Your travel reading list for the weekend

Some of the best travel stories of the week taken from our Twitter timeline:

• Then and now: The stories behind Southeast Asia’s heritage hotels | CNNGo.com
• RT @DestinAsian_Mag: Our Picks of the Best New Restaurants, Shops, & Bars in Hong Kong
• RT @KathrinBauer: The best city timelapse videos from around the world via @travelettes
• Our friend Yohanes Budiyanto’s top 15 Hotels in Asia
• Fotopedia Magazine — The Golden Light of Myanmar, by Christopher Veenstra
• A New Classic Rises on Bangkok’s Riverfront @TheSiam
• HarperTravel: Who’s looking at Burma? Who isn’t? Aman, Six Senses, the list goes on
• Now Open: @TheSiam Bangkok and Its Private Pool Courtyard Villas – Hotel Chatter
• RT @KoelnFormat: Meine Reise nach Vietnam mit #Emirates – in Instagram
• Robert De Niro and Chef Nobu Matsuhisa Give Details on the First-Ever Nobu Hotel
• Bhutan, Land of the Thunder Dragon
• Futuristic Solar-Powered Floating Resort – My Modern Metropolis
• Wynn Macau – Cafe Encore, the Stay and the Spa by @e_ting

Our Tweets for Friday, January 20, 2012

• Weekend Plans in Singapore: CNY at Marina Bay – Scene Asia – WSJ on.wsj.com/wtqX0h
• Where to Watch Chinese New Year Fireworks in Shanghai – Scene Asia – WSJ on.wsj.com/wBgNAB
• Q&A with Soo Chan, owner and architect of @AlilaHotels Villas Soori @LuxTravelBiblebit.ly/zfmk2d
• RT @tangenghui: #FriFotos : Exotic – train from Mae Klong, Thailand, passing through the heart of their wet market flic.kr/p/a4kwPa
• RT @FSBali: The view from @FSBali villa at Sayan can’t get more #exotic than this #FriFotospic.twitter.com/cpEL3ZQc
• RT @FSMauritius: See truly #exotic photos of #Mauritius from the air facebook.com/media/set/?set… #FriFotos
• #FF greetings to some of our travel favs: @JustTravelous@HungryMaz@insidetravellab@travelettes@EuroTravelogue@gran_tourismo
• So beautiful RT @1step2theleft: Lush and #Exotic Rice Terraces in Bali bit.ly/sLhTcw#FriFotos
• Nice! RT @Ichweisswo: So cool! Love this! vimeo.com/35316964our Instagram pics as a video!
• The TRAVEL4VITALITY daily is out! bit.ly/mRWjfk ▸ Top stories today via @501places@fotopediamag
• Wir träumen an diesem Wochenende davon, auf Mauritius zu sein. Wer kommt mit? fb.me/1r0USgZ2V
• What’s Hot for 2012 | Luxury Holidays | Scott Dunn – goo.gl/ECMRE
• The 45 Places to Go in 2012 – NYTimes.com – goo.gl/QwSMZ
• RT @bawatours: NIYAMA Maldives, das neue Per AQUUM Resort auf den Malediven eröffnet am 29.2. wir sind gespannt.
• +1 RT @DestinAsian: Just got news that InterContinental Bali @IC_Baliis offering free WiFi to all in the resort. Wish all hotels offer that
• RT @reisenEXCLUSIV: Ein Nacht im #FourSeasons#Marrakesch – ein Traum aus 1001 Nacht! tiny.cc/c7xuv
• Very cool ad: Skateboarders on the streets of Tokyo at night vimeo.com/32287345

Tweet Digest for January 19, 2012

• Top 10 Bars in Hong Kong | Food Republic bit.ly/yGFhKt
• Outlandish Outposts: Aman at Summer Palace, Beijing – Forbes onforb.es/yftbb8
• Best new spas in Hong Kong | CNNGo.comcnngo.com/hong-kong/play…
• The TRAVEL4VITALITY daily is out! bit.ly/mRWjfk
• RT @EmmaDeeNZ: The Great Panda Escape! bit.ly/2G440H – hilarious find @timeouthk!
• RT @AlilaHotels: Dreaming of being pampered at Spa Alila? Check out this image of the spa at Alila Villas Soori ! yfrog.com/oevbrhlj
• RT @Equinox: Does yoga really wreck your body? Our expert responds to the controversial @NYTimes piece: buzz.mw/_Q2ezF#Qblog
• Artikel in New York Times rüttelt Yoga-Welt auf – Yoga Journal – goo.gl/kHFej
• The Yogi’s Playlist – Internet Video Sensation Briohny Smyth shares her favorite songs for an at-home flow.Q by Equinox bit.ly/yqudSJ

 

What we are reading

some of our favourite travel articles of the last 2 weeks:

• Thomas Marzano reports on his great experience at the Four Seasons Palo Alto using Twitter
• A Luxury Travel Blog checks out the amazing Ananda in the Himalayas
• CNNGo with a nice guide to Discovery Bay, Hong Kong
• Sassy Hong Kong reviews the Alila Villas Soori, Bali
• The Diary of the Purple Passport visits the Yoga Yard in Beijing
• The global blackbook on the Anantara Seminyak Bali
• Insiderei.com: Mini-Shopping mit dem Peninsula Tokyo
• Ecosalon: Alila Villas Uluwatu
• Mapplr reviews the Nam Hai in Hoi An, Vietnam
• Designboom: Touchscreen vending machines in Tokyo
• The Wall Street Journal: An Insider’s Guide to Hong Kong
• A Luxury Travel Blog: the new Hotel de EDGE by Rhombus in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong opening soon
• Luxist: Four Seasons Marrakech opens this summer
• The New York Times reviews the W Retreat and Spa Vieques Island
• The Practical Traveler column at the NYT on how not to get sick from a flight
• The Guardian: Macau, where China likes to spend it
• Der Spiegel: Wellness-Oasen in Großstädten

