Features - Asia
insight - Dan Hunter
Occupation - ChefWhen Dan Hunter returned to Australia after a one-year posting as head chef at Spain’s revered Mugaritz, Melbourne diners were expecting big things. What they weren’t counting on was Dan heading west to rural Dunkeld to help transform an unassuming country hotel into Australia’s hottest dining destination. He talks about getting back to nature. |
Beijing by sidecar
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Looking for something more adventurous and personalised than a double-decker bus tour? Then head for Beijing and hop into a 1930s-style Chang Jiang 750 motorbike-with-sidecar. |
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maître d’ - Byeokje Galbi
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A signature dish made from marinated beef ribs, galbi is one of the prime reasons that Korean food has such global appeal. Cooked on an open, tabletop grill, galbi is a communal dining experience that all meat lovers will relish. |
Ameyoko, Tokyo
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Few places in Japan have as much energy as Ameya Yokocho. Running under the elevated rail tracks between Ueno and Okachimachi stations in Tokyo’s east end, Ameyoko – as the locals call it – is by far the city’s liveliest market street. |
24 Hours in Hong Kong
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Hong Kong epitomises a dynamic metropolis steeped in unique blends of East and West. A gateway to mainland China, it is also one of the world’s great destinations. After the first Sino-British Opium War, Britain ruled Hong Kong from 1842 until July 1, 1997, when it became a Special Administrative Region in the People’s Republic of China. |
Ho Chi Minh City - Shopping
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Called ‘The Pearl of the Far East’ and ‘Paris in the Orient’ by the French, the city of Saigon (renamed Ho Chi Minh City in 1975) has been an exotic shopping paradise for well over a century. |
Cassiopeia - Japan's luxury on rails
Beneath starry night skies, Japan Rail’s brightest star, the ‘Cassiopeia’, runs between the capital Tokyo and the city of Sapporo, on the northernmost island of Hokkaido.
Tokyo kawaii
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Exiting the ticket gates of Tokyo’s Harajuku station on a weekend afternoon is like walking into a fancy dress party – a cute one at that. In Japan, where cuteness is widely prevalent, you should expect nothing less. |
York Street, Colombo
If there’s one thing that can ease the frustration of driving in Colombo during rush hour, it would be the sight of policemen on horseback directing traffic at the intersection of York Street and Chatham Street.
weekend away - Seychelles
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Few destinations hold more allure as archetypal tropical islands than the Seychelles archipelago, famous for its huge, smooth granite boulders, lush vegetation, and powder-soft sand, where divers are drawn like magnets to the turquoise crystal-clear waters. |
