Oct/Nov 2018

DestinAsian

DestinAsian is the only travel magazine in the world exclusively dedicated to covering destinations in the Asia-Pacific region delivering regular features about food, shopping, spa retreats, luxury lodgings, design, and fashion,

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Sweet Seventeen
Growing up in Indonesia, turning 17 was a significant milestone for me. It traditionally marks one’s passage into adulthood—and is the age when you can (finally) apply for a driver’s license, vote in elections, and legally drink and go to the club. S
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Contributors
Wrote “Along the Cornish Coast,” p. 68 “My friend Emily and I had been plotting a Cornwall trip for a long time, and we weren’t disappointed,” Davies says of her visit last spring to the English county. “I’d never traveled so far south in the U.K. be
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Special Deals
/ Philippines / Reserving an entry-level Junior suite under the Short and Suite offer entitles you to a range of benefits, including a complimentary upgrade to a 120-square-meter Executive suite with American breakfast for two at the hotel’s signatur
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Nordic Reprise
Digging into a bouquet of grilled enoki mushrooms crowned with thick shavings of Manjimup truffles and served atop an egg-yolk sauce cured in fermented mushroom jus, my prior misgivings about this meatless “steak” course evaporate with the first bite
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Ply Me A River
MS ELBE PRINCESSE II Purpose-built for navigating the notoriously shallow Elbe River and its tributaries, this sleek new stern-wheeler’s ultra-shallow draft enables it to carry passengers all the way between Prague and Berlin on eight-night itinerari
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Hua Hin Highs
Morning: Once a tranquil fishing village, Hua Hin shot to fame as Thailand’s original beach destination nearly a century ago thanks to the arrival of the railroad and the vacationing royal family from Bangkok, a three-hour train ride away. The town r
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Transforming Tainan
Considering its reputation as the culinary capital of Taiwan, it’s no surprise that Tainan draws visitors from far and wide to feast on its famous xiaochi (small eats). But there is more to this southern city than street food: recent years have seen
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Style & Sophistication
Discerning travelers who expect beauty, quality, and excellence in their stays should look to Sofitel Hotels & Resorts. Promising contemporary accommodation, each address is distinctive, with its own personalized service, stylish interiors, and inspi
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A world Of Privileges
Nothing says “vacation” quite like a resort stay – splashing in a lagoon pool with the family, enjoying sunset cocktails or a seafood dinner right on the beach, or resetting mind and body with a luxurious spa treatment. AccorHotels is the largest res
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Tangier’s Time
Located at the very northwestern tip of Africa, Tangier is a crossroads, a meeting point of two seas and two continents. Morocco’s oldest and most international city has long attracted great powers—the Romans, Arabs, Portuguese, and English all once
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Flights Of Fancy
Cocooned in the Himalayas at an elevation of 3,000 meters, Bhutan’s Phobjikha Valley is breathtaking in more ways than one. It possesses a timeless beauty: pine-covered slopes frame wetlands and potato fields dotted with half-timbered farmhouses. On
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Crafty Creations
The team behind JUA Collection is on a mission to bring modern sensibilities to Thai cookware, discovering the country’s abundant (and often underutilized) natural resources and skilled craftsmen one product at a time. Made by artisans using local bl
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Spin City
When British-born Hong Konger Simon Wong came across a pair of beautifully restored vintage Vespa sidecars outside a Singapore shophouse seven years ago, he was instantly smitten. The branding professional approached owner and sidecar maker Johnny Ch
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Madras Makeover
India’s fourth-largest metropolitan area may have been renamed Chennai in 1996, but traces of old Madras remain in its wealth of architectural treasures. What began in 1640 as a fortified trading post of the British East India Company on a strip of c
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It Takes Two
The flagship Vietnamese property of JW Marriott has made a splash in the world of hospitality design thanks to the colorful whimsy of Bangkok-based maestro Bill Bensley, who has conceived a design narrative centered on the mythical Lamarck University
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Airline News
Hong Kong Airlines The 13- to 15-hour journey between Hong Kong and Los Angeles just got even more comfortable, thanks to the debut of Hong Kong Airlines’ upgraded business-class seats on its newly delivered Airbus A350 aircraft. Designed in-house us
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Land Of Plenty
I looked at the kangaroo, pleadingly. It looked back at me, smugly. All I wanted was one photo—just one picture!—of it bouncing across the ocher hills of the Flinders Ranges in South Australia, a classic outback shot that would no doubt ignite Instag
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DINING by DESIGN
Destination dining is part of the appeal at The Residence Maldives at Falhumaafushi by Cenizaro, located on a private island in the Gaafu Alifu Atoll. Fresh seafood and grilled meats – paired with fine wines – are the focus at The Falhumaa, positione
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The Raffles Touch
Raffles Hotels & Resorts offer tailored experiences and impeccable, intuitive service in cultured surroundings. Every Raffles property is a distinctive landmark – an oasis for the well-traveled, a timeless setting for grand celebrations, and a meetin
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Smooth Sailing
