Jetstar Asia September 2016

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SEPTEMBER 2016

TAIWAN I AUSTRALIA I CHINA I VIETNAM

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Discover some of the whitest sands on Earth

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INSIDER 06 I THE HOT LIST

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41 I BEAUTY ON THE FLY

61 I NEW DESTINATION

The best spots to get snap happy in Medan

Pretty products in berry hues

Explore Jetstar’s latest destination: sunny Sanya

Events across the network

26 I HOTEL TREND

84 I TRAVEL TALES

08 I NEWS

Tech-savvy stays for millennials

Not-so-stylish souvenirs

What’s hot this month

30 I TRADITION TALKS 11 I IN PROFILE Meet the man behind an award-winning beauty app

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COVER ARTWORK BOMBOLAND

Uncover the highlights of Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1

Journey to the birthplace of Japanese pottery

33 I WHAT’S IN MY SUITCASE? Take a peek at what an opera singer packs when he travels

17 I CITY GUIDE Find out why Jakarta is the new cool kid in Indonesia

35 I 5 OF THE BEST Traditional and welcoming Japanese ryokan in Japan

44 I MUSEUM MANIA Discover Taiwan’s unique and quirky museum experiences

50 I UNEXPECTED OUTBACK Six things you didn’t know about Australia’s back country

54 I PHOTO ESSAY

20 I FOODIE FOCUS A wonton walking tour of Hong Kong

INSPIRE

39 I SHOP IT Scented candles

Adventure through the Mekong Delta

INFLIGHT 68 I Jetstar news 69 I Quiz 71 I Winners – #StarJourneys 72 I Where we fly

Welcome I From the CEO

EDITORIAL For all editorial enquiries, please email Jetstarasia@hardiegrant.com.au Publisher Christine Dixon Managing Editor Chloe de Ridder Editor Pearlyn Tham Editor (Acting) Vanessa Mulquiney Art Director Dan Morley Senior Designer Sue Morony Chief Sub Editor Sophie Hull Editorial and Advertising Assistant Alana Young

Welcome aboard SEPTEMBER 2016

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Singapore has so much to cheer for

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n August, Singapore celebrated its 51st year of independence and our Singapore swimmer Joseph Schooling picked up Singapore’s first gold medal for the men’s 100m butterfly in the 2016 Olympics.

At Jetstar, we flew our Singapore flag high when we celebrated the Singapore Slang with the world. For one day only, August 9, our cabin crew adopted ‘Singlish’ as the official language on board selected flights. The crew peppered our announcements with the local slang and for anyone lucky enough to be on those flights, we hope you enjoyed it as much as our teams did.

In your seat pocket, you may now notice one extra item in front of you. We made history by setting up the world’s highest book club with our Big Book Swap. Some passengers departing Singapore were given

books at the departure gates and encouraged to leave them in seat pockets once finished for the next customer, and the next, and the next. If you want to be part of the onboard book exchange, our cabin crew can help you look for a book.

Jetstar is also happy to announce we will start services to Sanya, the Hawaii of China, this month. Sanya is the southernmost city on Hainan Island and Jetstar customers can now fly direct with two services a week to the resort island.

For many of our customers flying into Singapore for the F1 Singapore Grand Prix, we look forward to serving you and thank you for flying with Jetstar.

Barathan Pasupathi CEO, Jetstar Asia Airways

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Millions of great savings for you

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Here at Jetstar, we’re always striving to do better.

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wonder how many people on this flight today bought their fare for less than $100?

I ask because recently I was allowed a wonderful opportunity to reflect on this great airline.

In just 12 years, Jetstar has grown to be a group of airlines across New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, Japan and Vietnam.

We have a fleet of 127 aircraft (that’s more than Singapore Airlines and almost as many as Cathay Pacific) and we fly to 80 destinations.

But the stat that is my personal favourite is this: last year, of the 34 million people who travelled with us, more than 20 million of you bought your seats for less than $100 each.

We’re committed to always offering you low fares, and I reckon that number proves it!

But, here at Jetstar, we’re always striving to do better.

One way is by making sure we’re connecting you to the destinations you want to travel to.

In Singapore, Jetstar Asia supports 26 airline partners by connecting their customers to our destinations.

Our international fleet of 787 Dreamliners allows Australians access to great value and exciting holidays and adventures in Asia, as well as Hawaii. In New Zealand, our new regional network has added 240 more flights, or 240 more opportunities for Kiwis to connect each week.

And we’re continuing to grow our international routes from both Japan and Vietnam.

So, why not take a look at our route maps at the back of this magazine and decide where we can connect you to next?

Happy travels.

SEPTEMBER HIGHLIGHTS Here are just some of the things we love in this month’s issue – enjoy!

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Time for Yum Cha!

Whether you’re in Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia or China, celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival this month.

Traditionally a time for eating tasty mooncakes and gazing at the seasonally bright moon, it’s also time for reuniting with family and loved ones (p06).

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The hot list The Mid-Autumn Festival rules the calendar this month with celebrations across Singapore, China and Hong Kong, while in Manila the International Book Fair and Best of Anime 2016 take over the city

It’s all happening for bookworms in Manila

The 15th Tokyo Jazz Festival September 2–4

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Jazz arrives in Japan this month with the 15th Tokyo Jazz Festival celebrating the theme ‘beyond borders, beyond generations’. Local and international artists are part of the line-up, with highlights including veteran pianist Kenny Barron, and guitarist Kazumi Watanabe collaborating with world-class flamenco guitarist Jin Oki. tokyo-jazz.com

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This month countries including Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and China celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. As well as eating mooncakes, in Hong Kong you can be enthralled by fire dragon dances and in Singapore head to Chinatown to see lanterns and folk art performances.

Manila International Book Fair 2016 September 14–18

Tokyo is grooving Celebrate the arts in Singapore

The Best of Anime 2016

Until September 17 The Singapore International Festival of Arts (SIFA) returns with local and international acts. Highlights this month include the contemporary dance performance In the Mood For Frankie, an outdoor video installation called Ron Arad’s 720° and the play Sandaime Richard written by Hideki Noda. sifa.sg

September 17–18 This year’s colourful convention in Manila will include the All-Star Cosplay Competition, Superstar Karaoke Contest and Battle of the Bands. Big names from the world of cosplay will make an appearance, including Reika from Japan and Yau from Hong Kong. There are also films, demos and workshops. thebestofanime.com

Coinciding with the Best of Anime convention, this event is one for the bibliophiles. Now in its 37th year, the Manila International Book Fair is the country’s biggest and longestrunning book fair with everything from author talks to more than 90 stalls selling well-priced fiction bestsellers, children’s books, graphic novels and cookbooks. manilabookfair.com

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On the radar

Can you spot a cheeky gibbon?

Be inspired for your next adventure with everything new and noteworthy across the Jetstar Asia network

Cambodia’s brand-new national park

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Asia is once again well represented in Travel+Leisure’s list of the World’s 50 Most Visited Tourist Attractions. Tokyo’s Sensoji Temple and Meiji Jingu Shrine both made it into the top 10 (tied for seventh place), while Disneyland Tokyo, Beijing’s Forbidden City and Tokyo DisneySea were in the top 20.

SINGAPORE’S WINNING EXPERIENCES Singapore has taken out four awards in the prestigious annual International Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards 2016.

Singapore was awarded first place for a short break and favourite stopover, Singapore Changi Airport was named the best airport in the world and Raffles Singapore won best luxury hotel. The awards, nominated by more than 5,000 readers, highlight the best in international travel for 2016.

Cambodia has declared a new national park in the Cardamom Mountains known as the Southern Cardamom National Park. The new park completes a network of nearly 1.82 million hectares of protected forest and is home to more than 2,000 known plant species and 28 threatened animal species, including the endangered Asian elephant and pileated gibbons.

MEET YOUR NEW TRAVEL BFF

Jakarta says hello to the Four Seasons Jakarta recently welcomed the new Four Seasons Hotel, bringing its brand of luxury and hospitality to Indonesia’s bustling capital.

Situated in the new Capital Place – a cuttingedge landmark designed by architect César Pelli – the Four Seasons offers extensive dining options such as the grand Palm Court, and opulent spa treatments including traditional Balinese massage. fourseasons.com/jakarta

The next time you pack your vacay bags, slip in the multitasking Fresh On aromatherapy roll-on (S$4.90). Made by the same people behind the famous Eagle Brand Green Medicated Oil, this travel-friendly, 8ml little wonder boasts natural, aromatic ingredients reported to relieve motion sickness, giddiness, and soothe insect bites. Apply on your temple or behind the earlobes and neck.

Available at leading pharmacies and all three terminals at Changi Airport.

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IT’S A BEAUTIFUL LIFE DOUGLAS GAN, CO-FOUNDER OF BEAUTY SERVICES APP VANITEE, SHARES HIS SUCCESS SECRETS AND TALKS ABOUT HIS PASSION FOR THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY

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ondering where you can find a great manicurist, brow artist or hairstylist in Singapore? There’s an app for that. It’s called Vanitee, and it connects customers with the best beauty service providers on the island.

You can save time and trouble by choosing highly rated beauty artists, booking salon appointments or house calls, and p paying for your services – all through the one app.

The beauty artists on Vanitee really strive to make their clients look and feel good

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Insider I IN PROFILE Entrepreneur Douglas (second from right), with the Vanitee team

Hire a beauty pro quick as a click

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Douglas Gan, co-founder, CEO and chairman of Vanitee, launched the app in May 2015. Since then, it has won multiple awards and partnered with major mobile applications and banks in Singapore.

In the first quarter of this year, it was handling more than S$20,000 a day.

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Vanitee makes life easier for Singapore-based beauty service providers and their customers – I like to think of it as a huge

virtual salon. The average salon in Singapore has five beauty professionals; Vanitee has more than 1,700, which translates to 340 salons island wide.

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How did you come up with the idea for it?

At the time, my partners and I were running VanityTrove, a social network for people who loved beauty products.

We noticed a gap in the market for beauty services and thought: you can book a movie ticket or a hotel room online quite easily, but why is it so hard to locate a good beauty service provider?

People wanted more than just to read reviews of beauty salons on the net.

They wanted to know where they could find the best and most affordable beauty services in their area. It took us six months to bring our idea to life.

What drives you to come up with amazing business ideas?

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I’ve always wanted to make an impact on the world. I didn’t want to stand on the sidelines and wait for things to happen. I wanted to be in the centre of the action, and to be in a position where I could invent and make people’s lives easier.

Some innovations have a novelty factor, but my innovations are, I believe, purposeful and practical.

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Why does the beauty industry appeal?

Beauty is such an interesting industry and there are so many services out there. It’s also that the beauty industry is recession proof – in a bad economy, people are still known to spend money on beauty products and services.

I knew that there

were many talented and dedicated manicurists, makeup artists, massage therapists, and the like out there, and I wanted to connect them with people who were always looking for the best of such service providers.

It’s not just about making money or selling someone a treatment package; the beauty artists on Vanitee really strive to make their clients look and feel good.

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What’s your advice for new entrepreneurs?

If you want to start something, go all in or don’t bother. Second, ideas are cheap.

Execution is what really matters. Third, think about what you’ll do when your business has grown – you must be willing to bring together different kinds of people to help you take the business to the next level.

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Central city secrets Once a 19th-century meeting point of French colonial high society and now a financial hub of Ho Chi Minh City, District 1 is packed with historical sights, high-end boutiques and trendy hangouts

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Reunification Palace From the outside, Reunification Palace (the former presidential palace of South Vietnam) looks like a drab concrete government office. Once you step inside, it becomes a perfectly preserved 60s time warp. Every section – the opulent meeting room, war room and private living residences – has survived, so much so you’d be forgiven for mistaking it for a Cold War spy thriller film set.

135 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia St, +84 8 3822 3652

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Saigon Central Post Office With soaring ceilings and hand-painted French colonial maps, everything about this post office is a throwback to a bygone age – except perhaps for the old-school telephone booths that are now ATMs. It’s still a fully functioning post office, too – be sure to purchase a postcard and visit the octogenarian professional letter writer who has been helping people craft and translate their words for decades.

