JANUARY 2017 1RAEWYN KOH,
ASSOCIATE EDITOR...we’re excited to present our cover story on
Songkran, Thailand’s New Year Festival that
is all about having splashing good fun (p52).
We’ve also included our Great Escape to
Nicaragua with travel secrets to a palm-
fringed Caribbean beach, dense jungles with
smouldering volcanoes and storied colonial
towns (p37). Food is also largely on our
minds this month, as we list down our top
bars in the region (p19) and favourites from
Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants (p24), take a
cycling trip around Tasmania’s gourmet trails
(p25) and feast on MICHELIN star goodness
in Singapore (p26). A short trip to Kansai in
Japan has also revealed seasonal delectables
among other things the region continues to
astound us with (p62).
RAEWYNYNKOHEDITOR’S LETTER