DestinAsian – August 01, 2019

DESTINASIAN.COM – AUGUST / SEPTEMBER 2019

6 PUBLISHER’S NOTE

10 CONTRIBUTORS

12 SPECIAL DEALS

Offers and discounts from hotels in the region.

72 FLASHBACK

Shanghai, 1936.

120 SKETCHBOOK

Bruce White on Rainbow Bridge, Utah.

GOOD TO GO
14 FIRST SHOT
New experiences at a sprawling
Tuscan estate run by Belmond.
16 UPDATE
Recently opened waterfront parks
in New York; Bangkok’s highest
restaurant and bar; two new
Bauhaus museums in Germany.
18 CHECKING IN
Vintry & Mercer, London.
20 TOP TABLES
Five must-visit restaurants on
Hong Kong Island.
24 HERITAGE
A farewell salute to the beloved
Philippine Jeepney.
26 ABOUT TOWN
Howard Smith Wharves, Brisbane’s
latest riverside precinct.

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46 SPOTLIGHT

Bodrum, the jewel of the Turkish

Riviera, is booming again with

revamped hotels and museums,

new wellness offerings, and a host

of other Turkish delights.

52 JOURNAL

Clamorous, vibrant, and redolent

with exotic aromas since the

heyday of the Mughals, Delhi’s

Khari Baoli market offers a deep

dive into the world of Indian spices.

58 ART SCENE

It may be the country’s smallest

state capital, but Hobart, Tasmania,

is punching well above its weight

on the Australian art circuit.

DEPARTMENTS

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32 THE LIST

Historic hotels housed in former

convents, from Israel to Peru.

34 NEXT STOP

The charms of Madeira, a far-flung

Portuguese outpost in the Atlantic.

36 HOTEL NEWS

A rebooted Botswana safari camp;

new dining venues at the Raffles

Hotel Singapore; Sydney’s Four

Seasons gets an upgrade.

ON THE COVER
Exploring a sandbank
in the Maldives’
Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll.
Photographed by
Aishath Naj.