What you should look for in a luxury Sydney home.

If you have a big budget and Sydney is where you want to be, then make sure you know what you want before you go looking because the possibilities are endless.

A pool is essential for a luxury Sydney home, if you want to be able to use it all year round, you'll want an indoor pool. If you think you'll only be in it in the summer, look for an outdoor pool and if you're feeling luxurious enough - get a property with both.

If you want a pool to keep fit then you might want space for your own gym too. Why not have your own private space to work out without having to wait to use the equipment - keeping you feet and healthy whenever you have five minutes at home.

If you're a big fan of movies then a home cinema is essential, nothing beats the experience of a big screen and surround sound especially from the comfort of luxury cinema seats or a huge sofa. Other accessories such as a popcorn or slushie maker could make great additions to your luxury pad.

Although you may not spend much time in there, if you like luxury cars then a big garage is a must have to keep your collection safe. Electric doors with remote access are also essential for un-hindered access to your assortment of luxury cars.

Luxury Holiday Treats

The seasonal holidays and the hot weather are soon to arrive and this is definitely the time of year to treat yourself. Before you go on holiday or travel for long periods of time to visit family this Christmas, purchasing a treat for the holiday season is essential. Make sure however when purchasing your treat that you aren't stepping on the toes of anyone buying you a Christmas present.

The iPad mini.
The newest and coolest apple technology that is smaller than the iPad but bigger than the iPhone. perfect for checking your emails whilst out of office this holiday season as well as a being a great travel companion allowing you to watch movies and TV on the go. It can also take photo's and video's as well as allowing you to see one's already uploaded to it meaning sharing family photo's and records of your achievements are even easier.

A guitar.
Thinking ahead to new years resolutions why not get a head start on learning something new while you have the time, then you're more likely to stick at it. Luxury guitars are easily found in stores such as Harrods or you can have one made to order and give yourself something to do over the holiday season. As everyone is in such high spirits no one will mind if you're awful to begin with.

Personalised Gifts

If you need a gift for your other half and you want it to be incredibly special, get them something personalised.
A monogram gift lets everyone know who it belongs to and makes the recipient feel special.
You can buy a huge range of products with monograms on handkerchiefs, tote bags, bath robes, pajamas, hip-flasks and decorative pillows.

 

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Alternatively you could get something engraved, Apple offer an engraving service on most of their products. High end watch makers such as Rolex and Omega also offer engravings for watches of certain specifications. 

If you're buying for a female, jewellery makes a lovely personalised gift - an engraved locket or ring could be the perfect way to express your feelings. 

Be careful when decided upon the wording however - this message is a permanent one.

Luxury Gifts For Hosts

Summer is very nearly here and with a time for partying and also soon to be the season of good will. With all these summer parties happening, it is important to always take a gift for your host (as well as a pretty girl on your arm) but is there any etiquette in what you buy?

When you're buying a gift for a host you don't know too well on a personal level, perhaps they are a friend of a friend or someone from work, you can never be quite sure what to buy them. When the host is someone you know personally, you can buy them their favourite bands new merchandise, a set of cufflinks that will go with his new shirt or a beer/ spirit they are particularly fond of - easy. So what should you do?

 

Johnnie Walker Blue Label. Particularly if your host is male this gift will go down well. Even if they don't drink scotch something as prestigious as Johnnie Walker is an excellent gift to have in the cupboard to impress peers and well educated women.

Godiva is one of the most delicious chocolate brands around and your host (especially if they're female) will love them. Even those who don't particularly enjoy chocolate will like these as they are of such a high quality that they look and taste amazing.

Alternatively, follow the trends with the popular wines around at the moment, even if your host ends up with 5 of the same bottle - as long as it's good quality they won't mind.

Home Design in Sydney

Sydney is a beautiful place in the world to live and when you have a luxury budget it is important to make the most of your surroundings and create a home you enjoy living in. Whether that is in the form of an apartment or a house and whether you design it from the ground up or simply re-decorate to your tastes it doesn't matter.
There are many beautifully designed homes throughout Sydney that are shinning examples of the cities creativity and the amount it's occupants adore it. If you have a luxury budget to spend on your home in Sydney then here is some inspiration for the design of your home.

 

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Although it is not immediately obvious from this picture, the side of the house is almost entirely glass windows with wodden blinds to give some privacy, protect from blinding sunlight and keep the inside of the house cool in the summer time. It also has a beautiful glass balcony and patio area, all geared with the focus of enjoying the outside space and Sydney's spectacular views.

