Issue 19: Sports & Spice... And Everything Nice

Contents

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1. Editor's Note: Sports & Spice… and Everything Nice
Summer is a’ coming, and it’s high time to say goodbye to winter apathy and get those lactic-acid juices flowing.…
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2. Regional Round-Up
French FlairBangkok overflows with restaurants but most fine dining is restricted to the narrow precincts of hotel kitchens. One of…
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3. Calendar

All Singing, All Dancing, All Acting….Singapore Arts FestivalVarious Venues, SingaporeMay 25th – June 24th  The Singapore Arts Festival (singaporeartsfest.com) is…
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4. Run, Regional Traveller, Run

One of the best ways to get to know a new city is to jog around it. Here’s some of…
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5. Turning Up the Heat
It’s not only the global warming that’s turning the thermostat up to sizzling. Summer is the season to shine; lazy…
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6. Cruise of a Lifetime
The voyage is the destination on a new Southeast Asian luxury cruise route.Boarding Silversea’s ultra-luxury Silver Whisper cruise liner in…
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7. Come buy with me: Thailand

Phuket: Heaven on a HillsideThe eight just-released Sky Pavilions at Villa Santi (phuket-villa-santi.com) offer the loftiest outlook on the island.…
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8. Guiding Lights

New travelogues, both contemporary and historic, offer insight and advice.The Asia BookVarious ContributorsLonely PlanetUSD 50Ambitious in scope and execution, The…
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9. Food from Afar
Aromatic and fragrant, the perfumed cuisine of Vietnam is sharp, sweet, tangy and bitter – imprinting itself on the memory…
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10. High Society
At three of Bangkok’s highest venues, chefs have to work extra hard to win their guest’s attention away from the…
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