Cycling Kipling’s Burma Few place names have the power to conjure up notions of exotic romanticism like “Mandalay.” Among others, it’s inspired a Hollywood film company, a Heinz sauce, and a hit children’s song where Nellie the Elephant runs away from the circus and meets up with her herd one night in the silver light … Read more
Cruising the Ayeyarwady River into Myanmar’s past Myanmar is a land of fascinating contradictions. Known also as Burma, the country has seen periods of aggressive expansionism and extreme isolationism. It’s been the richest country in Southeast Asia and one of the poorest. It’s seen flourishing kingdoms under great rulers as well as humiliating losses brought … Read more
Needing a break from the concrete jungle of Ho Chi Minh City, I booked the one-hour flight to Phu Quoc on a whim. I was picked up by the smiley Sol Beach House Phu Quoc doorman, whose crisp white, branded polo was one I knew I needed in my wardrobe. The driver pulled up to … Read more
Escape the busy city and treat yourself to the serenity and tranquility of Madagui Forest City This winter, the season of the southern winds, instead of staying in the hectic and crowded city, make a change and enjoy a nature trip along pathways of colorful flowers within the forest, and taking selfies with wild deer … Read more
Theo Schuurhuis, General Manager of Boutique Hoi An Resort, on the resort’s new expansion and what to expect in 2017 Can you tell us a bit about yourself? I came to Hoi An in early 2010 to do the pre-opening of Boutique Hoi An Resort, and have stayed working for the resort as general manager … Read more
His bizarre life on Phoenix Island remains his most enduring legacy On a sliver of island in the wash of the Mekong, just outside of My Tho, sits the obscure remains of one of the more bizarre chapters in Vietnamese history. The island is Con Phung, Phoenix Island, and the man at the center of … Read more
This compact Gaelic city is no longer the land of ramshackle pubs and baked-potato pushcarts With a reputation as a hot bed of Irish culture and heritage, home to good tipple and some of the friendliest locals in the world, there is a constant stream of tourists favoring Dublin as their must-see destination on the … Read more
48 hours to learn 3,000 years of Chinese history In a country with more than a billion people, it’s hard to stand out. Even the cities clash for attention—Beijing with its stretch of the Great Wall, Shanghai’s East meets West cosmopolitan chic, Guilin’s stunning limestone scenery. But Xi’an, is like nowhere else in China. While … Read more
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