 

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The use of glass in this building is breathtaking - perfect for taking Sydney's superb views. All floors have a balcony with a glass railing so as not to distract from the views and the whole place is clean and modern.

Spectacular Things To Spend Your Money On

With a luxury budget you can do a huge range of things and it is always important to treat yourself to that exciting something.

 

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A Giant sofa/bed in your home cinema, great for guests after a late night party.

 

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A Rolex and a pair of driving gloves, if you don't have a personal driver then these are essentials for getting to your destination on time.

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A circular bath/shower could be the exciting new centerpiece for your bathroom re-design.

 

November Restaurants in Sydney

Gowings Bar and Grill

Working to cater for all three meals throughout the day, as well as running an excellent bar, Gowings is doing everything right. With a fantastic range of seafood, steak and other fire-cook meats and carefully selected lunch and dinner time specials you really cannot argue with the menu. The style of the place is impeccable, with its genuine atmosphere and great seating arrangements.

 

Red Lantern on Riley

A preppy little Vietnamese restaurant with a great interior setting. The food is to be taken seriously, made to such high standards it needs to be eaten with chopsticks and most importantly it needs to be shared. Classic Vietnamese food but often with a twist, the interiors encourage comfort and large groups - if you know you're going, be sure to book.

 

Luxury Apps

When you have a luxury budget anything is possible and this doesn't stop at the mobile phone. With the new release of the iPhone 5 and the popularity of its predecessors, luxury accessories are readily available but did you ever stop to consider there may be luxury apps?

Hublot
An augmented reality app that allows you to see which of their time pieces would suit your wrist best. Take a picture of your own wrist and size the watches accordingly. You have the option to choose any customisable options available from their range of luxury watches to create your own.
Another cool function allows you to choose some colours and music to test your mood and the app will select a watch for you. The app is jam packed full of luxury features waiting to be discovered.

Cartier
The ultimate jeweler to go to when it comes to wedding and engagement jewelery and this app lets you see them all in fine detail. You can sort through the huge choices of engagement rings by the cut, colour and carat as well as book an appointment at your nearest boutique and find the correct sizing for you.

YachtBox
Run by the worlds best super-yacht brokery this app has a huge range of feature to help you find the luxury yacht for you whether you want to buy or charter. It also has a calendar section with some of the worlds most exclusive super-yacht events and the important information details including the number of registered yachts going.

My life in this bag by Tod's
An app that shows the personal connection to luxury products. Showing journal style pages with diary-esk entries from six women talking about emotional experiences with their Tod's bag. It is a story to be followed showing snapshots of what lies inside their bags at different point in their journey as they roam across the globe.

Time Out Sydney Bar Awards 2013

It was that time of year again at the end of October, as the lot over at Time Out Sydney began to get the first hints of summer they did the first thing they could think of - threw a massive party.
Well an awards ceremony to be precise.
Time Out's prestigious Bar awards have shown Sydney some of the best spots around and there is no doubt that they've found some superb places again this year.

Some of the most interesting victors include Palmer and Co, winners of the Best Cocktail Bar this hidden away speakeasy style bar has a wonderful atmosphere. Despite being open till 5am they still have some nice early evening entertainment making it a great place for a pre-dinner drink. Speaking of dinner the food there is lovely and the service, behind the bar and at the tables, is excellent. Everyone who works there certainly looks the part and with the room decorated to such a magnificent standard you really do feel like you're sat in the 20's. The cocktails themselves are superb, as you would expect and it's the little touches they add here and there that really do make the difference.

Another exciting bar that Time Out has in fact awarded Best New Bar to (and rightly so) is Tio's. The brain child, or should I say brain owl of two Shady Pines bartenders, Tio's is a superb. A Mexican style tequila bar with a great range of cocktails and some wonderful spicy popcorn (don't knock it till you've tried it) this bar is a place where good times happen, but won't often be remembered the following morning.

The rest of the awards were as follows and trust me, if Time Out say they're good - they will be.

Best Bartender - Lewis Jaffrey, Baxter Inn
Best Small Bar - The Hazy Rose
Best Wine Bar - Wine Library
Best Pub - The Local Taphouse
Best Design - Hinky Dinks
Hot Talent - Michael Chiem, Black by Ezard
Best Entertainment - Midnight Special
Best Bar Food - Rockpool Bar & Grill
People's Choice - Mojo Record Bar
Bar of The Year - Baxter Inn
Hall of Fame - Icebergs

Accessories

We all hear about all the wonderful accessories women need and buy regularly, bags, jewelery, sunglasses and all the other little things. We rarely however, hear about mens accessories, in the 21st century it is perfectly acceptable for men to want and need these items. So here are some examples.

