White nights at Wanderlust
Singapore’s hot right now. Not its usual year round wretchedly hot and humid, or humid and raining hot, but in-the-spotlight hot. Gone are the doldrums of 2008-2009 as the Lion City roars back as an Asian Tiger, with a slew of noteworthy celeb chef and hotel openings and the F1 Singtel Singapore Grand Prix just around the corner. Here’s our pick of the most head turning new beds for you to lay your head. Go on then, pop yourself into the lion’s jaws, you’ll be glad you did.
In the red [Photo by chooyutshing/Flickr]
Lanterns, lai see (red packets) and lions, oh my! In case you missed the memo, lunar or Chinese New Year is this Sunday and while it’s V-day for many, it’s fam time for others. Each family has their own traditions, but if there’s one thing everyone does, it’s eating. We’ve picked one iconic dish from cities that celebrate the festival, from Ho Chi Minh City to Hong Kong, via Toronto (yep, Toronto), so you’d better get those stretch slacks ready, Tiger.
Lust and beauty from Adriano Zumbo
It’s that time of year again – carnations and baby’s breath, silver balloons and greeting cards, hearts won and hopes dashed. There’s no avoiding Valentine’s day, unless possibly you’re in Myanmar, or North Korea, but there’s no need to make it cheesier than a Roquefort cave. Here’s a quick whip round the world for luxe ways to give and celebrate that won’t always break the bank, but are a darn good bet for bedroom Olympics. Mwaah!
Five cities, five faves, one theme.
Whatta deck at Spruce
Perhaps one of the reasons why we party hard on Saturdays is so we appreciate Sunday brunches more. When those creamy scrambled eggs or piquant coins of chorizo dance on your tastebuds, and you’re spread out under the sun, beside calm seas, lush greenery or beautiful art, all becomes right with the world. Just don’t mention the table dancing.
Here are five of our favourite places to just kick back and chillax. What are yours? Oh go on, tell us…
Mmmmmacarons from Pierre Hermé
Pink and yellow and green and blue, orange and purple and green, you can sing a macaron all you like but nothing beats pressing them against your lips and savouring every last crumb of the sweet little suckers. Here’s our pick of five pâtisseries around the globe that are giving us the most amazing sugar highs right now. Oh-oh-oooh!
Get in a sweat at Spice Temple
Whether in the steaming tropics of Asia or chilly east London, and whether through slow burn or instant self-combustion, LUXE loves a euphoric chilli hit, and thankfully, we’ve uncovered plenty of places to satiate this desire over the years. Hot foot it now with us to a few of our faves, just make sure you’ve packed your fan-cooled underwear and a moist towelette, or three…
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