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MISSED THE SINGAPORE COCKTAIL
FESTIVAL ON 16-21 MARCH? TRY OUT
THESE ALTERNATE DRINKING SPOTS THAT
ARE AVAILABLE ALL YEAR ROUND.At Artemis, your classic cocktails will not taste
the same after Rico Daeang (Bar Manager)
shakes them up with his precision,
craftsmanship and fresh perspectives. Also,
catch an alternate view of Singapore’s Central
Business District 40 stories up the newly built
CapitaGreen tower (artemisgrill.com.sg).Locker & Loft is a brand new speakeasy in
Malaysia that features locally-inspired cocktails
and food at great prices. Apprently Kelapa Rock
(a coconut-water infused cocktail) and The
Baldi (a sharing punch bowl) are to die for
(lockerandloft.com).Tucked away on Lyndhurtst Terrace in the heart
of Central, the late-night restaurant and bar
captures the essence of a Japanese izakaya with
its Japanese-Peruvian inspired food and
cocktails. Each visit to TokyoLima brings about
a unique experience (tokyolima.hk).Regional Bars
OLIVER SMITH is our
senior features writer
and regularly runs
very small sleeper
trains on his model
railway layout.SINGAPORE
MALAYSIA
HONG KONG
could not have sleuthed for murderers
pacing the central aisle on a Ryanair flight.
And there’s a reason they don’t set Chanel
No.5 ads on the 9.36 Great Western service
to Didcot Parkway.
And not only is it more stylish, the
sleeper train can even work out more
economical than the plane. For example: it
costs about £60 to catch a flight from
London to Inverness, which entails nearly
two hours fidgeting in the air, two hours
faffing about in airports and an hour or so
hunting for a hotel that will probably charge
you another £60+ for a bed. By contrast the
Caledonian Sleeper service from LondonEuston starts from £80 but provides
thrills which are priceless. Eating lamb
casserole in the dining carriage among
the Chiltern Hills. Enjoying
a nightcap at Rugby. Falling asleep to the
clatter of the rails at Crewe (waking
briefly for a nighttime wee at the edge of
the Lake District). Dreaming among the
windswept moors of the Borders. And
waking up to be handed a full Scottish
breakfast by an attendant – well rested,
well fed, an hour from your destination
and still not precisely sure
whereabouts you are.*
*Probably the Cairngorms.(Editor’s Pick)