What we are reading

some of the best travel stories we read over the last few days

• The Independent: Six Himalayan Retreats
• Australian Gourmet Traveller has a nice list with Bali’s best restaurants
• The Australian reviews the Aman New Delhi
• Resource Magazine reviews Amanpuri
• Velvet Escape visits the Fish Spa in Kuala Lumpur, our take on this experience is here
• CNNGo: 9 great places to be a recluse
• Get in Travel: 15 spectacular skylines around the world
• Velvet Escape: the Hong Kong skyline by day and night
• Wild Junket with 7 of the best trekking destinations
• WSJ: Hong Kong’s hidden cafes
• The National with a Top 10 hotel pools list
• The Telegraph reviews some of the best travel apps
• Telegraph: Hong Kong scores a perfect 10 as a place to live
• The Travel Editor goes for lunch at Amankila
• The Frog + Princess Blog has a nice post about Angkor with lots of great pictures
• Bombastic Life checks in the W Seoul
• CNNGo: 10 things you haven’t seen in Chiang Mai
• A new bar opens in Causeway Bay
• Merian stellt das Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong vor
• Die Welt über Deutschlands modernstes Reisebüro

 

What we are reading

some of the best travel stories we read over the last week

• An interview with Sean Flakelar, GM of Amanjiwo
• Hotel Chatter: Inside the Upper House Hong Kong
• The Independent reviews the excellent PuLi Hotel and Spa, Shanghai
• The New York times reviews the W Hotel in Barcelona
• Top detox tips from the blog of Mr&Mrs Smith
• Trekking with Elephants at Anantara Golden Triangle
• 40 breathtaking examples of aerial photography
• Die Welt über Luxus-hotels in Marrakesh
• Die Welt zeigt die schönsten Golfplätze auf Mauritius

What we are reading

some of the best travel  stories we read over the last few days

• ABC News: Restaurants uploading menus on iPads for diners
• The New York Times: 41 places to go in 2011 and 10 restaurants worth a plane ride and 36 hours in Bali
• The Telegraph previews 2011’s best new hotels
• The Independent with its preview
• Melanie Nayer with her list of Top 10 Luxury Hotels to visit in 2011
• Hotel Chatter with the Master List of Worldwide Hotel Openings in 2011
• The always insightful Purple Passport reviews the Opposite House in Beijing and the Anantara Spa at the Commune by the Great Wall
• Sassy Hong Kong with a report on a weekend at the Grand Hyatt Macau
• Cathy Yan in the Wall Street Journal with an excellent 4-part series on the future of Lan Kwai Fong
• Die Welt mit einem Ausblick auf das Reisejahr 2011 und einer Liste neuer Hotels
• The Kiwi Collection blog reviews the Peninsula Tokyo
• CNNGo: Shanghai hotels after the Expo
• Hotel Design blog: URBN Hotel Shanghai
• Just Luxe: Amangalla and Amanwella
• Luxury Travel Advisor: Anantara Golden Triangle
• Mail Online reports on the tourist destination Montenegro
• WSJ Scene Asia: Asia’s best penthouse suites

What we are reading

catching up, some of the most interesting stories we came across over the last, well, 2 months

• Karla Cripps of CNNGo visits the Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi
• The Australian: Aman New Delhi turns one
• CNNGo features six hotel  restaurants with incredible views, including Anantara Seminyak, Amansara and the Datai
• Speaking of the Datai, here is a report over at Sassy Hong Kong
• HK Magazine with an excellent list of the best alfresco bars in Hong Kong
• Huffington Post: Melanie Nayer inside the World’s tallest hotel
• The Independent: 24-hour room service: Alila Diwa, Goa
• A nice collection of first impressions from Hong Kong
• The Hotel Design blog with some gorgeous pictures of Les Suites Orient Bund Shanghai
• CNNGo’s Best Eats awards for 2010 for Hong Kong, Tokyo, Shanghai, Bangkok, Singapore and Mumbai
• The Guardian explores an important question: Why is outdoor gear so ugly?
• USA Today: How can you tell which TripAdvisor reviews to trust?
• National Geographic Traveler: The Tap Dance of Tipping
• CNNGo: 24 hours at Changi airport

 

 

What we are reading

some of the most interesting travel stories we came across over the last week

• The Luxury Travel Bible reviews Amanfayun
• Amanresorts unveils plans for new villas at Amangiri
• Market Manila at Amanjena
• Kim Salmela visits the Upper House in Hong Kong
• CNNGo with a list of restaurants with incredible views
• The ladyironchef blog with a weekend trip to Hong Kong
• Slim Paley: The Kingdom of Bhutan
• The New York Times reports from Northern Vietnam
• Stu Lloyd checks out the Alila Cha-Am
• Hoosta magazine on the Murano Marrakech

What we are reading

some of the most interesting travel articles we came across over the last few days:

• Hotel Design features one of our own photos of the Balé in Nusa Dua
• LUXEtasy checks out some of Shanghai’s new restaurants and bars
• Yohanes Budiyanto offers his take on the Landmark Mandarin Oriental with a lot of great pictures
• The Frog + Princess Blog on the top luxury resorts in Langkawi and the best rooftops in the world
• Sassy Hong Kong tries a staycation at the Hyatt Sha Tin
• Hoihnuhauzel’s blog reports on Amanbagh
• Market Manila has lunch at Amansara
• The Luxist on the Puli Shanghai
• The Luxury Travel Bible reports on the Nam Hai in Vietnam
• Yoga with elephants at Anantara Golden Triangle
• 10 unforgettable hotel bathtubs over at CNNGo