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The White Lotus season 4 is filming at Hotel Martinez, in Cannes, in the South of France. Photo: Jf Romero/Pa/PA Wire/dpa
European cinema

Inside The White Lotus season 4’s luxury 5-star hotel in Cannes, France

Guests including Tom Cruise and Angelina Jolie have stayed at Hotel Martinez in Cannes, whose top suite goes for up to US$35,000 a night.

Art

When London’s museums started losing visitors, they decided to get creative

Asia travel

Best things to do in China’s Nanjing, from food and architecture to history

China's population

‘It’s a new crowd’: how Shanghai’s expat population is recovering – and changing

Four years ago, Shanghai’s draconian lockdown sparked an exodus of foreigners. Now, there are signs the city’s expat community is slowly bouncing back.

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Tourists from Belarus and Russia pose for photos at Yuyuan Garden in central Shanghai. Photo: Xinhua
Tourists from Belarus and Russia pose for photos at Yuyuan Garden in central Shanghai. Photo: Xinhua
Travel news and advice

4 of the best destinations for luxury multi-generational holidays

Booking a holiday for children, parents and grandparents all together can be daunting. Here are some ideas that offer something for everyone.

Asia travel

How Seoul’s strangest subway station made escalator weddings a thing

After plans for it to become a major transport hub fell through, Seoul’s grand Noksapyeong station pivoted. Here’s its fascinating story.

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Asia travel

The Irish-American pub helping put a quiet Seoul suburb on the cultural map

Seoul’s Nowon district has never been known for nightlife. Irish-American Brendan Kelly shares how his bar, Kelly’s Pub, is changing that.

Brendan Kelly stands behind the bar at Kelly’s Pub in Seoul’s Nonwon district. The Irish-American expat shares how his bar attracts locals and “foreigners from all over the world” as the face of the neighbourhood changes. Photo: Korea Times
Brendan Kelly stands behind the bar at Kelly’s Pub in Seoul’s Nonwon district. The Irish-American expat shares how his bar attracts locals and “foreigners from all over the world” as the face of the neighbourhood changes. Photo: Korea Times
Art

Why Lacma’s new US$724 million David Geffen Galleries space flows like oceans

The Los Angeles County Museum of Art’s new building encourages accidental interactions with artwork that visitors often ignore.

Tourism

Frozen’s magic hits Disneyland Paris with its new World of Frozen

Innovative technology in the World of Frozen at Disneyland Paris brings the franchise’s characters to life, captivating guests, young and old.

Asia travel

Profile | Meet the Hong Kong chef serving tastes of city’s past using new techniques

Celestial Court chef Kan Wong talks about tapping into memories to recreate flavours of 1980s Hong Kong, and the ingredient he doesn’t miss.

Kan Wong, the executive Chinese chef of Celestial Court at the Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel & Towers, talks about cooking to recapture a time “before all the awards and social media and plating became important”. Photo: Celestial Court
Expeditions and adventures

2 guys, 1 Reliant Robin and a long road trip to Cape Town – what could go wrong?

22,500km, 22 countries, 1 Reliant Robin. Two friends’ intercontinental road trip was risky and rewarding. But why embark on such a journey?

Oliver Jenks and Seth Scott with Sheila, the three-wheeler. Photo: Instagram/hold.mygear
Oliver Jenks and Seth Scott with Sheila, the three-wheeler. Photo: Instagram/hold.mygear
Asia travel

This mall is one of the best places to buy anime and fan merch in Seoul

I’Park Mall in Seoul’s Yongsan district focuses on fandoms built around animations, games and character-based intellectual property.

Art

Midea Group scion’s Shunde art museum shifts focus to amplify local voices

New projects at the He Art Museum, opened by the owners of Chinese appliance giant Midea, explore complex realities born of societal shifts.

Tourism

10 tips for retirement travel, from planning with AI to packing your bag

With travelling after retirement a growing trend, intrepid mature globe-trotters share tips on how to get the most out of more relaxed trips.

Retirement travel is trending on social media, with experienced older globe-trotters sharing useful tips. Photo: Shutterstock
Asia travel

Asia’s next cocktail capital? The rise of Phnom Penh’s vibrant drinks scene

Bars in the Cambodian capital are redefining the city’s mixology with their focus on local ingredients, creativity and sustainability.

A bartender puts the finishing touches on cocktails served at Seekers Spirits’ distillery and bar in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Photo: Seekers Spirits
A bartender puts the finishing touches on cocktails served at Seekers Spirits’ distillery and bar in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Photo: Seekers Spirits
Food and Drinks

Is this soup being culturally appropriated? Dispute boils between 2 nations

Greece and Turkey are arguing over a traditional soup’s origins as one restaurateur attempts to register it as a dish of Greece with Unesco.

European travel

William Shakespeare’s only London house finally found with 17th century map

The location of the house where the Bard likely wrote works including Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet was found on a map in the London Archives.

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Food and Drinks

Kunafa prawn? From Shandong to the Nile, Cairo’s love affair with Chinese food

From a 63-year-old restaurant chain to high-end hotels, Cairo has no shortage of Chinese food, tweaked for the local palate.

A chef at work at the Four Seasons Hotel Cairo’s 8 Restaurant. The woks used at the Cairo restaurant are sourced from China. Photo: Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza
A chef at work at the Four Seasons Hotel Cairo’s 8 Restaurant. The woks used at the Cairo restaurant are sourced from China. Photo: Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza
Asia travel

The best things to do in Gwangju, South Korea, from buildings to buns

Gwangju is known for its fine architecture, including traditional Korean hanok houses, as well as its cafes and a certain sticky rice cake.

Tourism

As the planet heats up, Greece fortifies its ruins

Ancient Greek monuments, from the Parthenon to Olympia, which have stood for 2,500 years, are under threat from extreme weather events.

Tourism

Exploring Armenia’s ‘other side’ on a 5-day tour off the tourist trail

From coffee to carpets and hikes to hillside churches, going off the beaten path in Armenia reveals cultural gems beyond its capital, Yerevan.

Odzun Church, located in Lori province, is one of the oldest churches in Armenia, and is one of many old Christian sites connected by hiking trails in the nation’s countryside. Photo: TNS
Fame and celebrity

Where ‘it all started’: David Bowie’s former home to open to the public

Bowie’s childhood home in Bromley, London, will be restored to how it was when he was 16, including the bedroom in which he wrote early songs.

A young David Bowie at 4 Plaistow Grove.
A young David Bowie at 4 Plaistow Grove.
Tourism

They came to see the cherry blossoms. A Japanese town isn’t happy about it

Fujiyoshida’s cherry blossoms and Mount Fuji views have sparked overtourism chaos, with a local festival cancelled as a result.

Food and Drinks

Hainanese chicken rice origins and its versions in Singapore, Malaysia and more

With roots in Hainan’s Wenchang chicken, Hainanese chicken rice shows how a dish can quietly evolve into distinct regional iterations.

Tourism

Latest ‘skillcation’ travel trend blends relaxation with self-improvement

From winemaking and beekeeping to kitesurfing and ranching, ‘skillcations’ add structured learning or practice to relaxation or sightseeing.

Skillcations blend travel with learning, such as at the Tombstone Monument Ranch in Tucson, in the US state of Arizona, which offers experiences like horse riding and ranching. Photo: courtesy of Tombstone Monument Ranch
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