MARCH 2015 – Publisher and co-founder of Opulent Living Magazine, Barbara Lenhard, and creative director and co-founder of Opulent Living, Florian Gast, spent a blissful couple of days of tranquility at Shanti Maurice – A Nira Resort… Blissfully discreet hideaways do not come better than this. Devoted purely to pleasure and with the holistic well being …
JANUARY 2015 – The South African media launch of the S-Class Coupé was nothing short of spectacular. From dinner in a private home in Bantry Bay to driving in this spectacular car to lunch at Delaire Graff Estate on the second day journalists were blown away. Last week, the 22nd and 23rd of January 2015, the …
DECEMBER 2014 – The unveiling of SunStar on Signal Hill was a really stylish affair but more than that the story behind it is something quite special… You might have seen the 24-metre high sun-shaped sculpture on the top of Signal Hill as you come into the city and wondered what it is. “SunStar” was unveiled …
DECEMBER 2014 – Valentine under the STARS is set to happen again on the 14th of February 2015 and this romantic open air concert promises to be a highlight on the social calendar… Valentine under the STARS, the elegant open-air concert hosted within Cape Town’s iconic Castle of Good Hope, returns for the second time on …
NOVEMBER 2014 – This past weekend, Opulent Living founders Barbara Lenhard and Florian Gast had the luxury of escaping the busy Mother City to Royal Chundu Zambezi River Lodge in Zambia. Set on the tranquil banks of the legendary African river near the Victoria Falls, the lodge comprises of the original River Lodge and the even …
NOVEMBER 2014 – The successful launch of the second bulthaup showroom conceptualized and organized by Opulent Living Experiences was hosted in Johannesburg last week…
OCTOBER 2014 – Jaeger-LeCoultre is mostly known as watchmaker for men, but since 2012 the group has been applying their not inconsiderable skill to crafting timepieces for the softer gender. Their efforts have not gone unnoticed with the Rendez-Vous line having been very well received. Their latest creation to emerge from Le Sentier, Switzerland is the …
OCTOBER 2014 – Chef Michael Broughton celebrates 10 years at Kleine Zalze in Stellenbosch with the launch of ‘Terroir – The Cookbook’. The chef that started the restaurant Terroir on the scenic, family owned Kleine Zalze wine farm in Stellenbosch 10 years ago, says that ‘Terroir – The Cookbook’ has been on his mind for a very long time. ‘I …
October 2014 – The luxurious ecological oasis of Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve & Wellness Retreat, located in the breath-taking Cederberg Mountains, is presenting a range of delectable dining experiences in spectacular venues within the reserve for this festive season. Unlike Europeans who enjoy a ‘white Christmas’, we in South Africa have the luxury of enjoying the …
OCTOBER 2014 – Founded in 1840 in Speyside, Scotland by a pair of smuggling brothers, John and James Grant, Glen Grant whiskey has over the decades easily shed its outlaw beginnings. Today it’s one of the world’s foremost spirits with a reputation for smoothness and quality. Recently the company revealed that they would release a series …