I’m on a Boat…
…at least, I want to be! The stylish, boutique-y Alila Hotels and Resorts group is launching a new “property,” a phinisi—aka an Indonesian two-masted sailing ship—called the Alila Purnama. Starting in December, the liveaboard vessel will...
Dear Mr. Know-It-All,
My husband and I are planning on going on holiday somewhere in China, as we have never been. We want an equal portion of touristy city exploration and lazing around in five-star hotels. Is there someone that can sort our holiday out for us? We are too busy and don’t...
Living in our SAR offers unparalleled access to China. Yet many travelers choose to head elsewhere when granted those precious few days off. But hear us out: Chinese cities, especially those off the international tourist’s radar, have a lot to offer, from historical sights to fabulous food....
New Hotel Alert
The latest debut Down Under is the fashionable, quirky QT Sydney. The refurbished 200-room member of the Design Hotel group is housed in the old State Theatre and Gowings (a long-time department store) buildings combined, which were constructed in 1929. The rooms contain stylishly...
Local carrier Dragonair announced last week that it will start regular service from Hong Kong to Yangon, Myanmar's biggest city, for the first time, starting January 9, 2013.
As Myanmar, also called Burma, starts showing signs of democracy and slowly opens up to the western world, international...
The general wisdom is to avoid the mainland like the plague during Golden Week, lest you be subjected to miles-long queues, endless delays and throngs of tour groups. But I was pleasantly surprised that the three days I spent in Beijing over the holiday weekend—due to a wedding nearby—...
No one has a huge attention span these days, especially Hongkongers, so I’ve attempted to take this week’s travel news and distill it into a whole slew of 140-character bursts. (Note: websites for more info provided merely for readers’ utility and were hence not counted into the...
A recent weekend jaunt to Cebu left me with a slight sunburn and, more significantly, a weighty question to ponder. When planning trips in Asia, low-cost carriers—from Singapore-based operations like Jetstar and Tiger Airways to the ever-expanding Air Asia with its Kuala Lumpur hub to lesser-...
