This was my first encounter with these wonderful beings in their natural environment. We were just returning from a whole day sailing trip in a Croatian sea region and then all of a sudden, we spot a bunch of dolphins.
We pointed our sailing boat toward them and when they noticed us they wanted to play with our boat. The were swimming and jumping next to the boat. The faster we went, the more they seemed to enjoy it. They are really smart animals. And meeting them is a truly priceless luxury experience. A friend even wanted to jump into the water to swim with the dolphins but we weren’t sure if this is really smart since some people report dolphins might get to curious or even violent toward swimmers.
Sexy heavenly white beach with some green sea is a popular cliche in many travel agency’s catalogs. Also Forbes has made his verdict about which are true luxury beaches. The problem about luxury beaches is that they have one after another became a subject of mass tourism.
But here’s a hint for those who are willing to pay more. The following locations are alright, but you need to know that the best luxury travel agent will find a way to show you best luxury spots just a few hundred miles away from the crowds. Just around the corner there’s always a beautiful cottage with fine cousin and butlers and everything. Read the rest of this entry »
Luxury brand is a brand that is not owned by everyone. It’s derived from technical superiority and unique craftsmanship. A luxury brand projects wealth and has of course something to do with luxury social role playing. Read the rest of this entry »
The watch industry is not an old fashioned craft. It’s actually a high-end software supported industry.
In this video one luxury Watch maker shows their precision at watch making. It sure is a craftsmanship … Lot’s of hand work etc. But the major difficulty in watch making is the tremendous density of parts. Each cubic meter is important!
I asked some experts at LinkedIn about the luxury consumer’s mind? It seems like luxury market is working differently than any other market. Does a luxury costumer even exist? Here are some answers … Read the rest of this entry »
Aleksandra R. dropped me an email and helped me update the list. Here it is: A list of 386 luxury brands. Drop me an email or simply comment to make it even more comprehensive. Thanks Aleksandra!
It has become extremely popular last years for luxury tourist arrangements to include special offers, like scratching wild tigers, feeding the big white, visiting the last cannibal tribe etc … But why? What is the reason for choosing adrenalin rush instead of a luxury sunny sandy beach? Let’s go through some more examples. Read the rest of this entry »