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.
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Category Archives: lifestyle
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.
Home and a hole in one
Golfers are the ultimate lifestyle buyers – much more interested in their handicaps and long-term investment than making a fast buck.
The world’s best golf resorts
Once there were just a handful of golf resorts to buy property on, but today there are hundreds spread across the globe. But which ones do we think are the best?
Monégasque metamorphosis
Embodying the remarkable mélange of dynamic style and discreet sophistication that defines Monaco in the 21st century, Groupe Pastor is presenting two new projects in the Principality in 2012: Villa Roccabella and Le Simona.
Olympic Gold for amateur landlords?
Peter Swain wonders if he and other amateur landlords can make some money by renting out their homes to Olympic visitors in late July and early August 2012
The life aquatic
Discerning seafarers are scanning the horizon for marinas that combine innovative facilities with stylish, water-side property. Peter Swain scopes out the new generation of safe havens.
Vineyards for sale
Gérard Depardieu, Johnny Depp and David Beckham all share a passion for vineyards says Peter Swain. But could you afford to join them?
High on St Moritz
St Moritz may be one of the celebrity skiers’ favourite resorts, but can its two golf courses rival the Cresta Run and the many pistes?
White hot Caribbean
The playground of the western world has a sumptuous array of new destinations for the new decade.
Keeping up with the Windsors
As another future princess is plucked from the leafy shires of Middle England, JANE SLADE and PETER SWAIN discover what effect Royal celebrity has on local house prices.
A home for all seasons
If you’re looking for a holiday home close to winter skiing and summer golf in North America, Europe, or North Africa, Peter Swain has the answer.