2 Cong Xa Paris, +84 8 3822 1677

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Galerie Quynh Perched above L’Usine, Galerie Quynh is a modern art space with experimental exhibitions, art education projects and talks. The gallery was established in 2003 by VietnameseAmerican art critic Quynh Pham and Brit Robert Cianchi and features exhibitions by both Vietnamese and international artists.

Past exhibition highlights include chaotic abstract forest paintings from Hoang Duong.

Level 2, 151/3 Dong Khoi St, +84 8 3824 8284; galeriequynh.com

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L’Usine L’Usine sums up the essence of Ho Chi Minh City: young, entrepreneurial and dynamic. Walk through an art arcade, past an alleyway used as a parking spot for motorbikes, up a flight of stairs with peeling mustard yellow walls, and you’ll find L’Usine, a cross between a café, boutique and exhibition space. Stock up on kitschy items and settle in for a coffee and cupcake.

Level 1, 151/1 Dong Khoi St, +84 8 6674 3565; lusinespace.com

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Secret Garden This rooftop restaurant is decked out like a humble country garden, dotted with caged chickens, potted plants and small trellises. Covers of early 1980s classics blare out over the sound system, and the food is simple yet tasty: think deep-fried catfish with mango sauce and beef salad. The view here is superior to that of any paid-for viewing point in the city. It is well worth the price (around VND350,000/S$21 for a two-person meal) for a seat.

158 Pasteur St, +84 9 0990 4621

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La Fenêtre Soleil La Fenêtre Soleil is a café by day, buzzing drinking den and music venue by night. The setting exudes rustic and elegant vibes with exposed brickwork, Art Deco-style furniture and glass tabletops showcasing Chinese porcelain plates and mosaic tiles. Expect Indonesian fare alongside a wide selection of cocktails, imported beers and coffee.

La Fenêtre Soleil offers salsa and DJ nights.

Level 2, 44 Ly Tu Trong St, +84 8 3824 5994; lafenetresoleil.com

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Lam Boutique Whether her clothes are spotted on the star-studded runways of Vietnam Fashion Week or on the bustling, traffic-congested and sun-beaten streets of HCMC, fashion designer Li Lam is lauded for her feminine fashion statements. Her flagship store, Lam Boutique, is chic and welcoming. Expect to find long, layered silk cocktail dresses featuring Audrey Hepburn-inspired necklines, 1950s tea dresses and modern kimonos. 98 Mac Thi Buoi St, +84 0 938 674 998; lilam.vn

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10.30AM SHADOW PLAY

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JAKARTA There’s more to Jakarta than traffic and budget electronics: it’s quickly becoming the quiet achiever of the tropics. So, move over Bali… there’s a new cool kid in town

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8AM BREAKFAST AT BATAVIA Cafe Batavia is perfectly located in Fatahillah Square in Kota Tua, Jakarta’s Old Town. While inside eating your Belgian waffles and overlooking the square, you’ll get a taste of what Dutch colonial Jakarta may have been like. The two-storey coffee house was built in the 1800s and has polished timber throughout, curved arches and a beautiful staircase leading to the first-floor dining area.

Here you’ll be fascinated by walls of portraits and framed historic photos of movie stars and singers. Enjoy breakfast favourites like pancakes with maple syrup and vanilla ice

After you’ve returned your bicycle and hat, walk to Wayang Museum, one of the many museums and galleries facing Fatahillah Square. This museum showcases beautiful Javanese wayang puppetry, said to be the world’s oldest freestanding puppetry form.

Ask for a guided tour by one of the artists to learn more about the art and its history.

Combine the tour with a visit to nearby Makutharama Puppet Studio and Workshop, run by master craftsman and performer Aldy Sanjaya.

Sanjaya, a fourth-generation puppeteer, performs a 15-minute play with about five shadow puppets.

Where: Makutharama Puppet Studio, No. 3 Jalan Kali Besar Timur; Wayang Museum, Jalan Pintu Besar Utara 27

Top to bottom: Rent a colourful bicycle; Cafe Batavia; puppet play

cream (IDR72,500/S$7.50) or classics with a Cafe Batavia twist like eggs Benedict with caviar hollandaise (IDR99,00/S$10.25). After breakfast, head down to the square and rent a colourful bicycle and hat (straw hats

for ladies and pith helmets for gents) from a vendor and take a spin around the square (about IDR20,000/ S$2 for 30 minutes).

Where: Fatahillah Square, Jalan Pintu Besar Utara No. 14, Kota; cafebatavia.com

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As on all treasure hunts, you'll have to dig around Red everything at Suzie Wong Lounge

3.30PM A SHOT OF COFFEE

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The historic Kunstkring Paleis was originally built to promote the fine arts of the Indies. The artwork is still on the walls but now it houses an elegant restaurant that serves Indonesian and Dutch dishes, and has an adjoining bar, Suzie Wong Lounge. The Dutch rijsttafel (rice table) feast is the reason to come here for something special.

Multiple courses are delivered to your table by dancers who double as waiters – and you may be encouraged to get up and dance for your supper.

There are also vegetarian and special menus available.

After lunch, enjoy a drink or look around at Suzie Wong Lounge, which pays homage to the 1960 Hong Kong-based film The World of Suzie Wong and is everything you’d imagine it to be: red lanterns, red everything.

Where: Jalan Teuku Umar No. 1, Menteng, Jakarta Pusat, +62 21 390 0899; tuguhotels.com

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Prepare yourself for an afternoon of shopping with a coffee from Giyanti, a hip coffee house that you’ll find located down an alleyway and through a courtyard (if you can resist stopping at the antique stalls across the road).

Hendrik Halianto runs Giyanti with his wife and the coffee house is inspired by the laneway coffee shops in Melbourne (where Hendrik was a student). There are homemade lamingtons in the glass cabinet and chunky meat pies to munch on, but the star is the coffee. It’s single-origin, roasted in house and from Sumatra and Flores (although the bean

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menu is updated regularly).

There’s a lovely courtyard seating area where cigarettesmoking students tap away on laptops and sip coffee, and a comfortable and buzzing indoor air-con area.

Where: Jalan Surabaya No. 20, Menteng, Jakarta Pusat, +62 21 3192 3698; giyanticoffeeroastery.com

Did you know?

Batavia was the name for Jakarta back in the Dutch colonial era.

Giyanti's coffee is a star attraction

Cocktails + city views = a recipe for a great night

After your coffee-andlamington break, head across the road to look though the treasure trove of antique stalls along Jalan Surabaya.

As on all treasure hunts, you’ll have to dig around the stalls – which are deceptively deep. Every square inch of floor, ceiling and bench space is covered with antiques straight from old Jakarta, ranging from jewellery to shadow puppets. Vendors are friendly and nothing has a price tag so be prepared to haggle.

Where: Jalan Surabaya

7.30PM SUNSET COCKTAILS AND DINNER The best place in Jakarta in which to see the sunset over a fruity cocktail is Skye atop the 56-storey BCA Tower.

This uber-cool bar/restaurant is slickly styled with a pool (sadly, for decoration, not swimming), daybeds, lounges and cane chairs. Check the sunset times so you don’t miss the star attraction with a tipple in hand – drink favourites include the icy dragon-fruit margarita. Head to the adjoining restaurant which serves up international fare – the yellow fish curry (IDR150,000/S$15.50) is one of the most popular dishes.

Where: BCA Tower Level 56, Jalan M.H. Thamrin No. 1, Menteng, +62 21 2358 6996; ismaya.com

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WALK THIS WAY: WONTONS OF HONG KONG DEVOUR DIM SUM, ONE TASTY MORSEL AND ONE STEP AT A TIME, ON A SELF-GUIDED TEAHOUSE TRAIL THROUGH THE STREETS OF HONG KONG

apan has sashimi, Vietnam has phở and Thailand has tom yum soup. Likewise, Hong Kong will have you craving yum cha for breakfast, lunch and dinner – and bring fresh meaning to the phrase ‘good things come in small packages’. Forget the tourist traps and, instead, head to the neighbourhood nooks to truly discover the heartbeat of the city through its wontons.

Tastebuds ready… start your tour with the fragrant chilli pork dumplings at Yum Cha (yumchahk. com), which is located in Nan Fung Place overlooking Des Voeux Road, right in the heart of the bustling business district. Dispelling the myth that all dumplings are greasy, the in-house tastemakers here combine perfect cuts of pork shoulder with prawns to create a harmonised balance of meat and lard inside each and every parcel.

The restaurant’s aromatic fusion sauce of rice vinegar, sugar, chilli, garlic, ginger and a surprising dash of ketchup give the classic ‘goldfish tail’-shaped bundles a lively zing that dances on the palate.

Historically, the mark of a good dumpling is in the thickness of the dough, with the goal being a thin, translucent skin revealing the steamed inner filling. Crossing the tram lines on Des Voeux Road and pacing a few steps east will land you at the entrance to Wing Kut Street alleyway. It’s now time to put on your history-buff hat as you enter Mak’s Noodle restaurant (look for the windows covered in magazine clippings on the left side of this backstreet), a famous wonton noodle soup family legacy dating back to the 1960s. It’s frequented by locals who are craving its authentic handmade dough kneaded with

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Start your tour with fragrant pork dumplings at Yum Cha A side of sparkle Eating meat or oily dishes (hello, chilli-oil dumplings) can leave a slight greasiness on the tongue. Sparkling wine or champagne pairs perfectly with dim sum and can further highlight the accents and flavours of the food.

The acidity helps to balance the mouth, making a glass of bubbles at one of Hong Kong’s watering holes a great palate cleanser en route to your next tasting.

traditional bamboo poles and wrapped around succulent shrimp. The consommé-style broth made from pork bones, shrimp roe and dried flounder is served in a small bowl that’s topped with thin, bouncy wonton noodles. The petite portion is said to be the secret to Mak’s perfectly al dente noodles, as the small serve prevents the noodles sitting in the broth too long before you get a chance to finish them. Our advice? Order two bowls – at least.

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Dive into dim sum If you’ve never had to dive onto a dim sum cart to snatch a steaming basket of bite-size dumplings, it’s time to sharpen your elbows as you take a left turn out of Mak’s and follow the laneway uphill and across

Queens Road Central to the next tasting.

Perched inside Tsang Chiu Ho Building on the corner of Wellington and Aberdeen streets, Lin Heung Tea House is possibly one of the oldest dim sum establishments still dishing up in Hong Kong, dating back to 1926. It is common to daap toi (share a table with strangers) as early as 6am at this busy Cantonese diner. The fast-paced dining culture of sit-eat-pay-leave comes to life with card-waving customers taking their pick from the passing trolleys that are stacked with bamboo baskets.

It’s sink-or-swim at this old-world teahouse where ordering à la carte is not an option. A rare find is the siu mai steamed quail egg dumplings, and adventurous foodies

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A harmonised balance of meat and lard is inside each parcel

Clockwise from far left: Cooking up a storm at Mak’s Noodle restaurant; bamboo steamer baskets at Yum Cha; the hot custard buns at Yum Cha; rush hour at Lin Heung Tea House

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will love the gai dan jing yu cheung – fried fish intestines that are tucked under a thick blanket of baked egg.

Walking east along Wellington Street offers you the chance to explore the colourful hawker stalls at the street markets that peel off on adjacent lanes. Taking a left down the cobblestone path of Pottinger Street will connect you to Stanley Street presenting the calmer, old-world charm of Luk Yu Tea House.

With its rosewood furniture and stainedglass murals, this quieter hangout is renowned for an extensive tea menu and har gao (crystal-skin shrimp dumplings).

Frequented by some of Hong Kong’s biggest tycoons, this teahouse is a great spot for peoplewatching while you soak up its rich history and some of the best traditional dim sum in Hong Kong.

Getting hotter...

A short atmospheric tram ride to Wan Chai allows for some time

to purchase a side of milk for your upcoming fiery finale at Qi House of Sichuan on Johnson Road. This seductively spicy Michelin-starred restaurant turns up the heat with the seven flavours of Sichuan.

Here, delicately steamed wontons are not served in the traditional broth, but on a bed of crushed hot chillies, with the spectrum of spice bringing the flavours of the pork and vegetable filling to life. While the exact secret ingredients of the intensely aromatic heated chilli sauce remain a mystery, discerning diners will note nods to the traditional flavours of vinegar, garlic, and roasted chilli oil.

