There’s a lot of buzz about this year’s opening of the first two legal casinos in Singapore since 1823. They’re part of two resort complexes—costing upwards of $10 billion—complete with luxury shopping, spas, theaters, theme parks, celebrity-chef...
The Royal Courtyard of the Prince’s Palace of Monaco, usually closed to the public, opens in summer to host performances of the Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra under the stars. It is a tradition not to be missed by high-end groups visiting the...
Singapore’s fascinating Peranakan Museum, housed in a former Colonial boys’ school, explores the culture of descendants of Chinese and Indian Colonial traders who married indigenous women. The Malay term “peranakan,” which means “locally born,”...
Arguably the most spectacular new venue in Melbourne, Australia, is the Melbourne Recital Centre, which opened last year. Built primarily for concerts, the building houses the 1,000-seat Elisabeth Murdoch Hall as well as several intimate rooms an...
The Hôtel de Glace, or Ice Hotel, just 30 miles from Québec City, offers 36 rooms and suites that can accommodate 88 people per night in icy splendor. The hotel, which is made entirely out of 15,000 tons of snow and 500 tons of ice, offers an Ice...
The InterContinental Amstel opened in 1867 and holds claim as Amsterdam's grand dame. I slept like a queen on fine, soft bedding — as have many queens. Queen Elizabeth of England, Queen Silvia of Sweden, the tsarina of Russia, and many other n...
Ever since I was a kid watching the movie "South Pacific" in my jammies at the drive-in, my dream has been to run off to some beautiful tropical island. So when I got the opportunity to take a trip to the French Polynesian islands of Tahiti...
