From Claridge's in London to the Villa d'Este on Lake Como, there is no shortage of elegant places to stay the world over.

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Born near Milan to a socialist truck driver and a devout housewife mother, he grew up in a small apartment in the town of Malgrate on Lake Como.

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And if you want to really take it to a luxury level fitting the Bond motif, consider renting out one of the rooms in the lakeside Villa La Gaeta, a stunning castellated private home with its own beach near Menaggio on Lake Como.

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Speaking at the Ambrosetti Forum on the banks of Lake Como, Beccalli-Falco told CNN that General Electric -- a multinational founded in 1892 -- is "making a lot of investments" in Germany.

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But when it comes time for his convalescence, he still gets a luxury view: the stunning terraced gardens of Villa del Balbianello, an Italian villa on the western shore of Lake Como near the village of Lenno.

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Flying on a perfect day to your perfect tunes may be heaven, but trapped in a cockpit with Perry Como elevator musak is something far closer to some very bizarre kind of torture.

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