Haute properties: ideal for skiers, sailors, golfers, scuba divers and enthusiasts of Formula One and cricket, these four homes around the globe pair sophistication with recreation.
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St Barths Redux
Idyllic beaches, secure anchorage, designer shopping and sophisticated hospitality notwithstanding, the secret to this Caribbean isle’s continued pre-eminence is simple: a flair for reinvention. Here are some of the most notable innovations du jour.
Property Times, 2016
Multiple home ownership provides one solution to the age-old problem of how to successfully balance the competing demands of business and quality leisure time. So what makes a well-rounded portfolio of properties?
Fairways to heaven
The twin island federation of St. Kitts and Nevis is the Caribbean as it was 25 years ago, writes Peter Swain – friendly, laid-back, and the ideal place for a few rounds of golf. As well as sporting excellence, it also offers lavish hospitality.
Nevis Visitor
The official St Kitts and Nevis 2016 VISITOR magazine details where to stay, eat, swim, walk, climb, fish, play golf, drink rum, watch sea turtles, find history, scuba dive, surf, cycle and sail on the Caribbean island of Nevis.
Les Oiseaux
High up on a breezy Nevisian hillside, James and Laura Craig set out to “maximize the experience of living in a garden setting”. The result is a masterpiece of contemporary design surrounded by meticulously landscaped bucolic splendour.
Broaden the mind
Twenty experiences that will satiate and surprise even the most seasoned traveller in 2016.
Changing fortunes
As the global economy digests this year’s economic and political happenings, the property narrative is all about secondary markets. Today’s real-estate investors and lifestyle buyers need imagination, a sense of adventure and a little help from the wealth of research and knowledge in this Centurion guide.
A taste of Mendoza
Oenophiles are enjoying the fruits of success at The Vines of Mendoza in the Uco Valley wine region in Argentina.
Christophe Harbour ahoy
The Caribbean’s newest destination marina is now officially open for business. There’s more work to be done, but the first phase of Buddy Darby’s magnum opus – created by, and for, superyacht owners – has been successfully launched.
A home from home: the Airbnb phenomenon
More and more travellers are eschewing hotels and inns for the comfort of easy-to-book stays at private residences throughout the world. Here’s why.
2015 global property trends
Global wealth has never been so portable, real estate as an asset class so desirable or the choice of destination so wide. An appraisal of the where, what, why, who and how of 2015.
Private islands
The search for solitude has a simple solution – a private island sanctuary. Peter Swain examines the exclusive marketplace and assesses the options
A peak repast
Nevis stores its tastiest treats up on the slopes of the 3,232-foot peak, from gourmet grandeur and plantation inn pleasures to “snackettes’’ strong on local flavours
Nevisian fare
Those in the know, already know Nevis is one of the Caribbean’s hidden gems, but gourmands are now discovering that the island’s culinary excellence matches its rich cultural heritage
Citizenship by investment
Global passports for global citizens are not yet available, but several Caribbean countries are currently offering the next best thing
Home bound
Futuristic technological innovation is encouraging architects and designers to utilise residential interior space ever more imaginatively. Peter Swain looks at some of the more ambitious concepts.
Mauritian magic
“You get the idea Mauritius was made first, and then heaven.” So said Mark Twain. Now, the pearl of the Indian Ocean with a magnetic allure is getting in touch with its family side, discovers Peter Swain
Angling for perfection
For devotees of the art of fly fishing, the name Hardy inspires the same veneration violinists reserve for Stradivarius
Avoid the Inheritance Tax trap
Of all the taxes to consider when buying abroad, inheritance tax is one of the most fiendishly complex and can be surprisingly costly, discovers Peter Swain
Littorally laid-back
The hippy-chic attractions of Goa’s beaches have been on the radar for a generation, but discerning travellers keen to top up both their chi and their tan are now discovering the allure of the uncluttered south of India’s smallest state.
Auckland appétit
From culinary backwater to the crest of a gastronomic wave, the City of Sails in New Zealand’s North Island is now a world-class foodie destination, reports Peter Swain.
Burning issues
A stylish new breed of cigar bars, lounges and plush spaces designed to skirt around stringent anti-smoking regulations are opening around the world
Techno home
The smart home technology that sci-fi writers predicted would change our lives a generation ago is now materialising.
Transpontine transformation
With its taut, angular Thames-side architecture, louche gastro-pubs and 80-hectare park, Battersea is becoming one of London’s hottest “villages” in which to work, live and party.
Why Beefy is bowled over by St Kitts
After a summer commentating on England’s triumphant Ashes campaign for Sky TV, Sir Ian Botham is looking forward to his next big innings in the West Indies.
Spain vs. Florida
Between them, Spain and Florida have many of our favourite golf course developments, but in a head-to-head, which one comes out on top?
No place like home
For those wanting to combine the intimacy and familiarity of home, with the amenities and service of a leading hostelry, Private Hotel Residences are the answer.
From Mao to Mission Hills
China is building more new courses than any other country on the planet. But golf’s transition from a bourgeois, elitist sport to a game of the people in this Brave New Communist Party World is something of a Chinese puzzle.
Make it a Canadian club
With Canada’s Atlantic seaboard only a five-hour flight away, Peter Swain looks at the courses and property scene in Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.