http://www.realitysense.com Reality Sense Real Estate Market and Luxury news blog Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:29:09 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.realitysense.com/myimages/reality-sense-header-rss.jpg http://www.realitysense.com/ 75 75 Reality Sense Real Estate Market and Luxury news blog http://www.realitysense.com/rimontgo-castillo-santa-florentina-cnbc-website/ http://www.realitysense.com/rimontgo-castillo-santa-florentina-cnbc-website/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:46:18 +0000 Michel Cruz http://www.realitysense.com/?p=9644 Recently the website of America's CNBC network featured one of Rimontgó's properties, Castillo de Santa Florentina-Casa Nova, under the title ‘Extreme Fireplaces’. It's certainly true that this unique property's scale and medieval grandeur would lend itself to some impressive fireplaces, but CNBC's report goes on to also discuss the castle's long history and many outstanding features.
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The Mercatbar, a haven for foodies in Valencia is an article from Reality Sense, the blog by Rimontgo Luxury Homes]]> http://www.realitysense.com/mercatbar-quique-dacosta-restaurant-valencia/feed/ 0 http://www.realitysense.com/ramiro-encizo-luxury-alligator-skin-handbag/ http://www.realitysense.com/ramiro-encizo-luxury-alligator-skin-handbag/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:52:42 +0000 Michel Cruz http://www.realitysense.com/?p=9562 It's tempting sometimes to imagine that there is no rhyme or reason to the cost of luxury goods. The more cynical among us will – at least once in our lives – observe that the addition of a designer label to an everyday item can raise its price by an unimaginable amount. Ramiro Encizo's handbags are elevated above the ordinary by the fine quality craftsmanship that is put into every seam and diamond.
Ramiro Encizo raises the bar in luxury is an article from Reality Sense, the blog by Rimontgo Luxury Homes]]> http://www.realitysense.com/ramiro-encizo-luxury-alligator-skin-handbag/feed/ 0 http://www.realitysense.com/its-a-dogs-life/ http://www.realitysense.com/its-a-dogs-life/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 08:46:50 +0000 Michel Cruz http://www.realitysense.com/?p=9487 If you like your pet dogs to enjoy the same level of comfort that you do when travelling, good news is in store! A new collaboration between Chien Bleu, the UK's first and – so far – only luxury travel specialists for dogs and their owners, and Sit 'n Stay Global, their US equivalent, has resulted in this increasingly popular British pet travel provider being able to extend its reach internationally. From the beginning of 2012 Chien Bleu will be able to offer clients an impressive portfolio of pet-friendly accommodation that will make life considerably easier for both British and international pet owners. All of these places offer both humans and animals a warm welcome and are experienced in taking care of the most spoiled and demanding pet.
It’s a dog’s life! is an article from Reality Sense, the blog by Rimontgo Luxury Homes]]> http://www.realitysense.com/its-a-dogs-life/feed/ 0 http://www.realitysense.com/faberge-new-london-and-new-york-store/ http://www.realitysense.com/faberge-new-london-and-new-york-store/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 08:32:10 +0000 Michel Cruz http://www.realitysense.com/?p=9348 The name Carl Fabergé still creates a buzz in the world of luxury goods today, so the news that this famous company was to open new stores in London and New York soon attracted the interest of fine jewellery lovers the world over. The special seasonal lilac façade of the new London store has been cleverly designed to evoke the characteristic Fabergé look, which was created with a combination of enamel and the guilloche technique for which Carl Fabergé was rightly famous. The first Fabergé store in London opened in 1906 at 48 Dover Street, before moving to 173 Bond Street – and the new shop (at 14A Grafton Street in Mayfair) is almost exactly halfway between those two original locations.
Fabergé returns to London’s Mayfair and Madison Avenue, New York is an article from Reality Sense, the blog by Rimontgo Luxury Homes]]> http://www.realitysense.com/faberge-new-london-and-new-york-store/feed/ 1 http://www.realitysense.com/airbus-jet-airliner-future-vision-travels/ http://www.realitysense.com/airbus-jet-airliner-future-vision-travels/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 07:42:13 +0000 Michel Cruz http://www.realitysense.com/?p=9278 Off anywhere beyond the usual radius of a road trip, and you’ll know the score. Turn up at the airport three hours early, hope your ticketless pre-booked flight actually features on the computer at the check-in counter, fret in case your luggage is too heavy, too big or contains anything remotely liquid – and then settle in for some fun queuing followed by the stylish spectacle that is the security check. Whip off your belt, take off your shoes, your watch, your jacket, then get shouted at for forgetting to also remove your mobile phone whilst simultaneously being frisked and told to get all that gear back on your person in under a minute. As you finally emerge into the shopping area you suddenly realise that all those hours have evaporated and instead of a leisurely snack and a stroll through tax-free you now have to run like mad, only to reach another queue before being squeezed into that tightly-packed cigar with all the other proverbial sardines. Said cigar will then wing it’s way into the air amid alarming lurches as you suddenly rediscover religion. Once level and calmed into a false sense of security, you will realise just how squashed and uncomfortable these aeroplanes are before another bout of mid-air turbulence floods your mind with more basic thoughts of survival.
A flight of fancy? is an article from Reality Sense, the blog by Rimontgo Luxury Homes]]> http://www.realitysense.com/airbus-jet-airliner-future-vision-travels/feed/ 0 http://www.realitysense.com/classic-property-cuesta-san-antonio-javea-alicante/ http://www.realitysense.com/classic-property-cuesta-san-antonio-javea-alicante/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 08:30:03 +0000 Michel Cruz http://www.realitysense.com/?p=9140 To find a grand classical home set within its own grounds but also just a short distance from the beach at Javea is a rare thing indeed. This house in Cuesta San Antonio is exactly that, though, a grand house in the traditional style of the stately country home of the greater Valencia region. What’s more, it isn’t located in the heart of the countryside, surrounded by acres and acres of orange groves, but actually resides within the peacefully stylish confines of the most exclusive residential area in Javea. Though of manageable proportions, this is a property with a certain aristocratic bearing, yet with all the comfort and practicality of a modern villa, having recently undergone a thorough modernisation of its technical facilities as well as a stylistic rejuvenation
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