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South Africa: A Journey of Extraordinary Opportunity in Heritage & Craft

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverAugust 20, 2025August 18, 2025

South Africa beckons travellers with promises of extraordinary wildlife encounters, world-class wines, and landscapes that shift from dramatic coastlines to rolling vineyards. This rainbow nation offers experiences that go far...

☆ Issue #21 - Oct/Nov 2023 FoF ☆ Global Luxury

Omega Seamaster Launch Included Canada’s National Ballet Principle Siphe November

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverDecember 15, 2023December 30, 2024

To celebrate OMEGA’s oceangoing icon, the Swiss brand produced a new Seamaster collection with bold dials that include a striking tone reminiscent of a perfect day on a boundless sea...

☆ Luxury Lifestyle Awards FoF ☆ Global Luxury

Sugarbird Cape Fynbos Gin Captivates

A partnership between Folio.YVR & Luxury Lifestyle AwardsJune 23, 2021August 1, 2025

The spectacular Cape Floral Kingdom sits at the southwestern tip of Africa. It is by far the smallest, yet easily the richest of the six floral kingdoms in the world....

☆ Issue #02 - May

Folio.YVR Issue #2: The Lambano Sanctuary Offers a Better Life in S. Africa

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverSeptember 12, 2019September 12, 2024

In Gauteng, South Africa a team of twenty dedicated medically trained staff provide full-time care for children who live with life-limiting HIV and other threatening illnesses. Theirs is a calling...

☆ Issue #03 - June

Folio.YVR Issue #3: Fendi Casa 2019 Collection Unveiled In Milano

Helen Siwak, Luxury Lifestyle ObserverJune 5, 2019October 15, 2023

Since 1989, Fendi Casa has created furniture and objects for the home that bring the unique Fendi edge into the world's personal and commercial spaces, all with timeless design elegance...