/ 9 Feb 2010
It’s the end of the world. The Borg have invaded. Swine flu has mutated. There’s nothing on TV except Bridget Jones (both films back to back with a feature-length special on how Renee Zellwegger...
/ 9 Feb 2010
Getting there: The Pan Pacific Serviced Suites is blessed with ample parking all around, though if you lack a set of wheels, take the MRT to Somerset MRT station. It’s right across the road from...
/ 9 Feb 2010
Down and dirty
For a country 70 percent covered in rainforest, it’s no wonder Brunei is a magnet for outdoor adventure junkies. The Temburong District is where all the action happens, an Outward...
/ 9 Feb 2010
Flying in over the snow-covered landscape (think 360-degree Christmas-special cliché) of Kiruna, Lapland in Sweden was an amazing experience but nothing compared to seeing the Ice Hotel itself....
/ 9 Feb 2010
It’s just so wonderfully ironic that the très-cool Bulgari Hotel in Milan used to be a monastery during the 17th and 18th centuries. Where once chaste women lived, prayed and gave thanks to the...
/ 9 Feb 2010
At first glance, Hvar looks and feels remarkably like Nice, St Tropez, Entibe or just anywhere in the Cote d’Azur. Sparkling blue waters, pebble beaches, charming ancient architecture, mild...
/ 4 Feb 2010
Sky Bar
Bars: Sky-high bars (complete with sky-high pricing) are all the rage in Bangkok. While Singapore’s own Banyan Tree brand does well with Vertigo at the Banyan Tree Bangkok (www.banyantree....
/ 4 Feb 2010
The mines are not the sexiest locations for a holiday, unless you have a fetish for drills. But I decided to approach a visit to the Indigo Pearl, a resort in Phuket that draws its design...
/ 4 Feb 2010
• Go where there’s a crowd.
• If you know the person has been doing it for 25 years and their mother was doing it before them and their grandmother before that, you can’t go wrong.
• A place which...
/ 4 Feb 2010
What impresses me about the Urban, beyond its art and culture-centric location, is the Egyptian-themed style that touches every bit of its design, from the placemats that the Restaurant Europa –...