A highly sociable activity, a wonton-a-thon unveils both the rich

Top to bottom: The tasty selection at Yum Cha; Michelin-starred restaurant Qi House of Sichuan

Be guided by the experts Heat things up at Qi House of Sichuan history and diversity of Hong Kong’s culinary scene. It also manifests variations on Cantonese cuisine that will undoubtedly leave you ‘wonton’ more.

From relaxed to fine dining, Little Adventures In Hong Kong will customise a culinary adventure tailored to your flavours of choice and dietary requirements – and is set to impress even the most seasoned foodies.

Curated by the bilingual staff, these expert-led private food walks ensure your time is mapped out so you don’t miss a beat on the best street eats. littleadventuresin hongkong.com

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ISTANA MAIMOON Built by the sultan of Deli in 1888, Istana Maimoon (or Maimoon Palace) is the spot to capture Malay, Mughal and Italianinfluenced architecture complemented by a bright yellow and green colour palette. @richankawaii

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RAHMAT INTERNATIONAL WILDLIFE MUSEUM & GALLERY This museum combines taxidermy with dioramas to display some 2,000 species from various countries. It’s the easiest way to safely get a wild #selfie. @rednoadrianie12

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The Graha Maria Annai Velangkanni is a Catholic church, but it’s influenced by South Indian architecture. Inside, the ceiling is lined with striking murals.

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North Sumatra’s capital, Medan, is a mix of cosmopolitan attractions, Batak and Chinese culture and religious architecture. In between sights, sample a love-it-or-hate-it fruit and try to get a rare glimpse of endangered orangutans

DURIAN Medan’s durian following has led to the opening of the durian store Durian Ucok. Even if you’re not a #durianlover, the fruit’s spiky exterior makes for a great Instagram shot.

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BECAK Brightly coloured becak (bicycle and motorcycle rickshaws) are a common way of exploring Medan. Unlike in other countries, the passenger is seated beside the driver in a kind of sidecar. @teuku_rahmatt

MASJID RAYA AL MASHUN Masjid Raya Al Mashun (Great Mosque) was commissioned by the sultan in 1906. Its unique façade is notable for the octagonal turrets and domes, and the interior features marble, carvings and stained glass.

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FOR THE #FOODIE Medan’s cuisine makes for great photo fodder. Head to Jalan Semarang and Jalan Selat Panjang for some of the city’s oldest Chinese eateries or get a shot of the iconic, lit-up Merdeka Walk street sign.

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SRI MARIAMMAN TEMPLE Built in 1884, the Sri Mariamman is Medan’s oldest Hindu temple.

Situated in Kampung Madras (Little India), the temple is decorated with beautiful, bright hues and ornate statues of Hindu gods.

TJONG A FIE MANSION This 35-room mansion, built in 1895 by wealthy merchant Tjong A Fie as a gift for his wife, is a historical jewel and a photo-worthy piece of history – complete with hand-painted ceilings and a Taoist temple.

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Slick room service and high thread counts are no longer enough to lure today’s travellers. These hotels are using tech to up their game for seamless service and quirky experiences

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illennials, with their serious cyber smarts and love of a genuine journey, are changing the travel industry. Accordingly, hotels hear their call for authenticity, moving on from opulent marble bathrooms and generic benefits to efficient, automated and downright distinctive (and cool!) experiences.

Guests text an emoji combination of their needs to the hotel

In the know Knowing a place like a local is, perhaps, the essence of millennial travel and hotels are stepping up to meet this need. Renaissance Hotels, a new-age Marriott brand with locations including in Bangkok, Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur, has adopted concierge ‘navigators’ – neighbourhood experts who help guests discover the city through the personal recommendations of a local.

The good-value Andon Ryokan in Tokyo, meanwhile, gives guests the opportunity to immerse themselves in local culture, with events spanning traditional tea ceremonies and language classes.

The authentic experience extends to the rooms, where guests sleep on futons on traditional tatami-mat flooring, with simple surroundings.

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Tech-savvy From checking restaurant reviews via apps to Instagramming travel snaps, millennials are, above all, tech-savvy. According to travel consultant Y Partnership free wi-fi and self-service check-in/check-out booths are no longer just perks, but expectations. Singapore’s M Social, described as a hotel for “global citizens with a millennial mindset”, was the first in Singapore to adopt this check-in technology.

In the lobby, guests can use the self check-in kiosks to scan their passport, verify their reservation,

Stay here Renaissance Hotels Locations include Guiyang, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Okinawa, Phuket and Ho Chi Minh City; renaissance-hotels. marriott.com

Andon Ryokan 2-34-10, Nihonzutsumi, Taito, Tokyo, +813 3873 8611

M Social Singapore 90 Robertson Quay, Singapore, +65 6206 1888; millenniumhotels.com/ en/singapore/m-socialsingapore

Aloft Locations include Bangkok, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur and Taipei; starwoodhotels. com/alofthotels/index.html

Wanderlust Singapore 2 Dickson Road, Singapore, +65 6396 3322; wanderlusthotel.com

W Retreat & Spa Bali Jl. Petitenget, Kerobokan, Seminyak, Denpasar, +62 361 3000 106; wretreatbali.com

27 email or print an invoice and receive their room key cards. And when it comes to internet access, M Social has gone for convenience.

Complimentary smartphones, called Handy Phones, are available in each room with unlimited data, free local and international calls, hotel info and a pre-loaded city guide. That means no more paying through the nose for international rates on your own phone.

Taking the high-tech craze further, however, is Aloft Hotels.

With locations in Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and Taipei, guests are currently able to use the hotel’s keyless entry programme, which bypasses the check-in line and allows your hotel room to open with the swipe of a smartphone.

The real highlight, however, is Aloft’s emoji room service.

For those keen to forego words altogether, Aloft’s TiGi (which stands for ‘Text it. Get it.’) programme allows guests to text

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an emoji combination of their needs to the hotel to avoid the hassle of having to call reception. The menu currently consists of six kits including ‘The Re:Fresh’ for toiletries and ‘the Munchies’ for sweet snacks.

The hotel will even attempt to anticipate your whims – send a gift emoji and you’ll receive a surprise present.

Currently, emoji room service is in its pilot stage at Aloft Bangkok Sukhumvit-11, Aloft Guangzhou Tianhe and Aloft Seoul Gangnam.

One-of-a-kind Along with technology, millennials love hotels that have a unique offering – they want to be inspired and “look for unique and memorable experiences, as opposed

Aloft is bringing together the old-world charm of butlers and new robotics technology to more typical resort destinations”, according to the How Millennials Killed Travel Marketing As We Know It report by MDG Advertising.

Traditional hotels offering familiar branding and services around the world no longer cut it – popular hotels are focusing on the experiential.

While a themed interior isn’t a redesign of the wheel, boutique hotel Wanderlust in Singapore reignites design excitement by injecting some of the novelty factor – in the Mono Origami rooms, the blank canvas of white interiors and

Robots run the show

In a world first for major hotels, Aloft is bringing together the old-world charm of butlers and furnishings is brought to new robotics technology life by the guest, who can to create the pillar-like choose from four different robot butler known as colours to ‘paint’ the space A.L.O. Botlr. Dressed, through special lighting. so to speak, in a custom Meanwhile, music is on vinyl uniform and name the agenda at W Retreat & tag, robot A.L.O. Botlr Spa Bali with the W Sound has joined the ranks of Suite, a 50sqm, professional- the emoji menu, keyless level studio where artists entry and, of course, and music lovers can record actual staff at the hotel. tunes or mix their own sets A.L.O.’s main duty is to in this paradisiacal setting. assist with deliveries, And, for the listeners rather from towels to toiletries than the makers, W Bali’s and even orders from in-house music curator, the emoji menu. If you’re Damian Saint, works with especially happy with several resident DJs and your service, you can tip programs live music for the A.L.O. Botlr with grateful hotel’s bar, Woobar, with tweets. A.L.O. Botlr is recent appearances by DJ being trialled at Aloft Aeroplane and Chicago Cupertino in Silicon house trio Autograf.

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TAKE A TRIP TO THE BIRTHPLACE OF THE DELICATE ART OF JAPANESE POTTERY, WHERE KILNS HAVE BEEN FIRING FOR 400 YEARS

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lanked by lush green forests and soaring mountains, Arita, on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu, is an unassuming town – with a unique history. It was here in 1616, exactly 400 years ago, that Japan’s first porcelain was created.

During the 16th century, after failed attempts to invade Korea, Japanese daimyo (feudal lord) Toyotomi Hideyoshi was so impressed with the porcelain he had seen in Seoul, he forcibly brought back Korean craftsmen to establish the industry in Japan.

In 1616 Korean potter Yi Sam-pyeong (also

known as Ri Sanpei) discovered that Arita’s Izumi mountain was a plentiful source of kaolin, the raw material for white porcelain which would later become iconic to Arita ceramics.

The Izumiyama quarry was then built to mine the stone, and porcelain production grew throughout the country, with Arita becoming the major hub of the craft.

Arita porcelain became known as aritayaki or imariyaki, as the porcelain was traded through the port of nearby Imari.

Centuries later, aritayaki is still made using the same traditional methods.

Time-honoured aritayaki patterns specifically for Japanese cups

Centuries later, aritayaki is still made using the same methods Inside Touetsugama, a 380-year-old pottery kiln, the workshop is as serene as the town itself.

In the cool, dark rooms where potters sit at their wheels to shape, dust and check each piece, stand towering shelves of handmade ceramics,

which are left to dry slowly to prevent any cracking. First fired at a low temperature (known as the bisque fire) to ensure there’s no shrinkage or damage, they’re then painted and glazed with various designs.

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The dedicated attention to detail at Touetsugama kiln

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Porcelain practices Aritayaki is famous for its sometsuke design – white porcelain painted with indigo depictions. The deep blue colour comes from a mix of natural cobalt and, traditionally, boiled green tea. The pieces were typically painted with scenes of Japan’s history, culture and environment, then sealed with a clear glaze.

“We have more than 100 kinds of glazes in our factory, which have all been inherited from generation to generation,” says Miho Imamura, who manages the Touetsugama kiln in Arita with her husband, Kenichi, a 14th-generation Imamura potter at the kiln.

“We are known for doing a particular glaze called tenmoku,” says Imamura. “Because of the iron content, it is an ochre colour when first painted. After firing, it turns black.”

Top pottery stops IZUMIYAMA QUARRY This quarry is no longer mined but you can still visit what is left of this majestic mountain. 1–5, Izumiyama, Arita-cho, Nishimatsuura-gun, Saga

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TENGUDANI KILN SITE Constructed on a mountain slope, this now-defunct climbing kiln is said to be one of the first in Japan.

Shirakawa, Arita-cho, Nishimatsuura-gun, Saga

KYUSHU CERAMIC MUSEUM The museum offers a comprehensive introduction to the history of aritayaki and explores ceramics made throughout the Edo period, as well as more contemporary pieces.

3100–1 Toshakuotsu, Arita-cho, Nishi Matsuura-Gun, Saga; saga-museum.jp/ceramic

GENEMON KILN Take a tour of one of the oldest kilns in Arita, where you can even try glazing your own piece.

2726 Maruo-Hei, Aritacho, Nishimatsuura-gun, Saga; gen-emon.co.jp

Tenmoku is one of the most difficult glazes to master, being hard to control, and only a handful of potters have perfected the art.

After glazing, the pottery is fired again at very high temperatures, known as glost firing. “We fire the ceramics for about 16 hours at 1300°C in our gas-fired kiln,” explains Imamura. “Because aritayaki is fired at such high temperatures, it has a high durability. The glaze also makes it water repellent.”

Kenichi Imamura says aritayaki is an important part of Japanese life, both past and present.

“Ceramics are strongly connected with Japanese culture – Japanese food and tea ceremonies are part of the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List. Our ceramics support these,” he says. “What makes me happy more than anything else is when somebody has used the porcelain pieces I’ve made, for a long time.”

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Opera singer Adrian Tamburini keeps simple fitness, sharp fashion and, of course, music essentials at the top of his packing list

Adrian Tamburini Prinicipal artist, Opera Australia, opera.org.au

I AM THE TYPE of person who leaves packing to the very last minute because I can never decide exactly what I will need. “Do I bring one pair of shoes, or four? Will I need a coat?”

My overnight bag and wallet were a gift from my partner, so they are always a beautiful reminder of him when we are apart.

