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Short stay: Raffles Singapore, Singapore

Short stay: Raffles Singapore, Singapore

By on Mar 17, 2015 in Accommodation, Asia, Featured, Food and Drink, Going Out, Hotels, Regions, Restaurants, Singapore, Travel Miscellany

Raffles is an iconic, colonial style all suite hotel – with 103 suites in total – and was declared a national monument in 1987; in 1989 it was restored to how it looked in 1915 – renovations that took two and a half years to complete. Re-opened on 16th September 1991, today this historic hotel […]

Short stay: Fairmont Singapore, Singapore

Short stay: Fairmont Singapore, Singapore

By on Mar 16, 2015 in Accommodation, Asia, Featured, Food and Drink, Going Out, Hotels, Regions, Restaurants, Singapore, Travel Miscellany

Designed by I.M. Pei and opened in 1986 between Marina Bay and the downtown core of Singapore, Fairmont Singapore stands at the crossroads of this colourful, complex nation. Conveniently situated for business, world-class shopping and entertainment, it is just 20 minutes’ drive from Singapore Changi Airport. The welcome I am not sure how they did […]

Singapore in style... and an introduction to eating fish sperm!

Singapore in style… and an introduction to eating fish sperm!

By on Mar 03, 2015 in Accommodation, Asia, Attractions, Featured, Food and Drink, Going Out, Hotels, Regions, Restaurants, Singapore, Travel Miscellany

“This is coconut soup with fish sperm, matsutake mushroom and abalone,” said the waitress. She’d uttered it without so much as batting an eyelid. It took me a while to process what had just been said. Did I really hear that correctly? I checked – and, sure enough, I had. It was my first night […]

Short stay: Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo, Japan

Short stay: Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo, Japan

By on Mar 01, 2015 in Accommodation, Asia, Featured, Food and Drink, Going Out, Hotels, Japan, Regions, Restaurants, Travel Miscellany

Located in the heart of the city’s Nihonbashi business district and consistently rated one of the finest hotels in Asia, the Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo can be found a short walk from the ‘Bridge of Japan’ from which Nihonbashi takes its name. Situated on the upper floors of the Cesar Pelli-designed Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower, where there […]

Short stay: Aman Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Short stay: Aman Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

By on Feb 28, 2015 in Accommodation, Asia, Featured, Food and Drink, Going Out, Hotels, Japan, Regions, Restaurants, Travel Miscellany

I’d been tipped off on how to get to the new Aman Tokyo on landing at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport: I was to take the monorail from the airport to Hamamatucho and to then take a taxi from there. The first part proved seamless, but the latter not so, with the first three taxi drivers all […]

Tokyo: tourism, temples and... toilets!

Tokyo: tourism, temples and… toilets!

By on Feb 06, 2015 in Asia, Attractions, Featured, Food and Drink, Going Out, Japan, Regions, Travel Miscellany

The toilet seat in my hotel bathroom lifts as I approach it. It’s warm when I sit down, and it flushes itself once I’ve finished. The lid even closes by itself afterwards should I forget. Yet, despite all this self-automation, I am not exaggerating when I say there are 15 different buttons to control the […]

What's it like to fly business class with ANA (All Nippon Airways)?

What’s it like to fly business class with ANA (All Nippon Airways)?

By on Jan 29, 2015 in Air Travel, Asia, Business Travel, Featured, Food and Drink, Japan, Regions, Singapore, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany

ANA (All Nippon Airways) is the largest airline in Japan, a member of Star Alliance, and ranked one of the top 10 airlines in the world. It is one of less than 10 airlines worldwide to currently hold Sytrax’s 5-star rating and has a fleet of more than 230 aircraft, with a coverage of over […]

Heading for Tokyo and Singapore... your recommendations, please!

Heading for Tokyo and Singapore… your recommendations, please!

By on Jan 15, 2015 in Accommodation, Air Travel, Asia, Attractions, Bars, Business Travel, Featured, Food and Drink, Going Out, Hotels, Japan, Leisure Travel, Regions, Restaurants, Singapore, Speciality Travel, Travel Miscellany

Next week I shall be travelling to Tokyo and Singapore courtesy of ANA – All Nippon Airways. I’m really looking forward to the trip as it’ll be my first time in each of these destinations. I’ve done a fair bit of reseach, gathering ideas on what to see and do, but obviously I’d like to […]