So the breathless click-bait title of this piece should be, “How I tried to find the true origins of BMW. You won’t believe what happened next!!”. In reality the origins of BMW require a bit of a mental juggling act. There are three ‘balls’ to keep track of – two balls are companies that change names often during the tale – and the third is an investor with a stack of cash. Keeping a bit of historical context in mind is beneficial and to do that we’ll interrupt this Read more [...]

When Hitler took power in 1933, he made Nuremberg the site of his Nazi Party Rallies — elaborate celebrations of Nazi culture, ideology, and power. To host the proceedings, he and architect Albert Speer designed massive buildings in Hitler’s preferred style: stark, huge, and Neoclassical. But only a few of the plans were completed before war broke out. Today, it’s possible to walk around the still-unfinished remains of Hitler’s megalomaniacal super-structures, including Zeppelin Field, where Read more [...]

Posted on January 23rd, 2015 Bavaria Yacht’s Cruiser 46 was named European Yacht of the Year at Boot Düsseldorf 2015 and the Sport 450 made its world premiere. A new service system, Bavaria+, also was unveiled at the show. The Cruiser 46 was one of 25 yachts nominated in five categories that were extensively tested by a jury of 12 chief editors of European magazines. “In a highly competitive class, the Cruiser 46 won in the end against many strong candidates because it is the boat with Read more [...]

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