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How Low Can You Go?
As the climate warms, wine lovers are looking to England for cool climate wines—and the still pinots are garnering a lot of excitement. Bolney has gone all in with its effort, choosing the grapes from its ripest sites and gently maturing the wines in
Tatler Traveller Philippines3 min read
Walk this Way
A picturesque world of its own, Le Planteur is located in a beautifully restored heritage house originally built in 1902. The French fine dining restaurant sits on Inya Lake and has a sprawling outdoor space that’s perfect for sundowners. Housed in a
Tatler Traveller Philippines4 min read
Yangon Rising
Yangon is a city that builds among, rather than against, its ruins. Stately heritage buildings loom over a classic Southeast Asian scene of smoky street food stalls and swarms of scooters. Early mornings are particularly lively, as women sashay while
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Farm to Face
This newcomer to natural skincare calls Heckfield Place its home. The stunning 1790 Georgian estate in Hampshire, southern England has been lovingly restored into an eco-friendly hotel. Inspired by Heckfield’s woodlands planted in the 19th century by
Tatler Traveller Philippines5 min read
Of Kingdom and Kindness
It’s hard to keep up with a man who does it all. Waris Ahluwalia is many things—actor, activist, designer of clothing, fine jewellery and ceramics—but, at the end of the day, he is a storyteller. And his latest tale is House of Waris Botanicals, a co
Tatler Traveller Philippines3 min readRegional & Ethnic
The Imperial Sights & Incredible Spices of India
Dosa was a rightful start to our trip through India. In a hotel as palatial as the Oberoi in New Delhi, it was unusual to begin our day with such a humble breakfast—basically, a tangy rice crepe made from fermented batter, perfect for swabbing up the
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Shaking ItUp
The first thing you see is an eight-metre-tall gilded tower whose brightly lit shelves are neatly lined with seemingly hundreds of liquor bottles. Below, bartenders in crisp white blazers shake and stir with equal parts poise and bravado. You order a
Tatler Traveller Philippines1 min read
Deep Dive
Fresh on the heels of bagging Asia’s leading Dive Destination 2020 award, the Philippines forges forward as it carefully reopens key tourist destinations after seven months of stringent community quarantines. With an eye to dive tourism as one of the
Tatler Traveller Philippines1 min read
Ingredients to Watch
Pandan’s visibility in the Western bar scene is growing, thanks largely to the efforts of globetrotting bartender Nico de Soto, who uses the fragrant leaves in various infusions at his New York bar Mace and Paris bar Danico. The long, leek-like, gree
Tatler Traveller Philippines2 min read
Bon Voyage
Whether you’re a light or heavy packer, you’re bound to find the bag of your choice in DiorTravel—a new luggage line designed by creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri. From roomy suitcases to petite vanity cases and the covetable Book totes, each pie
Tatler Traveller Philippines2 min read
Eye Of The Storm
To describe the year 2020 as an eventful one is an understatement. While navigating a pandemic that has made a significant impact on the world as we know it, we’ve also had to contend with natural disasters as well as political, societal and personal
Tatler Traveller Philippines1 min read
Architecture Icons
Built at the cost of US$74 million, this landmark skyscraper was once Singapore’s tallest building. Pei created a magnet for the city’s burgeoning financial district, with a rare plaza marked by public art. The twin-core structure was innovative, too
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In the Hot Seat
“It all started when Flavio Del Monte, director of institutional relations at Massimo De Carlo gallery, contacted my brother, Edward. Flavio said that there were going to be portrait sessions with Liu Xiaodong in London and asked if we wanted to take
Tatler Traveller Philippines3 min read
Travel In An Alien Landscape
Several moons ago at the height of the lockdown, when I couldn’t even step out of my front door to take a stroll and was thereby sinking into a sea of despair, I took a leap of faith and bought a ticket to New York. Ever since then, I’ve been wonderi
Tatler Traveller Philippines3 min read
Religious Icons Revisited
It was the birthday of my neighbour and good friend Dido, but we could not meet up for dinner due to the pandemic protocols. Thus, I decided to part with an icon from my travels abroad and immediately sent it as a gift. You see, this leading psycholo
