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Everywhere you go in Singapore these days someone is throwing shade at medical professionals or purveyors of the law. 'I always hated that everybody is striving to be a doctor [...]

'What is a hotel?' Thierry Teyssier posed the question in March of 2017, as we watched the sun disappear behind a vermillion-streaked canyon from the deck of Maison Rouge, the [...]

Bambu Indah, located in Ubud, Indonesia, is a unique and eco-friendly resort that showcases the beauty of bamboo. Owned by John and Cynthia Hardy, the resort offers whimsical accommodations designed by their children, including the New Moon House, Copper House, and Guadua House. Bambu Indah stands out from other resorts in the area by featuring edible gardens, an underground mushroom farm, and rice paddies. Guests can enjoy the resort's natural luxuries, such as bamboo bridges, spring-fed swimming pools, and a cliff-top bar with stunning sunset views. [Extracted from the article]

An outside view of the new Yves Saint Laurent museum in Marrakech. A city known for snake charmers, carpet peddlers, and belly dancers, Marrakech has lured foreigners--Romans, French, Spanish, Jews, [...]

Paddy McKillen needed a chai, not the Indian-spice variety served at Starbucks, but what the French know as an above-ground facility used to house winemaking equipment and barrel storage. The [...]

The Space: Inside two conjoined Haussmannian buildings, Israeli designer Raphael Navot selected batons rompus parquet floors and Moroso furniture for all 66 individually designed rooms. In the much-lauded Ristorante National [...]

I arrived in Hong Kong in 1994 with visions of living in a vast colonial flat like William Holden's character in the 1960 film The World of Suzie Wong, ideally [...]

Asia's successful experiment in social and economic planning, Singapore has also proved fertile professional ground for architects Mun Summ Wong and Richard Hassell. The two founding partners of WOHA have [...]

Bending into downward dog at Four Seasons Resort Lanai's morning yoga class in June, I catch sight of Hulopoe Bay, the sandy Hawaiian sweep fringed by a band of palm [...]

When Santani founder Vickum Nawagamuwage went in search of a location for Sri Lanka's first sustainable wellness retreat, he had nature's elements on his mind--particularly wind. 'I insisted the site [...]

The article discusses the evolving city of Marrakech and its efforts to attract travelers back after the COVID pandemic. The city has seen the transformation of riads into affordable boutique hotels, providing alternatives to the lavish hotels owned by the Moroccan king. Despite setbacks caused by an earthquake, hoteliers are joining forces to promote the city and encourage visitors to come. Marrakech is also recognizing and supporting its homegrown creatives, such as restaurateurs and artists. Visitors can contribute to the city's recovery by supporting local businesses and artisans. [Extracted from the article]

Byline: -CYNTHIA ROSENFELD SRI LANKA The Island with It All For a quarter century, Sri Lanka was largely off-limits to tourists, riven by a brutal civil war that finally ended [...]

Paola Navone wanted to build a stage. One for, as she calls it, 'the most forward-thinking fashion in the world.' The Milan-based architect and designer seems to have hit the [...]

When Brooke Hodge announced to her family, in 2001, that she would leave her job at Harvard's Fogg Art Museum to become the curator of architecture and design at the [...]

It's easy to see how Iceland has informed Guila Jonsdottir's work. The architect's childhood summers at her grandparents' country house in western Iceland were spent crisscrossing the vast lava fields [...]

'A venue to celebrate artwork and its movement,' Hong Kong-based architect Andre Fu says of Kioku, the Japanese restaurant inside the newly opened Four Seasons Hotel Seoul, his studio's first [...]

HAND-STITCHED COTTON CAFTAN, $200. Desert Rose CYNTHIA ROSENFELD WHAT IT IS Embroidered caftans by Migrants du Monde. DISCOVERED IN Rabat, Morocco. WHY WE LOVE IT We never need an excuse [...]

Byline: REPORTED BY CYNTHIA ROSENFELD EAT, PRAY, LOVE A CONTINENT IN THREE JOURNEYS Is there anything more delightful than springtime in Paris? Maybe not. But come autumn, there's no better [...]

Byline: Reported by CYNTHIA ROSENFELD The Credit-Crunched If you yearn for spa nirvana but, in these economically challenging times, are short on funds, don't fear. We've scoured Asia for ten [...]

Byline: --Cynthia Rosenfeld Arun Residence, Rattanakosin Island, Bangkok; 66-2-221-9158; arunresidence.com. There are five suites, ranging from $100 to $150. The Arun Suite is $150. Remarkably, This Inspired Vantage Point Wasn't [...]

Byline: Cynthia Rosenfeld [FOR THE FEATURE, SEE PAGE 172] Nestled between India and Tibet and about half the size of Indiana, tiny Bhutan has peaks and valleys that have long [...]

More Americans are traveling to Asia than ever before. Here's where we're going, from No. 1 China--where a Big Mac (and just about everything else) costs half what you'd pay [...]

Byline: reported by Cynthia Rosenfeld Edited by Kate Maxwell Three insider takes on the paradise island AGATHA ELLIS, 32, freelance journalist, lives in Umalas Favorite Haunt 'I do yoga every [...]

Byline: reported by Cynthia Rosenfeld Edited by Kate Maxwell Craving curry after dark? Hit the street food The Scene Peckish partygoers silence their growling stomachs with a snack on Bangkok's [...]

Byline: reported by Cynthia Rosenfeld Edited by Kate Maxwell Filipina furniture and jewelry designer AnnTiu Pamintuan borrowed tribal weaving techniques from the eastern island of Mindanao and took inspiration from [...]

Byline: reported by Cynthia Rosenfeld Edited by Kate Maxwell (A city's best-kept secrets often lie behind closed doors. These five trendsetters have the keys) Benson Soo THE CONCIERGE Want to [...]

Byline: reported by Cynthia Rosenfeld Edited by Kate Maxwell The zesty flavors of Thai cuisine were the inspiration for JO MALONE 's Sweet Lime & Cedar fragrance (jomalone.com; [...]

Byline: reported by Cynthia Rosenfeld Edited by Kate Maxwell Views of Mount Kinabalu and a sound track that mixes a jungle chorus with the lapping of the South China Sea [...]

Byline: reported by Cynthia Rosenfeld Edited by Kate Maxwell Visitors to Phuket rarely have reason to dine outside their resort, but WHITE BOX , a Thai-Med restaurant and lounge, is [...]

Byline: reported by Cynthia Rosenfeld Edited by Kate Maxwell Lavish lodgings are coming to the hitherto uncolonized southern atolls of the Maldives this winter. SHANGRI-LA VILLINGILI RESORT & SPA will [...]