The Hangang Art Park in Seoul has a new addition that blends public furniture with an art installation – a bench that looks like growing roots, sprawling out on the grass. The Root Bench is located in Ichon-dong, in the Yongsan District of Seoul. Image courtesy of Kyungsub Shin/Yong Ju Lee Architecture The concept of the […]
Christmas Comes to Kathmandu
Returning to Kathmandu, Nepal, after two weeks of hiking in Bhutan, a friend and I enter the lobby of the five-star Hotel Regency Kathmandu. In contrast to the rough-and-ready guest houses we’ve been staying at in Bhutan, this place screams sophisticated luxury: the bar area has upholstered sofas and chairs, soft rugs cover the floor, […]
A museum on wheels: hundreds of vintage cars parade at Havana festival
Led by a 1948’s Packard Clipper, a fleet of 200 cars will parade in Havana’s Malecón and Paseo de Martí avenues on the first ever Classic Cars Contest on 15 December. At the end of the parade route, cars will gather in front of hotel Iberostar Grand Packard waiting for just two awards: the Gran […]
Hotel rooms that set the mood for romance ranked in new collection by Mr & Mrs Smith
Imagine having the enviable job of travelling the world to review hotels, in particular hotel bedrooms. Well, that is what Tamara Lohan and her husband James have been doing for the past 15 years, since they established Mr & Mrs Smith, a travel club for hotel lovers. Monteverdi hotel in Tuscany, from Mr & Mrs Smith Presents […]