Curated Travel Guides to Unexpected Places

Tasting Laos – the finest restaurants in Luang Prabang

Discover the UNESCO city’s most unforgettable restaurants, from Mekong sunsets to jungle-fringed tasting menus. There’s a moment, usually just as saffron-robed monks glide past at dawn and the mist lifts off the Mekong River, when Luang Prabang feels less like a city and more like a living postcard. This UNESCO-protected South East Asian jewel is […]

Nordic flavours – the best restaurants in Uppsala, Sweden

In this university city north of Stockholm, a quiet culinary confidence is taking root. From Nordic contemporary, vaulted wine cellars to Italian trattorias, here’s where to eat now. There’s a certain seriousness to Uppsala that suits its status as Sweden’s oldest university town. The spires of its Gothic cathedral cast long shadows over cobblestone streets, […]

Aleksandar Taralezhkov: a Bulgarian chef finds home in Margate’s creative coast

An artsy British seaside town so hip that Madonna just dropped by for the local creative scene; Margate has been making it’s mark. For chef Aleksandar Taralezhkov, the town isn’t just a home and backdrop, it’s more of a creative partner. Food and design collide perfectly for this Central Saint Martins design graduate. Hailing originally […]

Above the clouds – hot air ballooning in Vang Vieng, Laos

Up thousands of feet in the air, how this one detour alone makes a trip to Laos worthwhile. In Vang Vieng the most coveted spot isn’t at a riverside bar or a mountaintop café (although both can be charming). It’s in the woven wicker pod of a hot air balloon that hovers thousands of feet […]