Late in the tropical evening torpor of Yangon, we strolled along Strand Road, named for the Strand, the venerable Victorian hotel built in 1901 by the Sarkies brothers who also built Raffles in Singapore. We’d been drinking Pegu Clubs and … Read More
Few urban vistas are more magical than watching the sunset from your balcony at the Fairmont Singapore as the lights of this glittering city-state illuminate the harbor. … Read More
The Aegean Odyssey, an eight-deck ship with a capacity of 380 passengers and 180 crew members, inaugurated their Southeast Asia cruises two years ago. … Read More
A mid-sized ship designed for coastal cruising, the Aegean Odyssey easily navigates the great rivers of Southeast Asia and fits comfortably into smaller harbors.
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Ever since the tsunami of 2004, the pace of luxury development has accelerated on Phuket Island’s west coast – but Phang Nga Bay, located on the island’s east coast, is a protected national park and a sanctuary of islets, cliffs, caves, and diverse cultures. … Read More
While some people consider Bodrum to be “the Hamptons of Turkey,” for me, flying into Bodrum was a bit like finding Brigadoon. From the window of the plane, I watched as a series of misty blue islands rose almost chimerically out … Read More
A land of contrasts, Burma was officially rechristened Myanmar in 1989, although the name Burma is still widely used by governments around the world. … Read More
Situated in southwest Turkey, the Bodrum Peninsula sits on the Aegean Sea, cradled by two bays and surrounded by 32 islands and inlets. … Read More
