The Oriental: World’s Best Luxury Hotel?
So how does he do it? The River Wing of Bangkok’s grandest old lady The Mandarin Oriental is 15 stories high, and boasts 150 sumptuously …
01 Mar
The Atlanta Hotel, Bangkok
The Atlanta Hotel, Bangkok
Our favourite city hotel so far, yes, even more so than the Four Seasons and the Mandarin Oriental, is The Atlanta, a wonderfully quirky old establishment …
24 Feb
Ayurvedic massage at The Oriental, Bangkok
Ayurvedic massage at The Oriental, Bangkok
Today I had my most relaxing ever Ayurvedic treatment (well okay, my first ever Ayurvedic treatment), at The Oriental Hotel, Bangkok. Ayurveda (life science in Sanskrit) …
22 Feb
Lunch at Caprice, Four Seasons hotel, Hong Kong
Lunch at Caprice, Four Seasons hotel, Hong Kong
What possible reason could you have for staying here? Well for starters, the Four Seasons Hong Kong is the city’s best address. Arrive at Lantau’s …
18 Feb
Cambodia uncovered
Cambodia uncovered
Catching-up on web stuff now we are in Bangkok with a fast pipe… After the craziness of Hong Kong and China we flew to Phnom Penh …
17 Feb
Lazy Beach, lazy by name, lazy by nature
Lazy Beach, lazy by name, lazy by nature
Lazy Beach comes highly recommended as one of the few spots in the world where you really can get away from it all, two hours …
09 Feb
Monkey business at Le Royal Hotel, Phnom Penh
Monkey business at Le Royal Hotel, Phnom Penh
You know you’re in the tropics when, as you’re minding your business in your room, a shadow in the mirror slips through the balcony door. …
08 Feb
Behind The Great Firewall
Behind The Great Firewall
My favourite stop so far: Hong Kong is the gateway to the greatest story of our times, and much freer than Beijing or Shanghai, exciting …
03 Feb
Splendid China theme park, Shenzhen
Splendid China theme park, Shenzhen
From the Himalayas to the South China Sea and the Yangtze to inner Mongolia, via Beijing and Shanghai, covering 9,326,410 square kilometres of this vast, …
31 Jan
Ayubowan! Sri Lanka update
Ayubowan! Sri Lanka update
Amazing antiques in 400-year-old Galle Fort, beautiful beaches at Unawatuna, Mirissa and Tangalla, whale watching, leopard and elephant spotting, tasty rice and curry, buddas and …