The Friday Photo: Hobbit House
This is Hobbit House, Manila, a regular on lists of the world’s weirdest restaurants. It seems, at first blush, like an absolutely horrible concept: a...
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Dear Reader, I Am Extremely Out of Practice
A spectacularly family-unfriendly post, I’m afraid, dear readers: here’s one on a Chinese supermarket and another on a very bad road in Indonesia. Younger readers,...
Coming to Terms with Facial Scarring in Beirut
Even by my standards, this post is not very family-friendly. You might want to try this one instead. Younger readers: this is going to be...
Alexandria: The Most Civilised City in Egypt
“I don’t think we should move on tomorrow,” Z says. “Let’s stay in Alex a bit longer.” “Why?” I say. “What’s there to do here?”...
What Does An 80p Whisky Taste Like?
This is Tiger Whisky, Laos’ finest intoxicant. Or, as the label has it, “Finest blended SUPER Tiger Whisky Smooth and Mellon” [sic]. And who wouldn’t...
The Friday Photo: On the Trail of the Singapore Sling
The Singapore Sling is not only a quintessential Singapore experience. It’s arguably the world’s girliest classic cocktail. It’s pink, it’s frothy, it comes in its...
The Sunday Six: Melbourne Bars
Biero Like beer? Then you’ll love Biero, which offers several hundred of the world’s finest brews, from the eye-wateringly expensive high-alcohol triple bocks through to...
The Sunday Six: Sydney Bars
1: Shady Pines Saloon A New York hipster bar with an Aussie sense of humour. Country and Western plays, skulls adorn the bar, a fine...
Solo in Sydney* or: Getting My Groove Back
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single woman in possession of a pulse will not be in want of attention in a cocktail...
Vertigo, Bangkok
This is the view from Vertigo, the aptly named, open-air bar which sits on the sixtieth floor above the Banyan Tree hotel, Bangkok. And I...