Jo Soh’s Singapore
Jo Soh is the brilliant mind behind the quirky and playful designer brand hansel. hansel is a Singaporean womenswear label that has been described as whimsical, yet sophisticated. Its sister diffusion line, hello hansel, was launched in February 2011. You will find hansel on level …
Meet Singapore’s food guru L G Han
I thought chef L G Han must have made a mis-print on the menu. Chilli crab ice cream, tempura soft shell crab, sturgeon caviar. Who puts ice cream with crab and caviar? But there it was on the L G Han Signature menu at Labyrinth …
Insider guide to Singapore
Gaynor Reid, Director of Communications, Asia Pacific at Accor gives us the Insider Guide to Singapore. What does Singapore mean to you? Singapore is about great food, heat, sweat and access to the rest of the world. Time to Get Lost Singapore’s tourism theme is …
Colonics, My Arse
Alison Crisp signs up for a colonics treatment at the Vietura Clinic in Nusa Dua, Bali Our eyes locked. Hers had that steely look of determination. Mine more like a startled dear in the headlights. A drop of perspiration rolled down my nose and dropped on …
Anantara Bophut Resort and Spa – or Monkey retreat
IT’S late by the time I arrive at the Anantara Bophut Resort and Spa on the island of Koh Samui. My driver manoeuvres the car down a narrow driveway of ancient timber sleepers. The lane is lined with lush vegetation and what seems like hundreds …
No shoes, No shirt, No problem on Koh Phangan
FOR three days every month Thailand’s Koh Phangan is party central. The island is home to the infamous Full Moon Festival. It is epic event that attracts 40,000 music lovers from throughout Asia to soak up the sun, vibes and alcohol. I arrived during the …
Pick the lady-boy! It’s not as easy as you think
WE made two trips to Patong. The first was for shopping (there’s still bargains to be had). The other was to take in the fun of the Simon Cabaret — a lady-boy show. The Simon Cabaret has been stunning, and delighting, people since opening in …
Bali’s charm reveals itself in an instant
IT TOOK just 60 minutes to discover Bali‘s charm. Within an hour of having left the airport and made our way to the Novotel Benoa Bali, we were dining on a candlelit beach. The waves seemed to keep time with the four-piece boy band belting out request …
Kissed by Sungai Gold
THE rooster seems to have forgotten that I am on holidays and sleeping in at the luxurious Sungai Gold villa. Every morning as the sun peeps through the darkness, Mr Rooster is up, strutting his stuff for the village to hear. He is Cepaka’s wake-up …
Hidden Hanoi
THE Hidden Hanoi Cooking School really does live up to its name. It is so hard to find that our local driver took three trips around the congested block before apologetically arriving at the front door. Hidden Hanoi, well the cooking school part of the business at least, …
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