One of the most Instagrammed islands in the Philippines, Miniloc was “discovered” in the 1970s by Japanese divers when they got stranded in Bacuit Bay. And who wouldn’t fall in love with the amazing waters and landscapes? […]
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Marcel Wanders’ luminous space for Fairmont Quasar Istanbul
At Istanbul’s newest luxury hotel, Marcel Wanders designs a unique swimming pool deck while Wilson Associates imagines two sisters coming to the city— classic Paris and modern New York […]
Waking up to the Ottoman Empire at Çiragan Palace Kempinski
The legendary hotel on the Bosphorous Strait that harks back to the sultans’ opulence blended with legendary Kempinski luxury […]
Conrad Manila’s presidential suite is inspired by super yachts
How do you design the presidential suite of a hotel that’s shaped like a ship? Like the interiors of a luxury super yacht of course! The best part of this 1,000-square-meter suite? Stunning views of Manila Bay […]
The Manila Hotel: Built for kings, queens, heads of state & history
It occupies one of the most historic addresses in the country: One Rizal Park, Manila, a stone’s throw away from beloved Luneta and Manila Bay. It’s one of very few places from where you can see the water on one side and the beautiful parts of a reckless city on the other […]
El Nido’s ‘Island of the Sun’
From the top of a hill in Pangulasian Resort, you can see the sunrise and sunset, its 750-meter stretch of white-sand beach and the clear waters of El Nido. All those “best in the world” lists got it right. El Nido is paradise […]
Raffles Istanbul: Asian hospitality & European timelessness
He brought the pink balloons out on the balcony in the cold November air. “Make a wish and then let them go,” he told me. And so I did. We watched them float, carried by the autumn wind into Istanbul’s skies, until we couldn’t see them anymore […]
Coron: The best of Palawan’s thousand treasures
The gods of our islands and legends are very cruel. But what they take away with a curse and punishment they give back with an embarrassment of riches. In the case of Palawan, they gave it 1,870 islands and a 2,000-kilometer coastline […]
Big love from Bohol’s Amorita Resort
From sea to table, that’s how Amorita (“small love in Spanish) opened its new tapas bar Tomar. The tapas and pintxos were heavenly! […]
