence Marina in Gosport, Portsmouth.
Then you will be greeted by your personal General Manager and break the ice with some champagne and canaps before boarding your luxury yacht to transport you to your paradise of a getaway date. With an eight bedroom Fort, three private dining rooms, three bars – include a rooftop champagne bar; a wine cellar, library, rooftop hot pool, sauna and sun decks. The best part of living at the fort besides the historic elements is the three hundred and sixty degree views across the Solent.
To retire in absolute comfort there are super king-size bed mattress and luxurious Egyptian cotton sheets. Depending on how your date has been going so far you can have freshly prepared breakfast served to you either in bed or in the lighthouse with its 180 degree views of Portsmouth Harbour, which is the last stop.
At the time of your returning back you get a complimentary voucher to pamper yourself some more at GunWharf Quays.
Most expensive beach apartment in the world
Penthouse A at the Setai South Beach Resort in Miami was initially listed for $ 27 million, and despite selling way below it at $21.5million, it created a new record of being the most expensive single condo unit to be sold at $3,704 per square foot cost. The 5803 square-foot, multi-story residence that is perched atop the 40-storey Setai resort offers stunning views of the South Beach as well as the Atlantic Ocean. The house boasts of four bedrooms along with four bathrooms and a huge rooftop terrace with a private pool.
Netscape founder Jim Clark purchased the house in 2004 for an amount of $9 million, however the new ‘business man’ owner’s identity has not been disclosed. The lower penthouse at the Setai was sold last year for $15million.
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