Thinking Pink in Jaipur
The luxe Fairmont Hotels & Resorts brand is opening up its first property in India this week. The 255-room hotel is in Jaipur, a stunning must-visit destination in Rajasthan that is one of the stops on the famed Golden Triangle (along with the Taj Mahal in Agra and New...
What I hate most about public holidays is that everybody wants to travel during them, driving up airfare to popular weekend getaways like Bangkok, Singapore and Hanoi. Having been blessed with a multi-entry China visa (when it was granted, I nearly jumped up and down like I’d won the Mark Six...
Around the Region
While researching our cover story a few weeks ago on Asia’s hottest new openings (www.tiny.cc/hotopenings), we actually dug up too many cool places that had opened in the last year to mention. Here are the ones that didn’t make the cut, but that you should know about...
New Eats in Singapore
Gordon Ramsay protégé Jason Atherton’s two new restaurants in Singapore have gotten the Lion City’s culinary mavens all excited. The most recent entrée into the dining scene is Pollen, a large restaurant set amid lots of flora which opened at...
On Temples and Responsible Tourism
A boutique hotel in Siem Reap just underwent an overhaul, and the result is a property whose design reflects the nearby temples of Angkor Wat. In addition to all the luxury amenities in the Shinta Mani Siem Reap’s 39 rooms, there are also subtle touches like...
More than any other continent, Asia develops at a breakneck pace, with trendy spots popping up and closing down (or, worse, going out of fashion) in a matter of months. So to help you plan your next trip, we’ve tracked down a couple of the coolest—at least for now—hotels,...
Designer Alex Daye owns Moustache, a small shop that specializes in bespoke tailoring and ready-to-wear clothing. In addition to chic, classic attire, Daye also sells “The Moustache Guide to Hong Kong”—a round-up of his favorite haunts.
Where Hong Kong: How did you get the...
A Rainy Party in Phuket
Low season in Phuket has its perks. Despite drizzly and generally ominous weather, there are fewer crowds and hotels have cheaper per-night rates and special deals on offer. During a long weekend earlier this month, a friend and I stayed at the Angsana Laguna Phuket along...
South Korea’s capital is a hard nut to crack, travel-wise. For visitors, it can be difficult to gain insider-level intel on the city’s ultra-hip world of trendy cafés, boutiques and artsy spaces—not to mention hard-to-find restaurants with un-translated menus. (OpenRice...
My parents came to Hong Kong in ‘49. That was the year I was born, and that was also the year the People’s Republic of China was born. My parents were intellectuals, so they didn’t bring in enough money, but brought a lot of books. They first settled in Aberdeen… They grew...
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