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Travel AsiaOctober 13 - October 19
A summary of the region’s travel news
House of flying blaggers
When passing through Cambodia's Kampong Chhnang, travellers should keep an eye out for an unassuming farmhouse set back from National Highway 5, say Tracey Shelton and Nguon Sovan in the Phnom Penh Post. The long journey from the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh to Thailand could use a little excitement, amd it's amply provided by this infamous "house the ghost bought," which was the subject of a 2006 movie. The film relates the myth of a couple who moved in, only to be told in a dream that a spirit wished to buy the house for $3,000.
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Banking on history
Like a black-clad vandal caught in the act of keying a vintage car, the silhouette cast by the Olympic spotlight showed a China hell-bent on leveling its cultural heritage and replacing it with soulless concrete monstrosities.
Read ArticleTurkish delight in Java
One sip of coffee is all it takes to conjure images of the rolling lawns and volcano-flanked spas and pools at the Losari Coffee Plantation in Java, says Suna Kanga in The Straits Times (Singapore). The eco-resort is an assortment of restored wooden Javan houses, Turkish-inspired steam baths and old colonial manor houses. New arrivals are welcomed with a shower of flowers as strains of traditional gamelan music waft through the old railway station that houses the reception office, the gateway to 32 individual villas that peep through the trees beyond. Read ArticleBack from the future
The extreme social currents that course through Japan have their confluence in Tokyo, a city where the future seems to be "arriving faster" than in the rest of the world, says LuxuryInsider.com. Read ArticleLetting go in Laos
Laos’ charming backwaters will slow the pulse rate of even the most highly strung Asian executive, says Stephanie Brookes in the Bangkok Post.
Read ArticleHothouse of fun
For South Koreans, the "good life" consists of a hot floor and a steaming plate, both of which, and more, can be found within the halls of a 24-hour public bathhouse, says Choe Sang-Hun in The New York Times.
Read ArticleWomen travelers get own floor
Singapore's Naumi Hotel is offering women travellers a special amenity: a separate floor all their own. The five rooms on the sixth floor of the 40-room boutique hotel are designated for females only, says The Straits Times.
Read ArticleYao Noi ahoy!
That guides will go out of their way to highlight the local mini-mart tells you something about how isolated the Thai island of Yao Noi has remained, but with Six Senses about to open a spa resort, the 4,000 residents may be about to see the "elusive isolated island feel" disappear, says Jake Newby in SH magazine.
Read ArticleIndochina indulgence
Ho Chi Minh City is a place where "the horn never sleeps," but there are many options in Vietnam's countryside, where luxury travellers can find respite from the maddening crowds, says Sharon Fowler in The Australian.
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