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Through the LENS and LIGHT

It’s been 130 years since the invention of cinema. No better way to celebrate the art of motion and emotion than paying homage to...

SIP YOUR WAY THROUGH A CITY

Time to explore these cities and take some cultured sips across the globe for an entirely new drinking experience.   Let's catch up over a drink....

PURR-SCRIPTIONS: Your Ultimate Travel Therapy

Travel is fun but can sometimes be overwhelming. So when feeling down, just look out for cats. These furry balls of calm are as...

BERLIN by way of KREUZBERG and PEKING DUCK

It’s the scruffiness that turns you off. It’s the realness that turns you on. ‘Berlin ist arm, aber sexy’ as the saying goes, which...

HOMETOWN MEMORIES

If there is a place that has a certain hold on everyone, it's called hometown. Whether we love it or loathe it, and no...

HAMBURG’s Very Own Cosmopolitan Cool

Hamburg is a city of contrast. An old soul with a new spirit, open yet reserved, and there's more to it than meets the...

In SPAIN, Let Your FEELINGS Do The TALKING

Heading to Spain soon? The chances of coming across some common local expressions are inevitable as soaking oneself in the glorious Spanish sunshine.   The Spanish...

A Visual Guide To Learning French

Complain like the French, but first learn some phrases.   The French are creatures obsessed with their food. So much so that they invoke them comme d’hatibute...

THE ALPINE CURE

While the temptation of regenerative treatments flow abundantly in the Austrian Alps, visitors look the other way and seek out a new kind of...

MY VIENNESE RITUAL

In travel, there is foreignness and familiarity. It's like flipping a coin, you get one or the other. The most fascinating part? The sense...

ME Talk Pretty “SPANISH” One Day

If old dogs can learn new tricks, what are the chances of an aging Asian auntie learning to speak a foreign language?   By the time...

At HOME in VIENNA

Vienna was Freud's perfect place for his theories on the human psyche. Austria's pulsating capital can also be every traveler's waking dream and art...

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The hotel's swimming pool
Madeira, Portugal Rua da Casa Branca 7, Funchal 9000 (+351) 291 700 700 www.quintacasabranca.com     CHECK-IN RIGHT THIS WAY   LOCATION Anyone who set foot in the Madieran capital knows that Funchal punches above it's weight -  cliff-hanging trails, potent poncha cocktails, exhilarating Toboggan downhill rides and Eden-like retreats. Quinta Da Casa Branca, a secluded estate amidst...
A street vendor in the floating market in Thailand
Bangkok has it all. But what makes every traveler keeps on coming back to Thailand's capital? The secret lies in its celebrated local food.   Why do I find it hard not to be charmed or even excited by the shattering sound of ice when liquid is poured over it? Then...

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