Tasting Hanoi’s Cho Hom Market
Vietnamese cooking is super crunchy fresh and eating on the streets in Hanoi is a must. The Cho Hom Market, open seven days a week and bursting with fresh produce, is the place to go. The post Tasting...
View ArticleCampaign to ban plastic bags in Bali
Travellers are loving Bali to its environmental death. A campaign to ban plastic bags in Bali seeks 1 million signatures before the island's governor will take action. The post Campaign to ban plastic...
View ArticleHow travel tests you
This is how travel tests you. It challenges courage, resilience, tolerance and mocks your comfort zones. Which is a good thing. The post How travel tests you appeared first on Taste For Travel.
View ArticleCool Singapore hotels
Singapore hotels don't have to cost the earth. The South-East Asian state has been catering successfully for travellers for centuries. The post Cool Singapore hotels appeared first on Taste For Travel.
View ArticleSingapore, you surprise me
Singapore is zesty, multi-cultural and lots of fun. Here's a list of things to experience in this tropical South-East Asian island city state. The post Singapore, you surprise me appeared first on...
View ArticlePosh new cocktails at Raffles Hotel
A visit to Singapore isn’t complete without posh cocktails at Raffles Hotel. The most famous, of course, is the Singapore Sling. However the bar staff have just come up with a slew of new ones: British...
View ArticleAndrew and Myuran don’t deserve to die
Australians may boycott travel to Indonesia if convicted drug couriers Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran, our Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop has warned. Authorities in Indonesia are finalising...
View ArticleTreated like a princess at Oberoi Rajvilas
Oberoi Hotels are serene, almost surreal retreats from the colourful chaos and cloying heat of India. They’re famed for their architecture, impeccable service, food, attention to cultural detail....
View ArticleI fly Scoot to Singapore on the super cheap
A toddler is giving away cheapie air fares. No joke. My favourite no-frills airline Scoot is celebrating its third birthday with super cheap flights Australia-Singapore. If you come to the birthday...
View ArticleTasting the kapow factor of baijiu
There’s a few flushed faces in the room as China’s national firewater is downed in tiny gulps. It has a BANG the baijiu virgins aren’t expecting. Bloggers, Instagrammers and the curious are crammed...
View ArticleRon’s yoga highlights The Palms Retreat
WELL known yoga instructor and health coach Ron Veldhuis has a new venture at The Palms Retreat in the northeast corner of the Thai island of Ko Samui. He’s now the general manager of the resort, and...
View ArticleDiscover cities with Lonely Planet app
Lonely Planet has launched Guides, a new, free, city guide mobile app – a pocket travel companion on the road, or when planning a trip. Available now for iOS and Android, Lonely Planet says the app...
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