Health & Wellness

Savouring secret Berlin

It’s not just restaurants that are part of the famous Berlin underground scene. Even the locations of hip hotels are a game of hide and seek. Here’s how to track down the covert addresses.

Cold escapades

Time to start packing your woollen socks and thermals for a chilly winter holiday. These cool ice hotels offer an opportunity to embrace winter and view the mystical Northern Lights.

Gateway to Venezuela

Old and new, rich and poor, dangerous and beautiful meet in wild and wonderful Caracas.

An exotic detox retreat

It’s never too early to look trim for Christmas. The nine-day Wellness and Photography Retreat at Koh Samui’s Absolute Sanctuary Resort may be what you need.

Child’s play

With Children’s Day just around the corner, five properties of the Orient-Express dish out exciting activities to keep the kids entertained while parents get some R&R.

New Zealand may be getting ready to shine on the world stage as it hosts the 2011 Rugby World Cup, but with a slew of food and wine experiences in Wellington and Hawke’s Bay, it already has the makings of a glorious gourmet retreat.

Working in comfort

Kuala Lumpur, welcomes a new player to their hotel scene, the four-star Furama Bukit Bintang by Furama Hotels International.

Saying “i do” underwater

Hotel Splendido and Splendido Mare in Portofino, Italy can arrange for couples to recite their vows below the depths of the Christ of the Abyss at San Fruttuoso.

Roadside flavours

As Tung Lok’s former director of kitchens, chef Sam Leong coined modern Chinese dishes like wasabi prawns and coffee pork ribs. But when it comes to his personal favourites, nothing stirs up his palate like the time-honoured street stalls in Malaysia.