Exercise is important to me and my skipping rope is the lightest, most

effective way to keep fit [when I’m] on the road.

I mainly travel for work, so my tuxedo, wing collar and bow tie are my constant companions – not to mention my headphones and scores for the music that I am performing or studying.

Because I wear makeup on stage, keeping my skin clean and hydrated is important to me. When I found that Lqd Skin Care was an Australian-owned

company, I immediately used their products and fell in love with them.

I still have the cuff links my father wore on his wedding day and I make sure I wear them when performing.

In 2012, while studying in Senigallia, Italy, I came across this cashmere scarf in a small boutique. Every time I wear it, I think of all the incredible blessings my life as an opera singer affords me.

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Ryokan Collection Ryokan, or traditional Japanese-style inns, are known for their distinctive cultural hospitality experience. We’ve rounded up five of the best to add to your bucket list

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1.SHIRAUME, KYOTO Shiraume is located in one of Kyoto’s most historic areas, Gion, and there’s plenty of history at the ryokan, too.

In the late Edo period (circa 1600–1868) Shiraume used to be an ochaya, a place where apprentice geiko (geisha) live while they study, train and work. Shiraume is a 45-minute walk from must-see attraction Tofuku-ji, a beautiful Buddhist temple built in 1236. Here there are beginner Zen meditation classes on offer (about four a month and in Japanese only), and in November the temple comes alive with autumn colours. Manager Tomoko Okuda is known to pamper her guests with personalised touches that resemble staying at a relative’s home – if you’d like to learn about the area’s history or customs, Tomoko is happy to help. The kaiseki (traditional Japanese multi-

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There’s also a popular standalone restaurant on site (it’s advisable you book ahead).

Be sure to squeeze in the 8km hike to Magome while here before soaking in a hinoki bath. tsumago-fujioto.jp/ tomarie.html Hiking the Nakasendo Way? Hang up your boots at Ryokan Fujioto

course dinner) is homemade, seasonal and delicious – and ‘happy hour’ lasts six hours. shiraume-kyoto.jp

2.RYOKAN FUJIOTO, NAGISO-MACHI, NAGANO Ryokan Fujioto is located in Tsumago on the Nakasendo Way, a network of ancient highways connecting Kyoto and Tokyo and a well-known

hiking route which passes through several small villages. The locals do their best to preserve the rich history here – think lantern-lit streets and restrictions for cars. At Fujioto, the owners, husband and wife Marco and Kaiko, have also made additions for Western visitors such as chairs to sit on rather than pillows, for anyone not

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3.RYOKAN SAWANOYA, TAITO, TOKYO Located near Ueno Park, Sawanoya is a family-run ryokan, so expect plenty of special touches – from the complimentary internet to the regular shishi-mai (traditional lion dance) performances.

Rooms come with green tea, a yukata (robe) to wear to the bath and perfectly crafted origami birds that kids will love. There is much to see in the pretty surrounding district of Yanaka. Hire a bike from Sawanoya to explore traditional crafts shops, cafés, restaurants, Ueno Park and museums. It’s easy to get from Yanaka to Tokyo’s main attractions: Nezu train station is just a short walk away. sawanoya.com 36

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Breathe in some Zen in Ryokan Sawanoya’s peaceful garden

separately. Free bicycle rental is available – the reconstructed Nagoya Castle is a short distance away and worth a visit for the sweeping views of the city alone. kyoya.to/blog

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Kyoya Ryokan offers the renowned impeccable Japanese hospitality, plus a beautiful traditional garden for weary travellers to recharge in. Accommodation is shared dorm rooms or beautifully appointed private Japanese-style rooms (futons and tatami floors) with private baths. The public baths are spotless and open 24-hours, and men and women bathe

Nestled on the riverside, Kaneyoshi Ryokan offers Japanese-styled rooms with chabudai dining tables providing travellers with an authentic ryokan experience.

The onsen is on the top floor – an evening dip is a real treat after a day out exploring. Kaneyoshi Ryokan is a stone’s throw away from Dotonbori, a fun shopping street with a bustling vibe and delicious food, and Namba train station is a 10-minute walk away. kaneyosi.jp/english.htm Rest on a traditional futon after shopping up a storm in Osaka

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Berry nice This season, swap pretty pastels for rich berry shades

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Hue hints From burgundy to bordeaux and blackberry hues, vampy make-up made a glamorous impact on recent runways.

Think ripe raspberry and oxblood-stained lips, tawny rose cheeks and earthy tones dusted across eyelids. To get the look, take note of these tips.

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When selecting your lipstick, consider your complexion. Fair skin tones suit shades with blue undertones such as oxblood and wine hues.

Medium or olive skins should opt for burgundy, deep reds or maroons with orange undertones, while blackberry and deep plums flatter darker skins.

2. A CHEEKY TOUCH For a post-Pilates or post-yoga flush, apply a flattering shade of rosy blush to the apples of your cheeks. Powders work well for oily skins, or blend a cream or stain for a statement look that has staying power.

3. EASY EYES Keep eyes neutral with a wash of taupe or bronze eye shadow. Sweep a powder or cream shade across the lid and pair with a feline flick of liner and lashings of mascara for a polished, on-trend look.

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Carved stucco figures on the colourful gateway to Khleang Pagoda in Soc Trang, Vietnam – one of the oldest Khmer pagodas in the Mekong Delta – photo essay, p54.

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From playing in a pipe playground to dining in the 1940s, Taiwan’s quirky museums offer experiences you can’t find anywhere else in the world WORDS SOPHIE FRIEDMAN

Make your own paper trail at the Suho Memorial Paper Museum

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The paper museum is located in a typically tall and narrow Taipei house

ad about fish balls? Or do you want to take your paper planes to the next level? Even if your interests are usually more mainstream, Taiwan will give you a completely new way of looking at the world. Taipei is filled with fantastic museums, like the antiquities-packed National Palace Museum, but it’s the capital city’s smaller museums that are serving up a whole lot of quirky that’s well worth taking a bite out of.

Taipei has so many offbeat museums because “Taiwanese people like to visit novel spots to explore new things with their friends and family. These spots combine local culture with certain themes, so they have become the best places for Taiwanese people to visit and hang out together,” says a Taiwan Tourism Board spokesperson.

Here is our roundup of the best of the odd bunch.

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STAMP COLLECTORS Chunghwa Postal Museum

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Are you an aspiring philatelist? Stamp enthusiasts will get a real kick out of this museum that’s dedicated to the history of Taiwan’s postal service. Start on the second floor, where a gallery displays stamp designs featuring the country’s indigenous fauna and flora.

One floor up you’ll find vintage mail-sorting and packing machines, an array of postal service uniforms dating back to the early 20th century and loads of colourful postboxes showing how size, shape and colour have changed over the years. Among them is a mailbox from China’s Kinmen Island, with visible bullet marks from shelling by the People’s Liberation Army – a reminder of modern Taiwan’s origins.

The fifth floor of the museum houses the most impressive displays, with hundreds of unique stamps, spanning decades and gathered from around the world.

Admission is TW$5 (S$0.20).

matter dry, this museum’s displays on water treatment will have you thinking the next time you turn on the tap. The museum building is truly grand – a 1908 Baroquestyle former pump station – and thanks to rows of double-hung windows its exhibition hall is flooded with sunlight. (Its handsome façade makes it a popular backdrop for wedding photos.)

Taiwan’s present-day clean drinking water is the result of a water treatment system first built in 1885, and shiny black antique American and Japanese water treatment machines are on display. The museum’s gardens have several dozen vintage and new water pipes that visitors are encouraged to climb on, a small but sweet playground built of old pipes, and a water treatment facility.

The museum is part of Taipei Water Park, which includes a watery playground for children (open June–August) and shaded hiking trails.

Museum and waterpark admission is TW$80 (S$3.40) July–August and TW$50 (S$2.10) September–June.

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CHILDREN AT HEART

Miniatures Museum of Taiwan

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H2O LOVERS

Museum of Drinking Water Though some people may find the subject

The Museum of Drinking Water has a serious set of pipes

You’ll feel like a giant inside Asia’s first miniatures museum, a delightful homage to all things Lilliputian, which opened in 1997.

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Clockwise from left: paper-making workshops at the Suho Memorial Paper Museum; colourful displays and historic stamps at the Chunghwa Postal Museum

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to-scale pieces on display and the level of detail is astounding. In the sitting room of a perfect replica of a Victorian townhouse – complete with lovely gingerbread trim – is a palm-sized mahogany table topped with a vase of flowers that are no bigger than a fingernail. In the darling historic Japanese village, teeny cigarette boxes stand next to a minuscule rotary phone on the counter of a cigarette shop.

There’s a diminutive version of London’s Buckingham Palace, an impressive English castle surrounded by pint-size troops on horseback,

There’s an impressive English castle surrounded by pint-size troops on horseback and even the smallest working television you are ever likely to see.

Admission is TW$180 (S$7.60).

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Suho Memorial Paper Museum Su Ho Chen founded his paper company after World War II, producing both handmade and specialty paper. He was mad for the stuff, and

dreamt of opening a paper museum. In 1995, five years after his untimely death, his family made his dream a reality. The museum is an educational centre, where visitors learn about the history of papermaking worldwide and the important role of recycling in Taiwan. It was Chen’s goal that the museum showcases paper as more than something to write on, and so its rotating exhibitions show how paper can be made

into jewellery, intricate paper planes and art.

General admission is TW$100 (S$4.20). For TW$180 (S$7.60) you’ll get admission plus a hands-on traditional papermaking class.

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Huang Yung-Fu turned his endangered home into a vibrant collection of murals

WACKY MUSEUMS BEYOND TAIPEI Taiwan’s small size and convenient rail network make it easy to go beyond Taipei proper. These four museums – one akin to a psychedelic experience – are worth the trip.

Taiwan Nougat Museum Inside this family-owned sweets factory is a small museum dedicated to nougat, which is hugely popular in Taiwan. It’s produced here in a bevy of flavours, including black sesame, matcha,

and mango peanut.

Visitors can learn how nougat is made, viewing the production process before munching on a fresh batch. To really improve your nougat knowledge, watch the film on the history of nougat in Taiwan.

Before scooting off to the gift shop, peruse the displays, including a hunk of nougat the size of a dining chair (sadly, not for eating). Book in advance and you can join one of the museum’s ultra-popular pineapple cake-making classes.

Tengfeng Fish Ball Museum Go to any night market

Every exterior wall was covered in a riot of colour in Taiwan and you’re bound to see fish balls in a steaming bowl of soup or on a skewer. For a lesson in how this beloved snack came to be, head to Tengfeng Fish Ball Museum, which grew out of the Wei-hsiang Fish Ball Shop founded after World War II by army buddies Lin Shui-mu and Hsu Bin-song. Here, learn how fish balls and fish chips are made, or book ahead to take part in fish ball-making workshops.

Rainbow Village (Caihongjuan) At the end of World War II, housing compounds were built across Taiwan for returning soldiers.

These were meant to be temporary, and over time they were torn down. Huang YungFu, at the time in his eighties, couldn’t stand to see his home razed.

But rather than pick a fight, he picked up his paintbrush and by night began painting bits and pieces of the rather dilapidated exterior walls.

Soon every exterior wall was covered in a riot of colour, giving rise to the name Rainbow Village, an outdoor museum of

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See the world in a day at the Miniatures Museum

Huang’s cheerful, quirky work filled with animals, people and flowers. He also painted phrases in Chinese such as ‘peace and good luck’ and even a tribute to NBA star Jeremy Lin. Today, visitors can write their hopes and wishes on notecards hung from a window. Yung-Fu, now 94, still lives at Rainbow Village.

New Taiwanese Original This restaurant and museum is so impeccably kitted out in 1940s and 50s memorabilia it’s sure to evoke pure nostalgia in older visitors.

Eating here is like being whisked back in time to the period right after the end of the Japanese occupation.

On the walls are black-and-white photographs and antique signs and old-school toys are in display cases. Head upstairs and it’s as if you’ve stepped outside and are walking down a narrow backstreet past traditional shops and snack stalls. Go further into the restaurant for vintage cinema artifacts and posters, with movies playing in the background. While you’re ogling the authentic décor, tuck into fried oysters with salt and pepper, sautéed boar with green chilli, and stir-fried beef with XO sauce.

