in this issue
07 Christmas Cheer
Expat View: Some statistics to welcome for a change

09 There’s A Novelty
Letters: Plaudits for honest reviews, lively history and JP Donleavy


14 Material World
Upfront: The dreams of kings


30 Eminent Edwardians
People in Style: The Bensons in profile

34 Get Dressed
Style: Well-appointed men and women

features
47 Just Good Friends
Feature: Common interests usually bring friends together, but not always so

50 Make A Party Go
Feature: Panic not – how to celebrate the festive season in style


66 Band On The Run
Nightlife: Keep the day job but rock the night away: a win-win scenario for expat band Mid-Life Crisis

70 Bide-A-Wee
Travel: At home in a Bintan kitchen

regulars
76 All Grown Up
Health: We know the best cure for a hangover is not to drink in the first place, but it is Christmas, so we show
you how to cope

78 Falling Off The Wagon
Personal Training: A two weekbreak from the gym has Geraint Price cursing

80 The Art of Giving
Art: Regina Baxter shares some tips on buying creative Christmas gifts


82 She’s Making A List
Books: What you might get for Christmas

86 Let Me Entertain You
Scene and Heard: Robbie Williams returns with a mixed bag release


87 Class Acts
Motoring: Tony Watts unleashes the new Jaguar XFR. And stodgy is good again in the form of the new Mercedes-Benz E Class


90 Suit Up
Sports: Jason Dasey on whether records are broken by suits or swimmers


104 Old Goats
Horoscope: Caution: steep grades ahead

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