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...Here, in an awesome, sail-shaped edifice as tall as the Eiffel Tower, obsequious staff will conduct you to one of the Burj Al Arab's sumptuous suites, featuring bedrooms with naughty mirrors on the ceilings, marble bathrooms with Jacuzzis, bars stocked with champagne, and personal butlers for every whim...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Dubai's Oasis | 4/12/2004 | See Source »

...Here, in an awesome, sail-shaped edifice as tall as the Eiffel Tower, obsequious staff will conduct you to one of the Burj Al Arab's sumptuous suites, featuring bedrooms with naughty mirrors on the ceilings, marble bathrooms with Jacuzzis, bars stocked with champagne, and personal butlers for every whim...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Global Life: Dubai's Oasis | 1/26/2004 | See Source »

...share beautiful things," hip Brit tycoon Richard Branson started hiring out his private paradise in 1985. For $272,650 a week, this Caribbean hideaway comes complete with a 10-room villa, three Balinese houses, freshwater pools, floodlit tennis courts and a staff of 33 to cater to every whim. NEW ZEALAND: FORSYTH ISLAND At 10 million sq m, this is the world's largest island available for rent. And at $4,280 a week, it's also one of the most affordable. Whether you spend the days whale- and dolphin-spotting, hiking or taking in the spectacular scenery, on this...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paradise to Let | 1/4/2004 | See Source »

...primary sex objects: fast, shiny, glamorous and aerodynamically smooth. Madison Avenue sold the car as woman. Playboy sold the woman as erotic machine. The Playboy man could drive her as NASCAR speeds, stop when he felt like it, trade her in for a new model as the whim drove him - not once a year, as Detroit pressed him to, but every month, in the Playboy centerfold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: That Old Feeling: Your Grandfather?s Playboy | 1/3/2004 | See Source »

...share beautiful things," hip Brit tycoon Richard Branson started hiring out his private paradise in 1985. For $272,650 a week, this Caribbean hideaway comes complete with a 10-room villa, three Balinese houses, freshwater pools, floodlit tennis courts and a staff of 33 to cater to every whim...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Paradise to Let | 12/20/2003 | See Source »

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