Getting there Jetstar flies from Singapore to Taipei up to twice daily.

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FIND THE MUSEUMS Chunghwa Postal Museum 45 Chongqing S. Rd, Section 2, Zhongzheng Dist; museum.post. gov.tw Museum of Drinking Water 1 Siyuan St; waterpark.water. taipei Miniatures Museum of Taiwan 96 Jianguo N. Rd, Section 1; mmot.com.tw/en Suho Memorial Paper Museum 68 Chang’an E. Rd, Section 2; suhopaper.org.tw

Taiwan Nougat Museum 1 hour from Taipei at 31-2 Ziqiang St, Tucheng District.

Take Bannan metro line (blue) to Yongning Station, then walk 15 minutes.

Tengfeng Fish Ball Museum 1 hour 10 minutes from Taipei at 117 Zhongzheng Rd, Tamsui District.

Take the Xinyi metro line (red) to Danshui, then walk 10 minutes.

Rainbow Village 1 hour 20 minutes from Taipei at Chunan Rd near Zhongyong Rd, Taichung. Take the high-speed rail to Taichung and then take a 20-minute taxi ride.

New Taiwanese Original 2 hours 20 minutes from Taipei at 1 Mingcheng Third Rd, Kaohsiung.

Take the highspeed rail to Zuoying, then take the red metro line to Aozihdi.

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OUTBACK

If you think the outback is one big desert, you’re in for a nice surprise. We explore six things you didn’t know (but should!) about Australia’s stunning back country WORDS GEORGIA RICKARD

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et’s get one thing straight: the outback is not one giant dustbowl. About 81% of Australia is classified as outback territory (see map page 53 for a visual reference) and on a continent as wide as the distance from London to Moscow, that’s a lot of land. Head outback and you could find yourself reclining on a stunning tropical beach, taking a helicopter ride over a majestic canyon, hiking through spectacular wilderness or enjoying fine dining in a quaint small town. And that’s not to mention checking out world-famous attractions like Uluru and Kakadu National Park. Surprised? That’s just the beginning. Here are six more unexpected facts.

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Are these the whitest sands on Earth?

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Enjoy a dip at Mindil Beach followed by a tropical dinner from the markets

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2 Top to bottom: Spot kangaroos on the beach at Lucky Bay; coffee time in Broome; you can easily see the outback in a 2WD; and (opposite): the white sands of Lucky Bay

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You don’t need a 4WD

Many people seem to think a drive through the outback is a dangerous adventure for the fittest.

But that’s not the case, says Darwin-based photographer and writer Jennifer Pinkerton.

“Most road trips are just very long drives along very normal roads, accompanied

by normal service stations, roadhouses and small towns.”

Hire a regular 2WD and you can drive dozens of iconic outback road trips: from Darwin all the way down to Uluru, stopping at stunning Katherine Gorge along the way, or across the world-famous Nullarbor (Latin for ‘no tree’) Plain, from Perth to Adelaide.

Ever heard of an outback beach?

The outback isn’t one endless, sandy desert.

Some of Australia’s most insanely beautiful beaches are found there.

Lucky Bay is home to some of the whitest sands on earth (and sunbaking kangaroos) and is about 7.5 hours’ drive south of Perth, close to the uber-cool surfing town Esperance. Or, head to Australia’s ultimate outback beach town, Darwin. Here you’ll find several swimming beaches – we fancy a sunset dip at Mindil Beach followed by a delicious tropical dinner from the open-air Mindil Beach Sunset Market (on Thursdays and Sundays).

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You can get a great coffee…

… and great food. Just ask the locals of Australia’s most exotic and romantic outback town, Broome, where it’s said that 50 different languages are spoken – with as many cuisines to match.

“There are a lot of third-generation Thai, Chinese, Japanese and Malay families living in Broome who have been offering authentic cuisine to locals and visitors for decades,” says Justin Wiebrecht, owner of local icon, Matso’s Brewery.

This influx of migrants, combined with the area’s local Indigenous heritage, has also given Broome its own unique creole cuisine, he says.

That means you can expect flavours as diverse as chilli mud crab, satay, sushi and tapas. And if you’re craving fine dining, well, you’ve come to the right place, he adds. “Zensai Japanese restaurant is a local secret hidden inside Cable Beach Club Resort and seating is limited to just 28 people, so make sure you book a table with plenty of notice.”

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Forget dry and dusty – from major cities like Perth, Darwin and Cairns, you can swim in stunning tropical waterholes within a couple of hours. Darwin offers the best waterhole road trip, according to Pinkerton. “Hop in your 2WD and make your way slowly to the shimmering turquoise hot springs at Katherine and then Daly Falls, stopping for a couple of days at the photogenic plunge pools

From top to bottom: Dramatic natural scenery at Karijini National Park; stay in style in the outback; swim with whales and whale sharks in Western Australia

Clockwise from top: The saltwater lagoon by the Pool Villa at The St. Regis Bali Resort; an elegant St. Regis suite; rice porridge with snails pressure-cooked in garlic stock with duck egg yolk at Restaurant Locavore

The best place on earth to swim with whale sharks is in Western Australia of Kakadu, Litchfield and Nitmiluk national parks along the way,” she says. “From there, continue south to Alice Springs, where nearby waterholes like Ellery Creek Big Hole offer the perfect spot to cool down.

[Or try] the spectacular Kings Canyon, where a permanent waterhole awaits you at along the Kings Canyon Rim Walk.”

Finish with a visit to Uluru, where you’ll find

a surprising number of waterholes to admire, she says. “Those aren’t for swimming in – but you won’t mind.”

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You can swim with whales

There is amazing wildlife to see in the outback, and several great safari camps will help you see them in style – such as Bamurru Plains and Davidson’s Arnhemland Safari Lodge in the Northern Territory, and Kooljaman Wilderness Camp in Western Australia.

Locally based marine biologist marine biologist Natalie Yeates says, “The best place on earth to swim with whale sharks is in Western Australia.”

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Outback Golden Outback

The five best Insta-mazing outback spots

Golden Outback is one of five tourism regions in Western Australia. It is home to vast swathes of wildflowers, desert scrubland, white limestone beaches, eucalyptus forests, abundant wildlife, mineral mines, sheep and wheat farms, and attractions such as Wave Rock, Pink Lake and Lucky Bay.

Travel Info Jetstar flies from Singapore to Darwin four times weekly.

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Ningaloo Reef, part of Western Australia’s Coral Coast, is a secret in well-travelled circles – and so is the road trip to get there. From Perth it takes about 12 hours to reach the top of the reef but if you take the scenic route you’ll have some incredible stops: see the alien rock formations of The Pinnacles, gape at the infinite number of wildflowers in Kalbarri National Park, mingle with emus and friendly

wild dolphins at Monkey Mia Beach and sit on a 120-kilometre-long beach made of brilliant white shells (called Shell Beach). As of this year, operators in Ningaloo are also offering visitors the option to swim with humpback whales, says Yeates. “It really is like nowhere else on earth.”

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You can sleep in style

Visit stunning Katherine Gorge, located in the

Northern Territory, and you’ll make an unexpected discovery.

Indigenous-owned eco-resort Cicada Lodge is a new, five-star hotel offering luxury in this billion-year-old environment. Here, fine food, excellent wines and high thread counts meet Indigenous culture in the outback heartland.

In fact, the outback has several exceptional places like this: El Questro Wilderness Park in the Kimberley and Ramada Eco Beach Resort (south of Broome), and many more, offer luxurious retreats in stunning wilderness surrounds. So, what are you waiting for?

PINK LAKE No-one is clear why the Pink Lake is such a vibrant, bubblegum shade of pink, but one thing’s for sure: it looks great in photos. You’ll find it 7km from Esperance, and one hour’s drive from Lucky Bay and its famous sunbaking kangaroos.

WAVE ROCK Wave Rock is a natural rock formation shaped like a 15m-high, 110m-long wave, found about three hours’ drive inland from Perth. In spring it’s surrounded by a carpet of wildflowers.

GUNLOM PLUNGE POOL There are hundreds of stunning swimming holes around the world but we’re sure anything beats Gunlom Plunge Pool in Kakadu National Park. Get here early for the best sunset views around.

Fooluru Everyone’s heard of Uluru – but have you heard of Fooluru? This flat-topped mountain, also known as known as Mt Conner, is only an hour’s drive from Australia’s most-famous rock – and is often mistaken for it. Along with Kata Tjuta (formerly known as The Olgas), Mt Conner makes up the area’s trio of incredible rock formations.

Karijini National Park This is thought to be one of the oldest geological places on Earth, and you can see why when you arrive.

Dramatic, million-year-old gorges give way to natural swimming pools of blue and spearmint green and a sense peace that’s said to stay with you afterwards.

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MEKONG DELTA I VIETNAM

Deep in the Delta Discover the endless rice paddies, incense workshops, Khmer temples and friendly locals of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta photos ron emmons

Though the water buffalo has been replaced by tractors in many parts of Vietnam, they are still a common sight in the Mekong Delta, where they plough rice paddies and then wallow in their favourite mud baths.

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Left The friendly residents of the Delta always have a smile for visitors, even when they’re busy at work.

Middle The Duong home, just outside Can Tho, is a classic example of French colonial architecture, and also featured in the 1992 movie The Lover.

Right Bai Sao Beach on Phu Quoc Island is an ideal spot in which to get some peace and sunshine.

This page The Mekong Delta is often referred to as ‘the rice bowl of Vietnam’, and for good reason – it produces more than half of all rice grown in Vietnam.

Opposite There are several small incense workshops in the Delta, where some workers seem to manage to get more incense on themselves than on the incense sticks.

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See how sweet local scents are made

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Nestled on the southern tip of tropical Hainan Island and known as the ‘home of the sun’, Sanya offers everything from stunning bays and beaches to world-class golf and hot springs WORDS PETER ELLEGARD

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Picture-perfect beaches and blue skies for days?

Yes, please!

n barely three decades, Sanya has grown from being a sprawling collection of fishing villages to China’s premier beach playground. Luxury resort hotels by many of the world’s top brands are liberally sprinkled on beautiful sandy bays lapped by the clear, warm waters of the South China Sea. Whether you want to fly in and then flop on the beach, or prefer to get a little sporty with a round or two of golf, Sanya offers a wealth of possibilities – all under picture-perfect blue skies, thanks to a climate that enjoys about 300 sunny days a year.

Even better, you can now make the most of Sanya with Jetstar’s new direct flights from Singapore.

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Sanya’s tourism originally centred around Dadonghai Beach and sweeping Sanya Bay. Today, however, it has spread about 35km eastward to encompass a series of bays with sugar-soft sand, each lined by sumptuous resorts.

Xiaodonghai Bay is more intimate than its popular neighbour Dadonghai, being the playground of InterContinental Sanya guests. But it’s the crescentshaped Yalong Bay that spans 7km that is one of Sanya’s most established and popular holiday areas, incorporating a number of upscale resorts on its palm-fringed shore – although not so many that it feels crowded. It has a wide beach of golden sands (you can even ride a Segway along it at the Ritz-Carlton Sanya) cradled by forested mountains.

One of Sanya’s newer tourism development zones, Haitang Bay, is a long, curving bay of beautiful sands edged by upscale resorts and coconut palms, with Wuzhizhou Island just offshore. Perhaps the best beach of all, though, is

the 12km-long Clearwater Bay. Boasting only a handful of highend resorts, it is named for the clarity of the sea. However, the unique attribute is its musical sand: it is one of just a few beaches in the world where walking on the sand produces a singing sound.

WORLD-CLASS GOLF Golfers are spoilt for choice, with more than a dozen top-quality courses around Sanya. Several of these are by famous golf architects and all offer smiling caddies to help your game.

Yalong Bay Golf Club course, designed by noted golf architect Robert Trent Jones Jr, features 98 bunkers and a river crossed by traditional Chinese bridges. Nearby Sun Valley Golf Resort has 27 holes at the foot of forest-clad hills, among them China’s only par-6

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It’s a long, curving bay of beautiful sands edged by upscale resorts and coconut palms

Get festive in Sanya

Clockwise from left: You’ll be spoilt for choice with top-quality golf courses in Sanya; enjoy fun activities and sports at resorts like the Ritz-Carlton; meet cheeky monkeys on Nanwan Monkey Island; the beaches boast sugar-soft sands

Sanya has several cultural festivals during the year.

