I've always preferred my transportation to have four wheels with a bonnet and a boot, or a hood and trunk, depending on what side of the Atlantic I am on. My first experience with a motorbike was with my younger brother Steven who decided he needed to have a motorbike when he was much younger and we all lived in Chicago. I can't honestly remember what it was, but he arrived at my house all puffed up and ready to show off. He insisted that we watch him do cool things in the alley, where he proceeded to make a lot of noise and then fall off the bike. We spent the next 5 hours in the Emergency Room and based on the mess he made of himself traveling at 5 miles an hour, I decided that I was never getting on a motorbike again.
Ten years later I found myself living in London. The couple that I was working with were major celebrities, and a lot of fun. When I wasn't looking for the key to the front door of the house in Wilton Crescent, I was looking for one of the many cars that had either been left on the street or in a hotel parking lot. Life was good. I really didn't have to use my brain very much, and I was loving every minute of it. One day all of us had to fly to Los Angeles on the last Virgin Atlantic flight in the afternoon. We were all in different locations, and traffic was a nightmare. My usual call to Addison Lee for a car was a waste of time so I decided to call
Virgin Limobike instead.
This was the new service that Richard Branson had started promoting locally, and I needed their help. Three motorbikes, and 90 minutes later the three of us arrived at Heathrow Terminal 3 at the Virgin Clubhouse, all checked in and ready to go. I was a hero and we won't even talk about what happened on the flight that afternoon, except to say the Captain announced turbulence halfway across the Atlantic and never switched off the seat belt sign again until we reached LA..! Today my brother drives a large SUV, and my friends in London are divorced, remarried and god parents to each others children, but one thing hasn't changed, and that's the value of knowing who to call in London when you need to be somewhere on time and a car and driver just won't cut it.
GBB Says: If you're in London and need to beat traffic to get to an appointment or catch a flight, do what we do and call call Virgin Limobike. The service is professional, safe and it's kind of a cool way to get around town.
Virgin Limobike London, England, UK
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May 16, 2012 |
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Michel Reybier loves what he does and it shows. A dreamer and entrepreneur with a passion for the finer things in life, Michel has turned his passions into successful businesses with an almost cult following. From award winning wineries in France ...
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May 11, 2012 |
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May 9, 2012 |
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The Cannes Film Festival starts next week and as always everyone who is anyone and plenty more who just wish, will be making the trek to the South of France for what is always the start of the summer season. The only problem is that unless you ...
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May 7, 2012 |
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May 4, 2012 |
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I love Italia. Everything about it, from the taxi drivers to the saints. On one of my trips, my parents and I were staying at a villa in Umbria and decided we wanted to take a day to explore. Where to go, Perugia for the chocolate or ...
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Eating out in London is getting to be the same as eating out in Los Angeles or New York. It's become like shopping, and if you're not careful you can end up at the same branded restaurants eating exactly the same food in each city, ...
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April 27, 2012 |
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My introduction to Le Meurice wasn't actually the hotel, and in fact it wasn't until I got into the business that I had even heard of Le Meurice, notwithstanding that I had walked past it many times as I made my way from the Louvre ...
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