“Long before they posed in front of the world’s most luxurious hotels, Rolls-Royces were extraordinarily durable. There certainly weren’t many other cars in the 1920s that could drive from London to Edinburgh in top gear, cross unpaved Alpine passes and even serve as military tanks in Middle Eastern deserts. Today, the Cullinan proves that an SUV with the Spirit of Ecstasy mascot on the bonnet is what the market wants. What better way to experience it than during a weeklong journey across Southern California with the recently launched Black Badge flagship version? An old Wild West town; quartz mountains that concentrate cosmic energy; and other manmade marvels including a white dome in the desert called the Integratron, hip Airstream trailer parks, Palms Springs’ mid-century architecture, and a bohemian Airbnb retreat in the heart of Yucca Valley that’s run by an Italian prince, film director, musician and eccentric – a place where clothing is optional and freedom of mind mandatory. All of these places were on my itinerary.”

Błażej Żuławski
Author and photographer