The Tianya Haijiao Joy Festival takes place on China’s Mid-Autumn Day (this year September 15) at the Tianya Haijiao Scenic Area and is a family event with singing, dance performances, lantern displays and traditional moon cakes. Hainan Island residents are some of the most long-lived in the world and each year on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month (this year October 9), the Nanshan Longevity Festival celebrates its oldest men and women at the Nanshan Cultural Tourism Zone. The festival features games, dressing up in costumes, awards for the oldest living Hainanese – and a hike up Nanshan Mountain for those over 100 years old.

hole – measuring a huge 828 yards.

Hongtang Bay International Golf Club has a seaside course, also by Trent Jones Jr, while renowned American design duo SchmidtCurley laid out the coastal Hainan Clearwater Bay Golf Club and inland Dragon Valley Golf Course.

Mystic Springs Golf Club has two 18-hole courses alongside the Nantian Hot Spring, and Sanya Forest Valley Golf Club has a spectacular mountain layout.

But the area’s star course is The Dunes, which is well worth the 90-minute drive to the wild and scenic Shenzhou Peninsula.

Former PGA Tour star Tom Weiskopf has used the rugged coastal dunes, beach setting and natural boulders to dramatic effect, creating two 18-hole beauties alongside the Sheraton Shenzhou Peninsula and Four Points by Sheraton hotels. You’ll need your sand wedge to get through this challenging course.

NANSHAN CULTURAL TOURISM ZONE Lying 40km west of Sanya, Nanshan is a cultural theme park laid out across 50sqkm on the coast below Nanshan Mountain.

Constructed to celebrate two millennia of Buddhism in China, it incorporates the Nanshan Buddhist Cultural Park, the highlight of which is the towering 108m-high Guanyin of the South Sea Buddha statue. The three-sided statue, completed in 2005, stands

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on a man-made island at the end of a causeway and is the fourth-tallest statue in the world, surpassing New York’s Statue of Liberty.

The park also includes a temple complex, with another feature being the 3.8m-high Golden Jade Guanyin statue containing more than 100kg of gold and precious gems, plus monuments and gardens. Once you’ve seen both breathtaking statues, escape the crowds by walking through the tropical gardens and along treeedged paths above the beach.

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A romantic spot on the south coast, around 20km west of Sanya, Tianya Haijiao means ‘the end of the Earth and the edge of the sky’ in Chinese – suggesting an unattainable place.

Although it was believed to be the southernmost point of Hainan Island, that distinction actually goes to Jinmu Cape. Folklore tells the tale of two eloping lovers who jumped into the sea here and were turned into stone by lightning. This symbol of eternal love makes a popular place for weddings and romance.

WUZHIZHOU ISLAND There are plenty of water sports on offer on this beautiful coral island, reached by a 15-minute ferry ride from Haitang Bay. However, don’t expect to find an exclusive desert-island paradise, as this pretty spot gets very busy during Chinese holidays. White Beach in particular, the only beach where swimming is allowed, gets crowded at peak times.

However, Wuzhizhou is noted for its clear waters, coral reefs and abundant marine life, and diving is a big attraction. Whether you’re a first-time or an experienced diver, there are tours on offer to help you.

NANWAN MONKEY ISLAND Also in Haitang Bay, Nanwan Monkey Island is actually part of the Nanwan Peninsula so you don’t need to take a boat there. Instead, you board a cable car and soar over trees in gondolas open to the breeze – an experience in itself.

A protected nature reserve, the island is home to more than 2,500 endangered macaque monkeys. It’s

best to spot the monkeys around the reserve rather than visit circusstyle shows where the monkeys may be chained or caged.

NANTIAN HOT SPRING China’s largest open-air hot springs complex lies around 50km north-east of Sanya, looking out to Wuzhizhou Island, and comprises 67 man-made pools fed by mineral-rich hot springs. Facilities

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Clockwise from left: Enjoy fresh local produce; Sanya’s Dragon Valley golf course; Guanyin of the South Sea statue is the highlight of Nanshan Buddhist Cultural Park

It’s taller than the Statue of Liberty

include waterfall pools, perfumed pools where the water has been aromatically infused, screened lovers’ pools and a cold-water pool.

Visit for the day or opt to stay on site at a resort hotel with a package that includes hot springs entry.

PHOTOS ALAMY; GETTY IMAGES; THE RITZ-CARLTON, SANYA

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Getting there Jetstar flies twice weekly from Singapore to Sanya and four times per week from Singapore to Haikou.

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With so many luxury hotels boasting spas in Sanya, it’s easy to pamper yourself during your stay.

The InterContinental Sanya Resort’s spa features Hainan’s first hydrotherapy dome using temperature and pressure to stimulate the nervous system and boost immunity. The Ritz-Carlton Sanya’s spa is one of the largest in the region with 12 treatment rooms and tai chi, yoga and Pilates classes at the fitness centre, while the Hilton Sanya Yalong Bay Resort & Spa was named China’s leading spa resort in the 2014 World Travel Awards. Indulge with treatments ranging from traditional Chinese massages to anti-ageing facials.

LUHUITOU PARK Set on a hill at the end of the Luhuitou Peninsula, Luhuitou Park provides panoramic views

over nearby Sanya (just 5km away), Dadonghai Bay and the sea that surrounds the peninsula. At the top of the hill stands a 12m-high statue of a hunter standing alongside a deer that, according to Li Minority legend, transformed into a beautiful young girl when it turned to look at him as he was ready to draw his bow. Needless to say, he immediately fell in love with her.

Today, the park is a popular spot for scenic walks.

YALONG BAY TROPICAL PARADISE FOREST PARK Covering 1,500 hectares of mountain slopes, high above Yalong Bay, this ecological park includes verdant rainforest and tropical plants that are home to 190 species of birds and animals.

The park incorporates a holiday resort with 210 wooden villa rooms on stilts, and restaurants and shops at the summit. Take a walking tour through the rainforest via scenic lookouts with stunning views and over a suspension bridge called Crossing Dragon Chain Bridge.

Other attractions are a zip-line and Orchid Valley.

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July 30 was Singapore’s first National Reading Day, and we did our part to encourage our passengers to read with Jetstar’s Big Book Swap. We surprised customers at the departure gates of selected gates by giving them books – and they were delighted with the complimentary inflight entertainment. On social media, the video received close to 4 million views, making it one of our most successful campaigns – so thank you for your support! If you have a book you’d like to contribute to the Book Swap, just get a sticker from our crew, then stick it onto the book and leave it in the seat pocket.

THANK YOU! We celebrated Singapore’s National Day in true Singlish style, and many of you loved it! The video previewing our Singlish flights went viral – it’s now clocked more than 1 million views, attracted more than 12,000 likes and close to 6000 shares. In the more than 800 comments, our fans and customers also shared how they felt Singlish is part of Singapore’s unique culture and heritage, and to hear the localised announcements onboard would be very heartwarming. So, on Tuesday August 9, on most flights returning to Singapore, our crew had a fun time onboard making service announcements in Singlish – and gave passengers a memorable National Day in the air.

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We’re searching for Masters of Deception – selfie pros who can take great snaps to give people the impression they’re on a great holiday, even when they’re not.

Be as creative as possible – use props, pose with friends, use photoshop – and the most fun, comical snaps will win flights to Jetstar destinations!

This competition is open to all our fans in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines and runs until September 30. Visit jetstartravelfakie.com to find out more.

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QUIZ TIME Get set to test your travel knowledge with this month’s quiz 1. Who is the female lead in the 80s Australian mini-series Vietnam and Bangkok Hilton?

2. Who preceded Helen Clark as Prime Minister of New Zealand?

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3. In which decade did Bhumibol Adulyadej become Thailand’s king?

4. Which great explorer died in the Philippines in 1521?

A) Vasco da Gama B) Ferdinand Magellan C) Christopher Columbus 5. Which New Zealand city hosts the World Buskers Festival every January?

6. What do Thai revellers throw at each other during the annual Songkran festival?

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7. The Seikan Tunnel, the longest in Asia at more than 53km, is in which country?

8. Paul Theroux’s 1973 novel set in Singapore is titled Saint... what?

9. True or false: Christchurch is the oldest city in New Zealand.

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10. How many stars appear on Singapore’s national flag?

11. What is the nickname of the New Zealand men’s national soccer team?

14. To appease restless spirits, what is traditionally burned during China’s annual Hungry Ghost Festival?

15. Which country is the world’s largest producer of clove cigarettes?

16. A famous New Zealand comedy duo is Flight of the... what?

17. True or false: Muay Thai is a sweet Thai dessert of barbecued mango slices and coconut cream.

18. A popular electronic music band formed in Japan in the 1970s, YMO is an acronym for what?

19. Which large Indonesian city is known to locals as the ‘City of Heroes’?

20. The picturesque Lake of the Restored Sword lies in the centre of which Southeast Asian city?

21. The ringgit is the currency for which nation?

22. Near which Asian city are the Cu Chi tunnels a historic tourist attraction?

23. Endemic to New Zealand and high in vitamin C, the endangered herb Lepidium oleraceum is also known as ‘Cook’s what grass’?

12. What is the official religion of Cambodia?

13. What is the only Asian nation through which the equator passes?

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Inflight I INTERVIEW

Al is in his 11th year at Jetstar!

How long have you been with Jetstar Asia?

This is my 11th year.

I was part of the team that helped to set up Jetstar Asia, starting with just an idea on the drawing board. I’m fortunate to have seen it develop into the best Singapore-based low-cost carrier.

What are some of the highlights of your job?

It’s a great feeling when everyone works together to ensure the network stays intact. You can see the flurry of activity at the OCC; yet all this is done with a sense of calm and confidence. We cannot panic even during challenging situations.

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A day in the life We chat with Al Sajwani, network operations manager and one of the longest-serving employees at Jetstar Asia

Tell us about your role.

I look after the Operations Control Centre (OCC) team.

We’re responsible for three main areas: crew management, dispatch management and crisis administration.

Crew management includes ensuring legal crew (pilots and cabin crew) are available for each flight on day of operations. It also means OCC is the single point of contact for crew before, during or after the flight. Dispatch

management involves preparation of flight plan packages and monitoring environmental elements.

The crisis administration role basically requires assessment of any abnormal situations.

What’s a typical work day?

It starts with daily operations management team meetings, where we analyse the previous day’s performance in detail.

We see where the gaps are, how situations were handled, what could have been done better and so

on. These meetings are a great way to stay in touch, feel the pulse and remain focused on keeping the operations going.

For the OCC team and myself, we are contactable 24/7. When there is a need to escalate any issue, the staff duty or my manager Calvin can call me, regardless of the time, to consult or discuss. There is always a sense of urgency as we know our customers will be affected so everything must be done quickly and correctly the first time.

Any interesting events that you would like to share during your career?

There is never a dull day here. One memorable incident was when a passenger sneaked in live crabs in his carry-on bag.

Some of them escaped and our engineering team had a field day searching the entire aircraft for the missing crabs.

Thankfully, the crabs were located quickly and they did no damage to the aircraft.

What’s your favourite destination to fly to?

Siem Reap. It’s a World Heritage site that is so rich in culture, and it’s just two hours away from Singapore.

Inflight I STAR JOURNEYS WINNERS

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Luis Aiw @aiwsome “Happy Sunday! Jumping off to the next destination!”

