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WHERE NEWS & BUSINESS MEET GLAMOUR & GOOD TIMES #13 /JUNE-JULY 2009 Togethermagazine LIFE OF LUXURY TOGETHER IN CANNES Full reportage, photos and video coverage from cinema’s most glamorous festival EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Commission Vice-President Margot Wallström bows out GOING PLACES Fantastic holiday ideas for summer COMPETITION Four illy Francis Francis X7 iperEspresso machines to be won EDITORIAL Crisis ? What crisis ? Unless you’re a member high-maintenance lifestyles of some of an undiscovered South of the wealthiest women in Monaco. Shuttle service for great shopping American tribe, you’ll have Our doyen of the grape Alex Hewetson noticed that the financial gets misty-eyed over some very special on Saturday & Sunday* tipples, including Tokay – ‘the wine world is having something of kings’. of a bad time balancing the books. 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