Southeast Asia Archives

CultureJanuary 11, 2020July 25, 2024

Recap: Vietnam’s EPIZODE Festival Is About To Become One Of Electronic Music’s Elite Events

EPIZODE is the electronic music festival that rocked our world. It’s also the festival that we haven’t quite recovered from — turns out that three con…

BatamJanuary 9, 2020March 26, 2020

The Best Hotels In Batam: Island Resorts and Spa Retreats For The Perfect Quick Getaway from Singapore

Batam's long been overlooked as a less perfect younger sister to Bintan - polar opposites besides the face that they're both within ferry distance of …

Casual DiningJanuary 6, 2020March 26, 2020

A Guide To Kuala Lumpur’s Favourite Local And Street Food Finds

If you love to eat, there are few cities in the world with as diverse a food culture as Kuala Lumpur. Hosted by the good people at GO Noodle House, we made our way to Malaysia’s dynamic capital for a …

BangkokJanuary 2, 2020July 25, 2024

Restaurant Review: Paii at The House on Sathorn Impresses with Modern Thai Seafood Fit for Royalty in Bangkok

The House of Sathorn has stood majestically on this main thoroughfare of Bangkok for the past 130 years. First, it was the residence of its namesake L…

CultureDecember 31, 2019July 25, 2024

Festival Review: Highlights of Thailand’s Wonderfruit 2019

On the last day of 2019, we remember a contender of Asia's best festival. Having followed Wonderfruit Festival since the very beginning in 2014, we've…

BaliDecember 30, 2019July 28, 2024

10 Things to do in Bali This Month: January 2020

New year... new parties? Perhaps not when the current ones are doing so well in Bali. But aside from the first Signal Asia festival and the gamut of international DJs jetting in to celebrate 2020 - in…

BaliDecember 18, 2019July 28, 2024

Bali’s Best Restaurant And Bar Openings Of 2019

Is Bali the food capital of Indonesia? It might just be the case, since the island paradise sees one of the most diverse makeup of nationalities and c…

BangkokDecember 13, 2019July 25, 2024

Bar Review: Fantasies Come Alive at Maggie Choo’s, Novotel Bangkok Silom Road

Prohibition-era chic with a callback to Shanghai-style cabaret clubs of the nineteenth century is Maggie Choo’s calling card, an original concept that…

BaliDecember 11, 2019July 28, 2024

The Best Burgers in Bali: Where To Go For The Hottest Buns in Town

You'd best believe the burger hype in Bali. While there're plenty of things to do - like glamping in Ubud or scouring the craft districts for art, make room in your schedule and your belly for the mea…

Hotels, Resorts & RetreatsDecember 10, 2019July 25, 2024

Private Island Review: Paradise Found at Bawah Reserve in Indonesia’s Remote Anambas Archipelago

With effects of climate change making themselves increasingly evident, it’s hard not to be conscious of our own consumption - particularly when it com…

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