Europe

The UN will tell you there are 44 countries in Europe but the EU will disagree. Depending upon your camp there are either 47, 49, 50 or 51. No matter how many there are a lot of amazing cultures to discover.

The UN will tell you there are 44 countries in Europe but the EU will disagree. Depending upon your camp there are either 47, 49, 50 or 51. No matter how many there are a lot of amazing cultures to discover.

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Jill Hickson on Austria, Adelaide and Dame Joan

First Class Magazine’s Nicole Lenoir-Jourdan sits down with 2MBS Fine Music Sydney’s Jill Hickson to talk all things music and travel.

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And all that Jazz

From the Hofburg Palace to Mozart’s apartment, Vienna is the finest city of music. One of the most divine experiences is staying in Schonbrunn Palace to feast like an emperor and slumber in a four poster bed in the former Habsburg summer residence.

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Luxuriate in the exclusive fashion capital at the Mandarin Oriental Milan

Now with 37 hotels and nine residences in 25 countries and territories in their stable, First Class Magazine is celebrating with a gaze at the Mandarin Oriental Milan.

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Cruising in Europe with Melissa Hoyer

Melissa Hoyer was invited to cruise on the 1900-people ship, Oosterdam from the Holland America Line, which took us from Athens to Istanbul, Mykonos, Crete, Olympia, and finishing in Trieste, a couple of hours out of Venice.

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Jeff Koons’ Puppy and Mussels in Tobermory with Tom Forrester-Paton

First Class Magazine’s Nicole Lenoir-Jourdan sits down with 2MBS Fine Music Sydney’s Tom Forrester-Paton to talk all things music and travel.

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Four Seasons Private Jet Itineraries

The 2025 Four Seasons Private Jet calendar begins with African Wonders (December 29, 2024 – January 10, 2025), a shorter itinerary with minimal travel across time zones perfect for families travelling with kids and equally enriching for couples and individuals.

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Vienna’s finest musical experiences with 2MBS Fine Music Sydney

From the Hofburg Palace to Mozart’s apartment, Vienna is the finest city of music. One of the most divine experiences is staying in Schonbrunn Palace to feast like an emperor and slumber in a four poster bed in the former Habsburg summer residence.

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From Perugia to Bernstein to the Ring Cycle

First Class Magazine’s Nicole Lenoir-Jourdan sits down with 2MBS Fine Music Sydney’s Mary Jo and Lloyd Capps to talk all things music and travel.

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The World’s Best Opera Boxes

You’ve seen them in Pretty Woman. Bond Villains like to hang out in them and so do Mission Impossible assassination targets. Opera boxes. It’s where royalty sits.

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Chic openings in Monaco

Introducing the best new addresses for fine dining to chic and glamorous partying as Monaco revives some legendary locations.

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Emirates Business Class review

From setting foot inside Emirate’s salubrious Business and First-Class passenger lounge in Sydney Airport to exiting the plush A-380 upper-deck business class cabin for the last time, I felt completely comfortable and well-cared for.  And it made for one of, if not the, best flight of my life.

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Berlin, Rachmaninov, and Barramundi with Professor Michael Field

First Class Magazine’s Nicole Lenoir-Jourdan sits down with 2MBS Fine Music Sydney’s Professor Michael Field to talk all things music and travel.

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