Australian Open.Ladies semi-finals on Australia Day by 'dreamer8' It is Australia Day today and I enjoyed a beautiful day in Melbourne watching the Ladies Semi-final tennis. Rolex is a major sponsor of the Australian Open Tennis and guests were treated to great corporate facilities and hospitality. The first ladies semi-final was played between Kim Clijsters and Victoria Azarenka and the second semi-final between Petra Kvitova and Maria Sharapova. The matches were very close and entertaining wit... more

CES Consumer Electronics Show 2012 Las Vegas by 'DRMW' Hello all!Team PuristSPro is here in Las Vegas for the annual CES Consumer Electronics Show.  Like you we love gadgets and this is the big event where all the brands show off their latest products and introduce the newest in technology.  At almost 2 million square feet of exhibition space there's 2,700+ companies and 20,000+ new products for the new year. Tons of people here (the largest and highest attended in the event's history!) as e... more

Sometimes you can't remember what ... by 'bimbeano' Sometimes you can't remember what ... ... the exact ingredients were .... ... so all i remember are the little paintings ....' Desert might have been a bit 'just not enough' for the Bim ...To see more of this epicurean adventure from PuristS 'bimbeano':  timeout.watchprosite.com ... more

On the 30th of December me and my wife decided to visit a fellow a Purist, why shouldn't we be doing something a bit special ... ?Visiting a friend and celebrate new year on an island ... it just came to my mind i celebrated last new year on an island too (Isle of Texel in the north of Holland) and maybe i could make a habit of this theme ... . Let's just start with a teaser pic ... too warm you guys up To see the rest of the surprise from the teaser of PuristS 'Bimbeano':  timeout.watchprosit... more

Life or Death?by 'Amanico' For those who share their life with a pet, they surely will understand what I mean...When our favourite companion passes away, we all have this dilemma:Do we let Death win, or should we, once again, do the choice of Life, at the price of another great pain?Better said, the triumph of Death, or the Victory of Life?My beloved dog passed on the 31th of July, past year.This morning, I chose Life.So, as we, in the family, are completely crazy, we decided to do a 900 kilometers trip i... more

CISdom! by 'CaliforniaJed' We’re all familiar with the path toward WISdom, but I find myself following a parallel path into "CISdom".  Yes, I am coining the term “coffee idiot savant”!  More specifically, over the course of the past few years I have become obsessed with pulling the perfect shot of espresso (known among coffee geeks as the “God shot”).  In all candor, I suppose I am less concerned with the God shot and more interested in consistently pulling re... more

Above them all: 100 Years of the Colt 1911 Government Model by 'DRMW' and 'ED209' In 1986, John Browning licensed 4 pistol designs to Colt Firearms Manufacturing, all of which were the predecessors of the Colt Model 1900 .38 automatic.  Colt's first semi automatic .45 was the Model 1905, made from 1905 to 1911.  During the Phillipine-American war, the U.S. forces were underpowered with their standard issue sidearm.  In response to this, the U.S. Army began testing in early 1900 for... more

A colorfully -wild diversion by 'cazalea' A local artist named Joe Nyiri has worked with the San Diego zoo for 40 years as a "child-to-animal ambassador", helping kids learn about and respect wild animals.In the past decade he's done several hundred whimsical paintings of animals. My wife and I have been buying one or more a year and now have filled one of our hallways with his works.I thought there might be a Purist or two who would appreciate seeing them. If you don't like bright colors, cover your e... more

Charming, Relaxing Lombok by 'Arthur aka horofatigue' Given work commitments this year, I could not take any long holidays and hence had a series of short holidays, one of them to Lombok, Indonesia.  If any of you are looking for a nice, charming and relaxing (BB connection sucks ) resort to spend quality time with the family, do consider Lombok.  We stayed at teh Sheraton in Senggigi and my kids loved the villa we secured for 4 days with the private pool. Enjoy the pics: Our Villa surrou... more

Los Angeles Auto Show 2011 by 'DRMW' Every year we head out to the L.A. Auto Show at the Los Angeles Convention Center in downtown L.A.  The convention center is huge, there's over 720,000 square feet of space and features a large meeting space and 300 seat auditorium theater.  The center is divided into different sections:  South Hall, West Hall, Kentia Hall, and Petree Hall.  Adjacent to the property is L.A. Live and Staples Center (where our basketball teams the Lakers ( timeou... more

The President's Cupby 'dreamer8' The President's Cup was held last week in Melbourne, November 15-20, 2011. Rolex is one of two global partners. I had the opportunity to attend thanks to The Hourglass and Rolex Australia.  The impressive Rolex Corporate Suite had elevated and unobstructed views to the 15 th. and 17 th. putting greens and views to the 16 th. and 18 th. tee boxes Rolex treated local, interstate and overseas guests to fine food, drinks and hospitality. The interior had floor to ce... more

Heaven on Earth by 'samwan' Last week, I took a few days and went to Jiuzhaigou (meaning Valley of Nine Villages) and Huang Long (Yellow Dragon), a remote part of Sichuan (near Tibet) that was inscribed as a World Heritage Site in 1992. The area has an elevation between 2,000m and 4,500m and is famous for its colorful lakes, snow-capped peaks and wonderful waterfalls. I have seen many of the videos, books and pictures about the place - which is definitely top of my 'bucket list'.... more

Lucy in Paris by 'Ares501' OK it was not all fun & festivities in Paris one have to work also During my stay I visited my friend Professor at Paris University to have some collaboration (right ) So one day we decided to go and see one of many many Museums in Paris… he put dozen propositions on table (non of which were dirty ) This is what I opted for Musee histoire naturelle And this is the reason I choose this museum The famous Lucy (Australopitecus afarensis) Lucy is the c... more

The Cars of Tintinby 'foversta' I was in Brussels two weeks ago to attend the Cartier event. And totally by chance, during a walk in the city centre, I reached the place where the movie World Premiere took place. The organization staff was putting in place the setting of the event and surprise, surprise... they were gathering the original versions of the cars which appear in the different books.I propose you to browse the pictures. I'm not a car specialist so I can't add specific comments except that... more

Megalithic Sumba by 'cen@jkt' Sumba is an island east of Bali, and one of the poorest area of Indonesia. The climate is unique in that the east half of the island is dry and arid, sparesly populated; the west half is lush green with more population. The landscape is low, limestone hills, rather than the steep volcanoes of many Indonesian islands. There are many beautiful beaches scattered in the island.Telephone signal only covers half of the island, and only 2 providers are available. Electricity... more

Phillip Island MotoGP by 'BDLJ' Continuing on from the "7.27am Sunday Morning"... Last weekend I attended the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix at Phillip Island. The weekend had all the usual joys of Phillip Island - sunny one moment, gales from Bass Strait the next, with rain coming in randomly - bad enough for a spectator, you really have to feel for the riders who can experience a nice warm dry track at one end of the circuit, and rain at the other.  Early morning at the Repsol Honda Garage. ... more