Most Expensive Pens in the World

1.Aurora Diamante Fountain Pen (Rate: $1.47 Million)

From one of the finest makers of luxury writing instruments, Italy based Aurora, comes the most expensive pen called Aurora Diamante Fountain Pen. The magnificent fountain pen is said to the first and only 30 carat pen in the world and features 2,000 diamond encrusted throughout its body.

2.Caran d’Ache 1010 Diamonds Limited Edition Fountain Pen (Rate: $1 Million)

Designed and developed by Caran d’Ache, the Swiss makers of some of the finest writing instruments in the world brings the million dollar luxury fountain pen, Caran d’Ache 1010 Diamonds Limited Edition Fountain Pen.The cap of this luxury writing instrument has been given a 26 lines of 22 baguette-cut diamonds and the pen itself carries a price tag of $1 million.

3.Heaven Gold Pen (Rate: $995,510)

It is Designed and developed by the renowned International designer, Anita Tan, this one of the most expensive luxury pen that has been covered in 161 brilliant color diamonds, as well as 43 carat Tsavorite gemstones. Heaven Gold Pen has been crafted from pink gold and Tsavorite gemstones embedded in it are said to be about two billion years old. It is the world’s first pen designed by a woman for women.

4.Limited Edition Mystery Masterpiece (Rate: $730,000)

 Celebrating the respective completion of 100 years of success, two of the most renowned names in the luxury industry, Mont Blanc and Van Cleef & Arpels, came out with the stunning Limited Edition Mystery Masterpiece pen. This one of a kind luxury pen comes in three offerings, where in the customers can choose from rubies, sapphires or emeralds, while all three variants are studded with exquisite diamonds. It is embedded with 840 diamonds.

5. Caran d’Ache Gotica Pen (Rate: $406,453 )

It is launched in China in 2006, the Caran d’Ache Gotica Pen is still considered to be one of the most expensive pens and carries a fascinating design, as well as a limited edition sale model.The Caran d’Ache Gotica Pen carries a price tag of $406,453 and the company has manufactured only 1140 pieces of this magnificent pen.

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Costliest Lighter in the World 2011

• Part of the company’s Prestige Collection, the Ligne 2 lighter comes in four distinct varieties.
•  While the solid gold, white gold and the “Rose” pink gold and diamond lighters are all exquisite in their own ways, the Ligne 2 Champagne is truly exceptional. 
• It is Made of 18-karat white gold and decorated with 462 diamonds (5.2 carats) of GVS quality, the Ligne 2 Champagne positively glitters with excess.
• The most expensive lighter in the world can be had for $79,000.
•  Its companion piece, a pen with another 502 diamonds, commands a mere $74,000 price tag.

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Costliest Dog Breeds in the World

5. Maltese: $ 1500 – $ 2500 

The Maltese is a small breed of dog in the toy group. It descends from dogs originating in the Central Mediterranean Area.Maltese are bred to be cuddly companion dogs, and thrive on love and attention. They are extremely lively and playful, and even as a Maltese ages, his or her energy level and playful demeanor remain fairly constant. Malta has a white coat and weighs 2-7 kg and height from 7.5 to 10 inches high.

4. Pharaoh Hound: $ 2000 – $ 3000

The Pharaoh Hound is a breed of dog and the national hound of the Mediterranean nation of Malta.At first glance, the Pharaoh Hound should appear both graceful and elegant as well as powerful and athletic.It stands between 21 to 25 inches at the withers and weighs between 40 to 60 lbs. Males are typically larger than females.The Pharaoh Hound is an intelligent, trainable, playful, and active breed. It is sociable with other dogs and with people; however, it can be aloof or reserved with strangers. It is typically very open and affectionate with its family and those it knows.

3. Yorkshire terrier: $ 4000 – $ 7000 

The Yorkshire Terrier is a small dog breed of terrier type, developed in the 19th century in the county of Yorkshire, England to catch rats in clothing mills.The defining features of the breed are its size, 3 pounds (1.4 kg) to 7 pounds (3.2 kg), and its silky blue and tan coat.A newborn Yorkie puppy is born black.It may take up to three years or more for the coat to reach its final color.

2. Rottweiler: $ 10,000 – $ 15,000 

The Rottweiler is a medium to large size breed of domestic dog that originated in Rottweil, Germany.Some records indicate that earlier Rottweilers may have also been used for hunting, although the modern Rottweiler has a relatively low hunting instinct. Rottweilers are now also used in search and rescue, as guide dogs for the blind, as guard or police dogs, and in other roles.Technically a "medium / large" breed, a stands 61 to 69 cm (24"-27") at the withers for males, 56 to 63 cm (22"-25") for females.

1. Tibetan Mastiff: (approx) $ 350,000 

The Tibetan Mastiff is an ancient breed and type of domestic dog originating with nomadic cultures of Central Asia.Life Expectancy Unlike most large breeds, its life expectancy is long, some 10–14 years.Like all flock guardian breeds, they are intelligent and stubborn to a fault, so obedience training is recommended since this is a strong-willed, powerful breed. 

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Stainless Steeel Video Watch

Stainless Steeel Video Watch with a massive 8GB of internal flash memory as well as a full colour 1.8" LCD Colour screen is one of the latest gadgets available in the market. High pixel count and high frames per second make viewing a joy. Plus this watch has a built-in voice recorder, multiple OSD languages to choose from, a built-in high quality speaker as well as a earphone jack.The watch can show JPEG pictures and play music at the same time.It also has an earphone jack.
It includes:

• 160×128 of video Resolution it is equipped with MTV video Format
• 20fps
• Supported with built in MIC, speaker and watch displaying digital Time
• Dimensions: 45×55x13mm (LxWxD) 
• Built-in Rechargeable Li-ion Battery
• Efficient music format- MP3, WMA, WAV 
• 2.0 USB
• Conversion formats include AVI, MP4, WMV, ASF, MPG, MPEG, DAT, RM,MOV
• WAV: Record Format
• Time, Date and Day display.

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Cave with Glowing Worms

Waitomo Glowworm Caves

• The Waitomo Glowworm Caves in New zealand is known for its population of glowworms
• .These glowworms are found exclusively in New Zealand and around the size of an average mosquito.
•  This cave is part of the Waitomo Caves system that includes the Ruakuri Cave and the Aranui Cave.
• There are organized tours that include a boat ride under the glowworms.
• The local Māori people had known about the caves for quite some time before the local Māori Chief Tane Tinorau and an English surveyor, Fred Mace, did an extensive exploration in 1887.
• Their exploration was conducted with candlelight on a raft going into the cave where the stream goes underground.  
• As they began their journey, they came across the Glowworm Grotto and were amazed by the twinkling glow coming from the ceiling. 
• As they travelled further into the cave by poling themselves towards an embankment, they were also astounded by the limestone formations. 
• .The Waitomo Glowworm Caves are located in the southern Waikato region of the North Island of New Zealand, 12 km northwest of Te Kuiti. 

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