Diving the Philippines
Tubbataha – The epicentre of the ocean’s richest genetic province, referred to as the ‘Amazon of the seas’, encompasses the Sulu and Sulawesi Seas. Fringed by Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines, it is home to over 550 species of corals (compared to only 60 in the entire Caribbean). The Sulu Sea’s Tubbataha Reef, with corals covering more than 81,000 acres, is referred to by some marine scientists as the ‘Apex of the Coral Triangle’.
well read - Karachi Literature Festival
The annual two-day Karachi Literature Festival, held on February 11-12, celebrates Pakistani and international authors with numerous events open to all.
maître d’ - Tokyo
Chef Yoshihiro Narisawa’s inspiration is reflected in an ingredient-driven menu with gifts from the diversity of Japan such as the sea, forest, mountain, and river.
luxe shopping - Terminal 21, Bangkok
If you thought that airports were for airplanes with a shopping mall attached, then Terminal 21 reverses the trend, becoming a destination in its own right.
Melbourne - Through fields of gold
Sheep graze, kangaroos hop, and old settler towns speak of another age. But the Victorian goldfields don’t just rely on expectations: visitors can also uncover Chinese immigrant history, superb regional art galleries, and fine cuisine in the most rural of pubs.
well read - Galle Literary Festival
The sixth edition of the Galle Literary Festival comes to the historic Galle Fort in Sri Lanka from January 18 to 22 with a programme of events to delight and entertain.
King Erekle II Street, Tbilisi
People find Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, attractive for many different reasons. Fashion designer Nino Chubinishvili, aka ‘Chubika’, says that she chose to live here for the inspiration she gets while roaming the streets of her native town.
24 hours in Hanoi
Hanoi is no stranger to foreigners. The 1,000-year-old capital has been occupied by the Chinese and the French, and saw its fair share of American GIs during the Vietnam War.