For a terrifying week in September 2017, Hurricane Irma carved an unimaginable path of destruction across the normally sun-washed Caribbean before barreling into the Florida coast. With winds building to 290 kilometers per hour, Irma became the stron
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Extraordinary Stories
In one-of-a-kind hotels in Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and beyond, guests enjoy a strong commitment to quality, learn what makes each destination unique, and create special memories that can last a lifetime. Mercure Pattaya Hotel is an oasis of fun. F
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Swinging into Action
When Tiger Woods triumphed at The Masters Tournament in 1997, marking the first of his 14 Major championship wins, he ushered in an era of dominance the golfing world had never seen before. Before retiring in 2008, Sweden’s Annika Sörenstam would pul
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Along The Cornish Coast
It’s a wild and blustery afternoon as I step off the train at Penzance. A brisk wind whipping off the Atlantic buffets me along the platform and out onto the street. We Brits love talking about the weather, and the warm microclimate in this part of C
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Snooze Control
Luxury skincare and wellness brand ESPA collaborated with binaural rhythm experts—who stimulate the brain through differences in frequency between the left and right ears—to devise the high-tech Sleep Ritual now offered at ESPA Life at Corinthia Lond
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Digital Downtime
At Bali’s Oneworld Retreats (oneworldretreats.com), whose small-scale property clings to a jungly ravine outside Ubud, most yoga programs include a day of silence—when instructors switch off the Wi-Fi and ask guests to take a digital detox. In place
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Vow Factor
Dreaming about a blissful waterside wedding? Bali is regularly rated among the most popular places on the planet to get hitched with your toes in the sand, and for good reason. Aside from offering dozens of spectacular settings, the Indonesian island
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Weddings at Awarta
Embraced by nature in one of the prettiest spots on Bali, Awarta Nusa Dua Resort & Villas is an award-winning boutique resort where elegance and personalized service will ensure your special day is an unforgettable one. Our signature wedding venue is
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Naptime In…
In the city that never sleeps, you can now drop by The Dreamery (dreamerybycasper.com) for a 45-minute nap to recharge in a calming yet whimsical venue insulated from the frenetic pace of Lower Manhattan. Adorned with playful line drawings and star-l
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/ San Francisco / 1898
Adolph Sutro, the German-born silver baron, real estate developer, and onetime mayor who helped shape the landscape of late-19th-century San Francisco, left his name on several sites across the city, from the forested slopes of Mount Sutro—now home t
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The Luxe List 2018
FIJI FEW RESORT BRANDS MIX exotic escapism with sensitive local design quite like Six Senses, and the Bangkok-based hotel group’s months-old Fiji outpost is no exception. For starters, it’s entirely powered by one of the largest solar microgrids in t
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Kowloon cool
AN AGING FOUR-STAR HOTEL MAY SEEM AN UNLIKELY candidate to rewrite the hospitality business model. Yet that’s just the role that has been carved out for Hong Kong’s Eaton Hotel, which has shed its middle-of-the-road, business traveler–geared trapping
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Mongolia
UNDULATING GRASSLANDS, majestic mountains, boundless blue skies, an overwhelmingly friendly population of nomadic steppe-dwelling herders—it’s little wonder New York–based photographer Frédéric Lagrange became smitten with Mongolia, a vast, landlocke
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The Allure Of La Gomera
DON ISIDRO ORTIZ places the knuckle of a forefinger between his lips and begins to whistle. The sounds rise and fall in cadence, sharp staccato phrases followed by longer notes that echo across the valley before us. A few moments later I hear another
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Around The Globe
Aboard Thai Airways’ brand-new Airbus A350-900s, the most technologically advanced aircraft in the world, passengers can look forward to a more comfortable experience that makes even the longest flights a cinch. Cabins are now wider and 20 percent qu
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Bangkok’s new bounty
THIS MAY SOUND LIKE SACRILEGE, but the best Thai food in Bangkok is no longer found on the streets. Rather, it’s the domain of a new generation of intrepid and eco-conscious young chefs who draw their inspiration from Thai ingredients, age-old preser
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Dine Asia
The latest addition to the Vietnamese flagship of JW Marriott on Phu Quoc Island, this highly anticipated fine-dining restaurant serves up contemporary French cuisine with an artistic flair, befitting its elegant home in a 1920s-style beachfront mans
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Cocktail Hour
Tucked away within the upmarket precinct of Marina Bay, Atrium occupies the soaring, 37-story namesake space at the heart of Pan Pacific Singapore. The dramatically designed lounge features the longest bar in town at 44 meters, plus a series of circu
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Connections
Explore Bintan Island in a new way with Dream Cruises, whose two-night weekend getaway itinerary from Singapore aboard the 1,674-cabin Genting Dream now comes with optional shore excursions to this popular holiday isle in Indonesia’s Riau Archipelago
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Toujours Algiers
Drawn to watercolor after encountering the works of eminent Malaysian painter Chin Kon Yit on a teenage visit to Malaysia in 2008, self-taught artist Narimène Mezghiche has been sketching and painting her hometown for the better part of a decade. “Fo

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