Da Nang, Vietnam

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Route maps I WHERE WE FLY

INTERNATIONAL Operated by Jetstar Airways Operated by Jetstar Asia Operated by Jetstar PaciďŹ c

Flights are operated

by Jetstar Asia and commence 6 September, subject to regulatory approval

Operated by Jetstar Japan

Tokyo (Narita) Fukuoka

Nagoya (Chubu)

Osaka (Kansai)

Wuhan Guiyang

Shantou Hong Kong

Hanoi

Hawaii (Honolulu)

Haikou Sanya

Yangon Da Nang Siem Reap Bangkok Phnom Penh

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Taipei

Manila

Ho Chi Minh City

Phuket Penang Medan

Kuala Lumpur

Pekanbaru

Singapore

Palembang Jakarta Surabaya Bali (Denpasar) Darwin Fiji (Nadi)

Cairns Townsville

Cook Islands (Rarotonga)

Brisbane Gold Coast Perth Adelaide

Sydney Auckland Melbourne (Tullamarine) Wellington Christchurch Queenstown

DOMESTIC VIETNAM

DOMESTIC JAPAN

Hanoi

Sapporo

Hai Phong Thanh Hoa Vinh Dong Hoi Hue Da Nang Chu Lai Pleiku Quy Nhon

Tokyo (Narita) Nagoya (Chubu)

Matsuyama Osaka (Kansai) Fukuoka Takamatsu Oita Kumamoto

Tuy Hoa Buon Ma Thuot

Phu Quoc

Kagoshima

Nha Trang Da Lat

Ho Chi Minh City Okinawa Operated by Jetstar Japan

Operated by Jetstar PaciďŹ c

AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND Auckland New Plymouth Nelson

Darwin

Cairns Townsville Hamilton Island Whitsunday Coast Mackay

Queenstown

Napier Palmerston North Wellington Christchurch Dunedin

Operated by Jetstar Airways Operated by Eastern Australia Airlines for Jetstar Airways

Sunshine Coast

Ayers Rock (Uluru)

Brisbane Gold Coast Ballina Byron

Perth

Newcastle

Sydney Adelaide

Melbourne (Tullamarine)

Auckland

Melbourne (Avalon)

Operated by Jetstar Airways Flights are operated by Jetstar Airways and commence 30 September

Wellington Christchurch

Launceston Hobart Queenstown

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Inflight I WHEN WE FLY

SINGAPORE – DARWIN / DARWIN – SINGAPORE

Jetstar Asia, together with Jetstar, operates more than 600 flights per week throughout Asia. Schedule is valid to September 30, 2016.

4 hours 30 minutes (GMT+9.5) Departure

Time

Arrival

Time

SIN*

23:05

DRW

05:10

DRW#

06:00

SIN

09:05

M

T

W

T

F

S

S

T

F

S

S

T

F

S

S

W

T

F

S

S

W

T

F

S

S

* No Mon, Tues & Thurs flight from 1 Sep - 19 Sep # No Tues, Wed & Fri flight from 2 Sep - 20 Sep

JETSTAR ASIA SINGAPORE – HAIKOU / HAIKOU – SINGAPORE 3 hours 30 minutes (GMT+8)

SINGAPORE – BANGKOK / BANGKOK – SINGAPORE 2 hours 30 minutes (GMT+7) M

T

W

T

F

S

Time

Arrival

Time

SIN

07:35

HAK

11:05

HAK

12:00

SIN

15:25

Departure

Time

Arrival

Time

SIN

07:20

BKK

08:45

SIN

09:15

BKK

10:40

SIN

10:45

BKK

12:10

SIN

15:25

BKK

16:50

Departure

Time

Arrival

Time

SIN

16:50

BKK

18:20

SIN

09:20

HKG

13:25

SIN

19:15

BKK

20:40

SIN

09:50

HKG

13:50

BKK

09:25

SIN

12:50

SIN

10:10

HKG

14:10

BKK

11:40

SIN

15:10

SIN

15:45

HKG

19:45

BKK

12:50

SIN

16:15

HKG

14:15

SIN

18:05

BKK

17:30

SIN

21:00

HKG

14:40

SIN

18:30

BKK

19:00

SIN

22:25

HKG

14:50

SIN

18:40

BKK

21:20

SIN

00:40

HKG

20:25

SIN

00:15

Time

Arrival

Time

M

T

W

F

S

Departure

Time

Arrival

Time

BKK

00:20

SIN

08:20

HKT

09:10

02:15

FUK

09:35

15:50

SIN

15:00

HKT

FUK

10:35

BKK

14:15

SIN

15:25

HKT

16:15

BKK

15:15

SIN

18:40

SIN

16:55

HKT

17:45

FUK

10:35

BKK

14:10

SIN

11:10

HKT

12:00

BKK

15:10

SIN

18:40

SIN

20:30

HKT

21:20

HKT

09:45

SIN

12:40

HKT

16:40

SIN

19:40

SINGAPORE – JAKARTA / JAKARTA – SINGAPORE

HKT

16:55

SIN

19:50

1 hour 45 minutes (GMT+7)

HKT

18:40

SIN

21:35

HKT

12:40

SIN

15:35

HKT

22:00

SIN

00:50

Time

SIN SIN

08:15

CGK

09:10

13:35

CGK

14:30

SIN

15:45

CGK

16:40

SIN

18:50

CGK

19:45

SIN

20:00

CGK

20:55

CGK

09:50

SIN

12:40

CGK

15:10

SIN

18:00

CGK

17:20

SIN

20:10

CGK

20:25

SIN

23:15

CGK

21:35

SIN

00:25

M

T

W

T

W

1 hour 45 minutes (GMT+7) S

22:50

Arrival

M

SINGAPORE – PHUKET / PHUKET – SINGAPORE T

SIN

Time

W

3 hours 55 minutes (GMT+8)

BKK

Departure

T

SINGAPORE – HONG KONG / HONG KONG – SINGAPORE

2 hours 30 minutes (from SIN to BKK); 5 hours 10 minutes (from BKK to FUK) (GMT+7/GMT+9) Departure

M

S

SINGAPORE – BANGKOK / BANGKOK – FUKUOKA

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Departure

T

F

S

S

M

T

SINGAPORE – MEDAN / MEDAN – SINGAPORE 1 hour 25 minutes (GMT+7) Departure

Time

Arrival

Time

SIN

09:30

KNO

09:55

SIN

08:40

KNO

09:05

SIN

15:15

KNO

15:40

KNO

10:35

SIN

13:10

KNO

09:45

SIN

12:20

KNO

16:20

SIN

18:55

M

T

SINGAPORE – DANANG / DANANG – SINGAPORE SINGAPORE – KUALA LUMPUR / KUALA LUMPUR – SINGAPORE

2 hours 30 minutes (GMT+7) Departure

Time

Arrival

Time

SIN

18:00

DAD

19:40

M

T

W

T

F

S

S

Departure

Time

Arrival

Time

DAD

20:20

SIN

00:10

SIN

07:10

KUL

08:15

SIN

09:35

KUL

10:40

SIN

12:50

KUL

13:55

SIN

17:55

KUL

19:00

SIN

19:35

KUL

20:40

KUL

08:45

SIN

09:55 12:30

SINGAPORE – DENPASAR / DENPASAR– SINGAPORE 2 hours 45 minutes (GMT+8) Arrival

Time

M

T

W

T

F

S

S

1 hour 5 minutes (GMT+8)

Departure

Time

SIN

10:45

DPS

13:30

KUL

11:20

SIN

SIN

15:10

DPS

18:00

KUL

14:35

SIN

15:45

DPS

14:15

SIN

17:00

KUL

19:40

SIN

20:50

DPS

19:15

SIN

22:00

KUL

21:20

SIN

22:25

M

T

W

T

F

S

S

SINGAPORE – GUIYANG / GUIYANG - SINGAPORE

SINGAPORE – PHNOM PENH / PHNOM PENH – SINGAPORE

4 hours 20 minutes (GMT+8)

2 hours (GMT+7)

Departure

Time

Arrival

Time

SIN

09:45

KWE

14:00

M

T

W

T

F

S

S

Departure

Time

Arrival

Time

SIN

13:30

PNH

14:40 20:50

SIN

09:40

KWE

14:00

SIN

19:35

PNH

KWE

14:50

SIN

19:40

PNH

15:25

SIN

18:25

KWE

14:50

SIN

19:45

PNH

21:35

SIN

00:35

M

T

W

T

F

S

S

T

F

S

S

T

F

S

S

SINGAPORE – SIEM REAP / SIEM REAP – SINGAPORE 2 hours 10 minutes (GMT+7)

SINGAPORE – MANILA / MANILA – SINGAPORE 3 hours 35 minutes (GMT+8) Departure

Time

Arrival

Time

SIN

06:20

MNL

09:55

SIN

16:45

MNL

20:20

MNL

10:35

SIN

14:15

MNL

21:00

SIN

00:45

M

T

W

T

F

S

S

Departure

Time

Arrival

Time

SIN

13:55

REP

15:10

REP

15:55

SIN

19:10

M

T

W

SINGAPORE – YANGON / YANGON – SINGAPORE 2 hours 55 minutes (GMT+6.5) Departure

Time

Arrival

Time

SIN

08:55

RGN

10:25

SIN

17:05

RGN

18:35

SINGAPORE – MANILA – OSAKA / OSAKA – MANILA – SINGAPORE

RGN

11:15

SIN

15:50

3 hours 35 minutes (from SIN to MNL); 3 hours 55 minutes (from MNL to KIX) (GMT+8/GMT+9)

RGN

19:15

SIN

23:50

Departure

Time

Arrival

Time

05:55

M

T

W

T

F

S

M

T

W

S

SIN

02:20

MNL

MNL

06:55

KIX

11:50

SINGAPORE – HO CHI MINH CITY / HO CHI MINH CITY – SINGAPORE

KIX

12:50

MNL

16:05

2 hours (GMT+7)

MNL

17:05

SIN

20:40

Departure

Time

Arrival

Time

SIN

07:10

SGN

08:15

SINGAPORE – PENANG / PENANG – SINGAPORE 1 hour 20 minutes (GMT+8) M

T

W

T

F

S

S

SIN

13:50

SGN

14:55

SIN

19:50

SGN

21:00

SGN

08:55

SIN

11:55

SGN

15:35

SIN

18:40

SGN

21:40

SIN

00:40

M

T

W

T

F

S

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Departure

Time

Arrival

Time

SIN

09:45

PEN

11:10

SIN

15:10

PEN

16:35

SINGAPORE – TAIPEI – OSAKA / OSAKA – TAIPEI – SINGAPORE

SIN

19:30

PEN

21:00

4 hours 45 minutes (from SIN to TPE); 2 hours 40 minutes (from TPE to KIX) (GMT+8/GMT+9)

PEN

11:50

SIN

13:20

Departure

Time

Arrival

Time

PEN

17:15

SIN

18:45

SIN

07:00

TPE

11:50

PEN

21:40

SIN

23:10

TPE

12:40

KIX

16:30

SIN

01:10

TPE

06:00

TPE

06:55

KIX

10:45

KIX

17:20

TPE

19:25

TPE

20:20

SIN

01:10

KIX

12:15

TPE

14:25

TPE

15:25

SIN

20:10

SINGAPORE – PERTH / PERTH – SINGAPORE 5 hours 25 minutes (GMT+8) Time

Arrival

SIN

16:30

PER

21:40

SIN*

03:30

PER

08:40

PER

22:45

SIN

04:10

PER*

09:30

SIN

14:50

Departure

Time

M

T

W

T

F

S

S

1 hour 05 minutes (GMT+7) Time

Arrival

Time

11:20

PLM

11:25

PLM

12:05

SIN

14:10

T

W

T

F

S

S

T

F

S

S

W

T

F

S

S

W

T

F

S

S

2 hours 15 minutes (GMT+7)

SINGAPORE – PALEMBANG / PALEMBANG – SINGAPORE SIN

M

SINGAPORE – SURABAYA / SURABAYA – SINGAPORE

* No Tues & Thurs flight from 1 Sep - 19 Sep

Departure

S

M

T

W

T

F

S

Departure

Time

Arrival

Time

SIN

10:50

SUB

12:10 20:05

SIN

18:45

SUB

SUB

12:50

SIN

16:10

SUB

20:45

SIN

00:05

M

T

W

S

SINGAPORE – SHANTOU / SHANTOU – SINGAPORE 4 hours 5 minutes (GMT+8) Departure

Time

Arrival

Time

SIN

13:30

SWA

17:40

SWA

18:20

SIN

22:20

M

T

SINGAPORE – PEKANBARU / PEKANBARU - SINGAPORE 1 hour (GMT+7) Departure

Time

Arrival

Time

SIN

07:35

PKU

07:35

M

T

W

T

F

S

S

SIN

16:35

PKU

16:35

Departure

Time

Arrival

Time

PKU

08:15

SIN

10:20

SIN

07:00

SYX

10:00

PKU

17:15

SIN

19:15

SYX

10:50

SIN

14:00

SINGAPORE – SANYA / SANYA – SINGAPORE 3 hours (from SIN to SYX) ; 3 hours 10 minutes (from SYX to SIN) (GMT+8)

Service commences from 6 Sep onwards

M

T

Inflight I WHEN WE FLY

JETSTAR

JETSTAR PACIFIC

MELBOURNE – SINGAPORE / SINGAPORE– MELBOURNE

HO CHI MINH CITY – SINGAPORE / SINGAPORE – HO CHI MINH CITY

7 hours 45 minutes (GMT+11)

2 hours (GMT+7)

Departure

Time

Arrival

Time

M

T

W

T

F

S

S

Departure

Time

Arrival

Time

MEL*

11:15

SIN

16:50

SGN

07:10

SIN

10:10

SIN*

21:00

MEL

06:20

SIN

11:00

SGN

12:00

M

T

W

T

F

S

S

* No Sat flight from 5 Aug - 13 Aug

PERTH – DENPASAR – SINGAPORE / SINGAPORE – DENPASAR – PERTH 2 hours 35 minutes (from SIN to DPS); 3 hours 45 minutes (from DPS to PER) (GMT+8/GMT+8) Departure

Time

Arrival

Time

PER

17:50

DPS

21:25

DPS

22:15

SIN

01:10

SIN

04:55

DPS

07:35

DPS

08:30

PER

12:10

M

T

W

T

F

S

S

Flight durations are estimates only, departing from Singapore. Information correct at press time.