Giorgio Armani Leather Wallet
Unlike women and purses, men only need one wallet, the quality of a mans wallet says a lot about them and the lifestyle they lead.

Polo Ralph Lauren Belt
The same can be said about a mans belt. Remember to always match the colour of your belt with that of your shoes when wearing leather.

Gucci Aviator Sunglasses
Sunglasses are an accessory you can never have too many pairs of. Different styles go with different outfits and these aviators are great for a casual cool look.

Paul Smith Cufflinks
The height of dressed up cool, Paul Smith creates some of the best on trend accessories out there and cufflinks are no exception. These have the characteristic Paul Smith stripes, synonymous with the 21st century male.

All these great accessories can be found at Harrods.

How does a Sydney escort agency work?

When you come to Sydney, you would notice that there is not only one best Sydney escort agency here. Indeed, you would see a lot of these. Now, you might wonder why this is so. You might even ask yourself how these agencies actually thrive and work.

Sydney is one of the world’s wealthiest cities. There is no wonder, then, why people can buy almost anything in this city. Indeed, whatever it is that you might be looking for can be bought here – even a brief and intimate companionship. Indeed, there are a lot of people who have had the need to actually look for temporary partners while they are in the city. Even married individuals who are away from home need to have this companionship, and very few people would say that this is wrong.

Man’s unstoppable desire to search for physical intimacy, however brief it might be, is the main reason why agencies offering escort services have sprouted like mushrooms all over the city. They have come out in large numbers and many of them are actually thriving, feeding on man’s insatiable desire for physical pleasure in the hands of Sydney’s most beautiful ladies.

So, how do these agencies work? Basically, what an agency does is that it screens women who want to work as escorts. In these times, being an escort is a very high-profile job, relatively speaking. Indeed, a lot of young women want to have a piece of the pie. However, not all women have the attributes of a good escort. Basically, escorts should possess excellent physical beauty, the skin must be close to perfect, among many other things. It is the agency’s job to make sure that only the most beautiful and most seductive women make it. After all, clients want these. They are not after women with the best personality.

Of course, beauty alone is not enough to make you a top-notch escort. You need to possess a certain degree of intelligence. Indeed, escorts in Sydney are known to be very sociable and intelligent. Therefore, it is the job of the agencies to screen applicants and make sure that the beauty is coupled with intelligence. The combination of these two would certainly make a very exotic woman.

Of course, the women offered by the best Sydney escort agency would cost you some bucks. However, if you are seriously looking for the most beautiful and most attractive women, then you need to empty your pockets a bit.

Time Out Food Awards Sydney

Time Out has selected a great range of winners in this years Sydney Food Awards, places that definitely should not be missed from your 'to eat at' lists.

People's Choice Award
Porteño 
 An Argentinian Bar and Grill that does it well. The great selection of food makes it the perfect place for a big group to go out to eat, with the option of pre (or post) dinner cocktails in the bar upstairs available, it's everything you need for a great night out.

Restaurant of the Year
Momofuku Seiobo
Usually when you find a restaurant with incredible food like this, the dress code is strict, the waiters have pristine grammar and the music is never loud enough to interrupt your conversation. At Seiobo this is not the case. The food is impeccable, experimental and altogether amazing, the waiters and waitresses are happy and fun and AC/DC plays from the speakers the majority of the time. Like nothing ever seen before, this restaurant is completely different to anything else.

Ice Cream in Sydney

With the warmer weather approaching, the usual summer activities like eating outside and going for walks have returned along with it. This year there is a huge new trend throughout Sydney, ice cream, being done properly.

Cow and the Moon
With a huge range or sorbet and ice cream flavours including green tea, Turkish delight, red bean, salted caramel, balsamic and all the traditional ones you'll be spoilt for choice. Served in beautiful metal 'glasses' and available to takeaway, all this beautiful ice cream is made in house by the owners of this family run business.

Gelatomassi
With a huge local following this little ice cream place has a lot going for it. With some interesting flavours including ferrero rocher, apple crumble, English trifle, chocolate mud pie and many more you'd be a fool to miss out on the ice cream experience to be had here.

N2 Extreme Gelato
Of all the new ice cream pop ups around Sydney, this is the most exciting. Using kitchen aid's to mix up the ice cream ingredients with liquid nitrogen before your very eyes, the most spectacular and scientific ice cream experience you will ever have. Amazing new flavours are found on the board that changes every week, all quite wacky but equally delicious for example, pumpkin and treacle pie, earl grey sorbet, river caramel and buttered popcorn.