SKI > Valle Nevado Ski Resort, Chile

Its a ski resort that feels like it is straight out of a 70’s Bond Film with huge annual snow fall incredible altitude and lots of blue bird sunny days. It is a quick 45 minute dash out of Santiago (48km), one minute you are driving through the suburbs and the next you commence the…

ByCrispyMarch 18, 20230Comments

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DESIGN > The Fellow Ode Brew Grinder

If you are looking for the best looking coffee grinder to sit next to your shiny brew station then this has to be the very best looking option. Let start by what it is not - this is not going to be a suitable grinder for your espresso machine, it is not designed for…

ByEd ItorMarch 13, 20230Comments

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RIDE > Chromapop your eyewear

Not goggles and not glasses either the new eyewear from Smith is somewhere in between, taking the brilliant Chromapop goggle lenses and creating glasses that leap across the boundary and provide something we have all been looking for - the perfect hybrid that give great coverage, copes with all sorts of conditions and is easy…

ByEd ItorMarch 12, 20230Comments

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DESIGN > Moonswatch

Last year Swatch launched the Moonswatch and it was an instant classic with over 1.5 million sold and the resale market was explosive with people paying more than 3x the listed price. The original Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch has always been a highly desirable and iconic watch. I got one for my 40th…

ByEd ItorMarch 12, 20230Comments

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DRINK > Snow Gin like Nozawa Onsen Gin

The Nozawa Onsen Distillery is in the beautiful historic onsen town and snow resort of the same name in Kita Shinshu, Nagano Prefecture Japan. Nozawa is a small farming village with a population of 3,500 that swells in winter when it attracts skiers from all over the world. The rest of the year…

ByEd ItorMarch 12, 20230Comments

DESIGN > FASHION

STYLE > Denim in Japan

The Kojima district outside Tokyo was once known for manufacturing school uniforms and canvas sails but today those same fabric looms are being used to create denim fabric and the industry is growing massively with demand for Japanese Denim coming from all over the world. The demand for quality indigo jeans has seen the major…

ByCrispyMarch 12, 20230Comments

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STYLE > Rocking the shacket

It seems to be one of the biggest mens fashion trends of the last couple of years. A new staple of the wardrobe is the ‘shacket’ part shirt and part jacket. Perfect to throw over a t-shirt and deal with the cooler evenings or those in between autumnal days. The high end brands were…

BySimonFebruary 24, 20230Comments

DRINK > WINE > Pinot Noir DRINK > WINE

WINE > Felton Road Block 5 – 2021

The vines of Felton Road winery are located in Bannockburn, Central Otago in New Zealand. This is one of the most magical places to grow grapes especially Pinot Noir and the wines from Felton Road are some of the very best Pinot Noir in the world. According to wine legend Robert…

ByEd ItorFebruary 20, 20230Comments

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