Travelling Like a Local!
It’s not really clear if the mayor of the hot-spring resort city of Beppu, on the Japanese island of Kyushu, was serious when he promised to build a “spa-musement park”, but its promotional video (below) received more than two million…
As more women travel without partners or friends, the number of tours offering them a safe environment, with company along the way, has surged. “There is something special about sharing your adventures with like-minded women,” says Sue Badyari, CEO of…
Table for one, I told the server, who swiftly seated me. I thought I’d caught a lightning fast look of surprise when I said “one”. I was all decked out in my black heels and evening dress. “Are you waiting…
Our yellow canoe is pulled up on a narrow beach, perpendicular to deep moose hoof prints. The birch and spruce forest leans over the beach, as if reaching for the sunlight that glitters off the water. Most of the leaves…
Venture into the highlands of Southeast Asia or the Indian subcontinent and sooner or later you’ll stumble upon a hill station. These lofty, purpose-built settlements offered imperial administrators, military officers and planters a home away from home where they could…
Just like any domestic helper in Hong Kong, Armeni Sujayani gets only one day off a week. But you won’t find her putting her feet up on this precious day of rest or heading into the city’s urban heart as…
The massive amount of information and travel booking services now available online and via apps is fast making independent travel the way to go. Or is it? Trying to book a flight, find some decent hotels and design an itinerary…
For many local fashion designers, the ultimate sign of success is going global or getting international recognition. But Hongkonger Susanna Soo is doing things differently. She is determined to find fame on local soil. The designer has been making waves…
Back to the future The pen might be mightier than the sword, but it isn’t much cop against the smartphone, which is a bit of a problem for makers of writing instruments. Montblanc has come up with a novel invention…
Tom Ford is the latest fashion designer to say he doesn’t expect to fly to the White House or Trump Tower to personally dress Melania Trump. He joins a growing list of designers, including Marc Jacobs and Sophie Theallet –…