Hans Eberhard Wilhelm Wilsdorf was born in Kulmbach, Bavaria, Germany on March 22, 1881. Wilsdorf was the son of a hardware store owner. His mother was a descendent of the Maisel Bavarian brewing dynasty. At the age of 12, Hans lost both his parents, dying within months of each other.…
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Grand Prix International Public Company Limited (GPI) is once again presenting the Bangkok International Motor Show this year for the 42nd time. Running from 24 March to 4 April, it’s taking place at the Challenger Hall, at IMPACT Muang Thong Thani. In an exhibition space of over 170,960 square meters,…
There are watches, luxury watches and ultra-luxury watches. Buying a Richard Mille watch isn’t as expensive as buying a Mercedes Benz, it is as expensive as buying a Really Nice house with a garage containing an S Class Mercedes Benz within. RM 026 It is possible to buy a Richard…
At the age of 20, Richard Hennessy, the son of an Irish Lord, departed from his ancestral home for France in 1724 to fight in the French Army of King Louis XV. He sustained injuries in the Battle of Fontenoy in 1745, in which the French were victorious. Richard then…
Today half of the world lives in cities, and the United Nations projects that by 2050 it will be closer to 70%. There is a belief that the time needed to scale the ground infrastructure, roads, and bridges is too long and costly.One way around this conundrum is to build…
Angelo Kafantaris, CEO of Hyperion doesn’t think his company’s Hyperion XP-1 is a huge deal. That might seem like a peculiar view, coming from the man that sits at the top of a company that’s debuting a 355 KM/h exotic car after nearly a decade of development. But the XP-1,…
John Michael Chambers is a former Hua Hin resident. He is an Author, Consultant, Public Speaker, and Songwriter. If you had run into John and asked him what he does, he’d tell you that he is an activist for humanity.Born and raised in New York, John has travelled and lived…
When I was young, I remember my grandmother telling me that inside she felt like a girl in her 20’s until she stepped near a mirror and saw an old woman looking back at her. That statement made no sense to me until I reached my 50’s and began feeling…
Few spirits are as shrouded in myth and mystery as much as Tequila—and for good reason. This spicy and instantly recognizable Mexican spirit has been around for centuries, which is plenty of time for a few good tall tales to surface. “Technically, all tequila is a type of Mezcal, but…
(Editor’s Note: In these crazy & unique times it is too easy to feel blue over how Covid 19 is personally affecting us. But, a simple shift in perspective can help us get through this challenging period while also making those around us feel better. Anne Frank once wrote: “No-one…