Singapore is a spectacular 9 to 5 city that moves, in no small part, at the behest of the business and finance turbo engine economy. The pocket city-state, however, has had a wild side going all the way back to the high seas swashbuckler era of yore. Today, of course, Singapore’s after-midnight ways correspond directly … More

Singapore’s food scene is a serious business and extends far beyond the hawker and street stall phenomenon it’s widely known for. Business folk, expats and cashed up visitors sometimes need more than takeaway noodles and there’s a beyond burgeoning fine dining scene to sate their needs. With restaurants in Hong Kong, Macau, Taipei and Tokyo … More

The entire world comes together to celebrate Chinese New Year – an event regarded with the highest level of importance by the huge (and still increasing) Chinese populations present in almost every country on the globe. Check out how some of the best destinations in Asia celebrate the event. Kung Hei Fat Choi!

No contest. Two words that sum up the model airports and airlines of the planet versus the duds and the flops. And in what can be no bombshell to anyone with a pulse, the best of the best, high-tech or otherwise, cluster primarily in parts of the world with sunny economic upsides, massive capital investments … More

When hunger strikes in Singapore, as it invariably will in the culinary mecca, the first place to go is the likes of Maxwell Market, Hong Lim Food Centre, Tiong Bahru Market, Zion Road Riverside Food Centre, East Coast Lagoon Food Centre and Tekka Market. Hawkers, in other words. The best tucker in the city-state, however, … More

From the stratovolcano landscapes of Sumatra to the kinetic streets of Singapore, beach bliss of the Maldives to UNESCO World Heritage temples, discover a dream itinerary to cure New Year’s wanderlust.