Features - Asia

Thailand - Bangkok
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With its multi-lane expressways and abundance of massive concrete infrastructure, Bangkok might not seem like the world’s best place to abandon your vehicle. To the pleasant surprise of many visitors, however, there’s a lot more to the city’s thoroughfares than trucks, taxis, and tearing tuk-tuks. |

insight - Taha Bouqdib, Tea Blender
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Master tea blender Taha Bouqdib is sharing the art of tea culture and appreciation with the world through fine tea purveyor TWG Tea. |
Articles - Asia

Art & culture - Melbourne
A visit to Melbourne Museum offers rich and surprising insights into life in Australia and abroad, but a walk around the city itself uncovers a few gems of its own.

luxe - Kihaad, Maldives
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Floating peacefully within the azure Indian Ocean is the exclusive new design hotel Kihaad, which welcomes guests to experience tropical bliss. |

three great places - Istanbul
Istanbuls burgeoning culinary scene is being influenced by Ottoman, Aegean, and all-organic ingredients. These three pioneering restaurants leave the humble kebab firmly on the counter.

maître d’ - Secret Garden, Bodrum
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Secret Garden is a fine-dining restaurant with an enviable location on the coast of the Aegean, with a menu specialising in French cuisine. |

spa - Evian Spa, Tokyo
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Perched on the fifth floor of Palace Hotel Tokyo, evian SPA Tokyo is the first evian spa in Japan, and only the second outside of France. |

24 hours in Jakarta
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Indonesia’s answer to New York, Jakarta is a beguiling mix of old and new Asia with more than enough to entertain visitors. |

Unsuk Chin Gangnam district, Seoul
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Seoul resident Nell McShane Wulfhart talks with composer Unsuk Chin about why Gangnam is her favourite neighbourhood, but it’s got nothing to do with PSY… |

Australia - Margaret River
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Utter the words ‘down south‘ to any local and a dreamy look will cross their face. Just ask Carmen Jenner, a Perth born-and-bred travel writer; no matter how far she roams, she always returns to Margaret River. |