Operated by Jetstar Asia Airways Operated by Jetstar Airways Operated by Jetstar Pacific Airlines

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SAFETY, SECURITY & COMFORT Carry-on baggage Liquids, aerosols or gels (LAGs) must be in containers with a maximum capacity of 100ml each. Containers must be placed in a transparent resealable plastic bag with a maximum capacity not exceeding one litre.

Safety first Please ask the cabin crew for an infant seatbelt if your child is under two years old.

Return the infant seatbelt to our cabin crew upon disembarkation. Sleeping on the aircraft floor is not permitted. Please read the safety instruction card in your seat pocket, noting emergency exits and location of life jackets.

Please watch the safety

demonstration prior to take-off. In an emergency, the crew will give specific instructions. They may speak assertively and will require your cooperation.

from the lower legs.

During your flight, move your legs and feet three or four minutes per hour, and move about.

Cabin pressure Smoking Government regulations prohibit smoking on all flights. There are smoke detectors in all toilets and penalties for regulation breaches.

The importance of blood circulation and muscle relaxation during flights Compression stockings can assist in preventing swelling of the ankles and feet, and they may improve the blood return to the body

To “clear” your ears, try swallowing and/or yawning.

When you are flying with an infant, give them a dummy or feed them during the aircraft’s descent. Sucking and swallowing will help the infant equalise the pressure in their ears.

Cabin humidity / dehydration Low humidity in the aircraft cabin can cause drying of the nose, throat and eyes, and can irritate wearers of contact lenses.

Do: • Drink water frequently.

• Drink coffee, tea and alcohol only in moderation.

• Remove contact lenses if your eyes are irritated.

• Use a moisturiser to refresh skin.

Jetstar security policy Jetstar has a strict policy on denying boarding to any passengers who are inappropriate in flight or on ground in comments or behaviour. Jetstar does not accept any inappropriate comments as “jokes”.

All matters are referred to relevant authorities for prosecution. Jetstar will seek to recover all costs incurred as a result of inflight incidents from those involved.

More legroom to be yourself.

Because you can.

Enjoy extra legroom* on our first and emergency row seats for a more comfortable flight!

Rows 1, 12 and 13 at SGD32 or equivalent per seat.

*Please approach our cabin crew should you wish to upgrade your seat. Jetstar Asia Airways Pte Ltd BRN:200403570D.

Inflight I DESTINATIONS

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Manila DOC GELO SANTOS Travel blogger and author; docgelo.com

If you’re only there for a day, a must-do is to… discover Manila by heading to the 60-hectare Rizal Park where the iconic monument of our national hero Dr José Rizal is located, then

PHILIPPINES

stroll down the Baywalk promenade to wait for the world-famous Manila Bay sunset. It’s glorious!

A place in the city that visitors might not be aware of that I love going to is…

The Manila Bay area. I miss watching the sun

go down while sipping fresh coconut juice or chilled soda and eating a skewered snack.

The best freebie a visitor can get in my city is… experiencing Filipino hospitality.

The best place for a selfie or groufie is… in front of the Rizal Monument at Rizal Park.

The best place to go shopping in my city is…

SM Mall of Asia, in the Manila Bay area. Or if you have a whole day to spare (and can endure traffic) head to Divisoria markets, where almost

everything is available at a cheap price.

My favourite streets in the city are… Ongpin streets and the surrounding Binondo district. This is our Chinatown, which, being established in the 1590s, is the oldest Chinatown in Asia. I go here for the best and most authentic Chinese food from hole in the wall eateries, and for the Chinese-Filipino culture.

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Darwin TESS NEGROPONTE Costume Designer at Opera Australia; opera.org.au

The best attraction or local hangout to take a guest to is…

Mindil Beach – they have Thursday and Sunday night markets during the dry season (April to October) with food stalls, knick-knacks and epic

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sunsets over the beach.

If you’re only there for a day, what’s one must-do?

Hire a car and get out to Litchfield National Park – in less than two hours you’re in freshwater swimming holes and waterfalls. Florence Falls and Buley Rockhole are the best.

A place in the city that visitors might not be aware of that I love going to… Big Buoy Water Park. This new

outdoor attraction has an inflatable obstacle course and water slides.

It’s a great way to take advantage of Darwin’s sensational weather.

The best freebie a visitor can get in my city is… the beautiful East Point Reserve. I’m always amazed by the rugged

tidal coastline up here.

Wander on the rocks and admire the colours from a different angle. And grab a beanbag at the Salty Plum Cafe, near the start of the walking track.

The best place for a selfie or groufie is… it wouldn’t be a trip to the NT without a crocodile. Take a Jumping Crocodile boat cruise or visit Sweetheart, the terrifying 5.1m croc displayed at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory.

The best place for local eats is… the Cav Hotel – try the nam jim oyster shots.

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Singapore HARPREET BEDI General Manager of Hotel Vagabond; hotelvagabondsingapore.com

The thing that may surprise first-time tourists is… that unlike their image of quiet, sterile Singapore, there are so many places that are unabashedly loud and festive. Just walk

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down the streets of Little India or Chinatown and you’ll stand corrected.

The scenic spot to take a weekend guest to is… the newly opened National Gallery. Apart from the amazing work on display and the stunning refurbishment of the two interconnected heritage

buildings, the views from the top floor provide a new perspective on the Singapore skyline.

An underrated place is…

Bar Vagabond, curated by Proof & Co. The bar boasts amazing drinks like the Vagabond Sling, blending whiskey with flavours of cherry, chocolate and chilli. It’s the best place to unwind with friends.

A quiet place that deserves more attention is… the Lasalle College of the Arts. Not many people know of the rotating display of art exhibitions which are open to the public. Students and professors are usually happy to give visitors a short tour.

The local hangout to take a weekend guest to is… Tiong Bahru. Coffee culture in Singapore keeps growing, and this is where it all started. The area is also perfect for anyone who has an interest in contemporary local crafts.

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Hong Kong ALEX CHAU Founder and CEO at Sky Perfect Group DingDim.com; SHYbakery.com

My favourite neighbourhood cafe is… Green Waffle Diner, located on Graham Street, a small and homely style cafe that serves all-day breakfast alongside the popular

waffle selection. Take a walk around the neighbourhood and you will see where its fresh ingredients come from – a traditional wet market.

The best place for a coffee is… Oolaa, located on Bridges Street in Soho.

It boasts a very spacious area, a much-desired

CHINA luxury in cramped Hong Kong. Order a coffee, then kick back in the comfortable lounge chairs. It sits right near to the historic PMQ market, which features local designers and their crafty products.

My favourite neighbourhood bar is… The Cottage Gastropub on Jervois Street, serving great beers and bites. I was drawn by its high ceiling and glass walls, which make it a great location if you enjoy people-watching.

My favourite neighbourhood eatery is… DingDim,

located on lower Elgin Street. It is ranked among the best dim sum shops in Hong Kong.

The dish that I must have when I return home after holiday is… egg waffle.

There is nothing like grabbing a piece of crispy egg waffle, found in little street food stalls all over Hong Kong.

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The best attraction to take a guest to is… the Walking Street market in the Old Town on a Sunday.

Known locally as lard yai, this colourful collection of food stalls and homemade handicrafts harks back to

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the days when this area was a bustling centre of commerce.

If you’re only here for a day, you have to… go to the beach, of course. Luckily for you, Nai Yang beach, right by the airport, is one of the island’s best. Soak up some rays and then head to Skye Beach Club for some excellent food and cocktails.

A place in the city that visitors might not be aware of is… the hidden bar at Chalong Bay Rum Distillery.

Run by a young French couple, this excellent distillery has an open-

air bar tucked away in a sugarcane field. Cheers!

The best freebie a visitor can get in my city is… the views.

It might sound cheesy, but nothing can compare with a sunset from a beach on the west coast – the vista from the top of the Big Buddha, or my personal favourite,

the pagoda at the top of Rang Hill.

The most scenic spot in the city is… a small bar and restaurant on the south coast called The Cove, which occupies an idyllic little bay where you can swim out to boats, walk around a headland and enjoy a romantic dinner.

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An underrated activity to do is… visit a wet market, where you see the city wake up. You can buy almost anything here, from raw fish to clothes and a broom. And of course it’s also the

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best place to try local delicacies.

The best place for a coffee is… Ban Leong Ean kopitiam (coffee shop) on Armenian Street is my favourite. I love both coffee and tea, so try cham peng (mixed iced coffee and tea).

The best freebie a visitor can get in my city is… the CAT (Central Area Transit) bus – a free hop on/off shuttle around George Town.

The best place for a day trip is… Balik Pulau. You can visit the nutmeg farm (called Ghee Hup Nutmeg Factory), cycle

George Town. Try the kong th’ng (peanut candy) wrapped with popiah (spring roll) skin.

The combination of sweet and savoury is the best thing after a meal.

along the paddy fields, catch the sunset in a mangrove, ride a horse – there’s lots to do.

The best locally made product to buy is… biscuits from mobile pushcarts you can find all over

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HERE’S A TYPICAL conversation I have with myself towards the end of nearly every holiday.

Calm Me says: “Hey…I think I’m relaxed... I think I’m actually having a good time.” Suddenly Panicky Me chips in: “Must hang onto this feeling… must capture it. Get your purse out, woman!”

So it was on a recent trip to Penang. Having enjoyed three relaxing weeks, I spent the final two days sweatily pounding the pavements of George Town looking for an item of clothing that I hoped would embody every feelgood sensation of my holiday: a sort of sartorial manifestation of sun, snoozing and loads of char kway teow.

And I found it, hanging outside a shop that was wedged between a hawker stall and a Chinese herbalist. “Yes!” I thought. “This top screams ‘Penang’! And it strikes at the very heart of how I want to feel and be perceived by others.

Only RM75? Sold!”

It was a long, wafty top with a squiggly stick motif. It was also 100 per cent polyester. Okay, maybe I’m not really selling it, but I was pretty sure that back at home it would identify me as a

carefree – but seasoned – adventurer. What’s more, it screwed up into a little ball that I could stuff into a shoe in my suitcase – the perfect clothing item for more travel. That’s the magic of a fabric comprised of long-chain polymers.

Cut to a gloomy day at home, two weeks later.

By now I had reverted to my normal, harried self, shouting at children about lost waterbottles and unbrushed teeth.

I put the top on and

Must hang onto this feeling… must capture it!

Get your purse out, woman! waited to be reminded of Penang, of long, lazy days sipping juice by the pool...

The top did not remind me of any of that. The top reminded me that I was a 45-year-old, 153cmtall woman who simply cannot wear long tops

without appearing about 30cm closer to the ground than usual.

The only possible occasion when I could wear this top again, I decided, was as ‘mother of the bride’ – and only then if my daughter was a middle-aged divorcee.

After its long journey, the top has now travelled even further afield: to the local second-hand shop.

Anita Punton is a comedy writer.

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