Marika Nanni: finding Bangkok’s local sweet spots and Thailand’s best escapes
Marika Nanni is establishing a unique presence at the convergence of wellness, clean beauty, and sustainability from her base in Bangkok. With Thai and Italian heritage, Nanni returned to her Thai roots after three decades living abroad in Hong Kong and London. In 2019, she co-founded Moringa Project, a family-run, female-led spa and beauty brand that […]
Inside Dib Bangkok: the lowdown on Thailand’s newest contemporary art museum
How does the new art space measure up as Bangkok vies for position as a new global creative capital? Dubbed a new cultural landmark in the Thai capital, Dib Bangkok is a project decades in the making with a contemporary collection of Thai and global artists. Housed in a gorgeously repurposed 1980s warehouse near the […]
Candace Salters: travel blogger and creator reveals her London gems
Travel content creator, influencer and digital tastemaker Candace Salters moved to the UK at 18. Since then, she has built her brand, Candace Abroad, to serve the wanderlust of a +200,000 audience across blog, Instagram, TikTok and Youtube. Part creator, part curator, part social media entrepreneur – Salters’ edge lies in her dual expertise: harnessing […]
Jayson Tang: from Hong Kong dai pai dongs and wet markets to Cantonese fine-dining Michelin stars
Awarded Asia Rising Star Chef of 2025, Jayson Tang is part of a new vanguard reshaping the language of Cantonese fine dining. The youngest Hong Kong Executive Chinese Chef to earn (and sustain) a Michelin-star at Man Ho Chinese Restaurant at the JW Marriott Hotel, Tang has emerged as one of the city’s most compelling […]
Inside St. Regis Hong Kong – worth the hype?
From dreamy suites to butler magic, the much fêted luxury city hotel, opened in 2019, is out to impress. The St. Regis has been hyped up since being one the most exciting openings in Hong Kong in years. For this review, we are coming in blind, but with great expectations. First impressions count, and the […]
Patsy Yang: Shanghai insider seeks cultural journeys
Patsy Yang, a globe-trotting veteran lifestyle reporter for Shanghai Daily, has just returned from journeys to Bhutan and Sarajevo. The Shanghai native is a local export on the city’s evolving social hotspots and Chinese destinations through her reportage on food, wine, design, travel and cultural identity. Her favourite area in her home city is the […]
