Travel Guide to Bangkok, Thailand

Travel Guide to Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok, the capital city of Thailand, is one of the most visited destinations in Asia. Exciting, invigorating, hedonistic, chaotic, overcrowded, noisy, polluted – Bangkok is all of this and more. The city is often used by tourists as a gateway to the rest of the country and remains a firm favorite on the backpacker trail,(…)

Travel Guide to Langkawi, Malaysia

Travel Guide to Langkawi, Malaysia

Langkawi, is the collective name given to an archipelago of 104 tropical islands located 20 miles (30km) off the northwestern tip of the Malaysian peninsula, where the Andaman Sea merges with the Straits of Malacca. Since 1990, the hard working Malaysian Tourism board has promoted the largest and most developed island of this group, Pulau(…)

Louis Vuitton Taipei 101 Maison Openings

Louis Vuitton Taipei 101 Maison Openings

Vuitton still number one-oh-one Fabulous fashion house Louis Vuitton has unveiled “a sophisticated space of an unprecedented kind” in an iconic Asian building. The awe-inspiring Taipei 101 skyscraper is the spectacular venue for Vuitton’s latest Asian Maison, with five 12-meter high windows, a two-storey high atrium and a ribbon-shaped staircase designed to wow customers with(…)

Travel Guide to Cebu, Philippines

Travel Guide to Cebu, Philippines

The island province of Cebu consists of the long, narrow Cebu Island and 167 smaller, surrounding islands. Cebu city is the capital of the province of Cebu and the oldest colonial Spanish city in the Philippines. Cebu city is the second largest metropolitan city in the Philippines. Often referred to as the Majestic Queen City(…)

Wine Destination: Palmaz Winery, Napa Valley

Wine Destination: Palmaz Winery, Napa Valley

There are 450 wineries within all of Napa County’s 788 square miles. That is pretty phenomenal if you think about the fact that the emergence of grape growing in this area really didn’t get its start until around 1860. That’s right, in just over 150 years there are (in case you need to see the(…)

Could Sake Erase Your Wrinkles?

Could Sake Erase Your Wrinkles?

Not only is sake a favorite drink in Japan, but it may have the ability to smooth wrinkles and fine lines. Who knew? The Benefits of Sake for Your Skin: Kiss Age Spots Goodbye The next time that you sip on sake with your sashimi, you’ll have to resist dabbing a little on your skin(…)

Opening Soon: Four Seasons Hotel Pudong, Shanghai

Opening Soon: Four Seasons Hotel Pudong, Shanghai

A Place for All Seasons Pudong’s spectacular skyline is about to get another addition this summer, in the form of Shanghai’s second Four Seasons Hotel. Affectionately nicknamed “The Jewel Box,” the Gensler-designed 55-storey structure boasts 187 state-of-the-art guest rooms and 73 fully-appointed private residences. A 41st-floor swimming pool, a 24-hour fitness center and 800 hours(…)

La Maison du Chocolat Summer Collection

La Maison du Chocolat Summer Collection

Summer of (Brittany) Love  Can’t make it to France this summer? Fear not, as the esteemed La Maison du Chocolat – with locations in Europe, North America and Asia – is bringing the sumptuous taste of Brittany to your doorstep. This year’s “Summer in Brittany” collection captivates the tastebuds with five new interpretations of old(…)