Tatler Traveller Philippines4 min read
Travel Memories With The Sisterhood
Or I suppose the more accurate question is, will I be willing to take the risk and muster the confidence? Even with all the rigid safety protocols today, realistically, I don’t think it’ll be for another couple of years. Millennials may dare. After a
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Logging On
In 1994, Korean-American artist Nam June Paik had a dream. Sourcing 52 bulky Sony television monitors, he assembled the objects into a wall-like structure and set the screens to play electronically generated images and video clips. Like cells, these
Tatler Traveller Philippines2 min read
Travel On My Mind
As global lockdowns kept us sheltered in place for most of 2020, travel—as we knew it pre-pandemic—seems to have become a thing of the past. Today, many of us wonder what the future of travel will really be like. The good news: while a second wave of
Tatler Traveller Philippines4 min read
The True Colours of Life and Death
In 2019, Día de los Muertos fell on a grey and rainy day in Mexico City. Still, the organisers made sure that people would only remember the bright colours that have come to characterise this uniquely special annual tradition. When one of my best fri
Tatler Traveller Philippines3 min read
Built to Last
When I interviewed Patek Philippe’s president Thierry Stern last year, he glanced at the very respectable Swiss timepiece on my wrist and remarked, “Take that for servicing in 30 years’ time, and they’ll tell you, ‘Sorry, buy a new watch.’” However,
Tatler Traveller Philippines4 min read
Under the Tuscan Sun
There are places to which one yearns to return even after a single visit—or sometimes even when you’re still there. For Christina Ong, the founder of Como Hotels & Resorts, the historic Castello Del Nero must have left such an indelible impression (s
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Guest List
She has worked in the digital creative industry for over 10 years. Zobel calls Madrid her home but travelling the world and constantly looking to live her next adventure is her favourite hobby. Her passion for getting to know cultures from all over t
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Changing Times
Tate Britain, London Until March 7, 2021 A landmark exhibition of the works of one of Great Britain’s finest artists, JMW Turner. Greatly inspired by Turner’s life experiences at the onset of Industrial Revolution, the exhibition gathers his major wo
Tatler Traveller Philippines5 min read
More Than Just Another Paradise
The surf is what attracted me to Siargao in the first place. I’d been researching about the surf scene in the Philippines and the first thing that came up on my search engine was a breathtaking image of Cloud 9, Siargao’s most iconic wave. I was arou
Tatler Traveller Philippines1 min read
The Scene
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Tatler Traveller Philippines5 min readRegional & Ethnic
The Wild, Wild West
Since arriving in Galway in 1999, I have always been struck by its bohemian character. It is a city in thrall to the arts. One of my most abiding memories is of the Macnas Parade, a street performance that winds its way down through the medieval city
Tatler Traveller Philippines3 min read
A Partnership Strengthened by Time
Strong partnerships are built upon a foundation of trustworthiness, support in rough times and shared hopes for a great future. Such has been the case between the Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) and the Filipino people: over the span of
Tatler Traveller Philippines7 min read
Doomsday Hideaways
Private islands, luxury doomsday bunkers, survivalist yachts—what’s next? While the world faces a seemingly unending parade of self-inflicted crises that have upended any sense of global stability in modern times, there will always be a dime to be ma
Tatler Traveller Philippines3 min readRegional & Ethnic
Flavours Of The World
Moving to Bicol in the early 2000s allowed Le Cordon Bleu Paris-schooled Chef Rica Dakudao Buenaflor to discover her true passion: elevating regional heritage cuisine to global levels without compromising its soul. Que Rica, her eponymous brand of de
Tatler Traveller Philippines3 min read
My Love Affair with Agatha Christie’s Diabolical Whodunits
Word was that a new film version of Death on the Nile was coming out in December. But Disney has delayed its release due to a resurgence of the pandemic. I’ve always enjoyed Agatha Christie’s detective novels and her two beloved characters, Hercule P
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