Leisure & Living Archive

  • When wine lovers think Italian, they invariably think of wines from Piedmont, Veneto or Tuscany. Yet Italy has 17 other wine regions that offer a delectable range. Edwin Soon gives us an introduction to the wines of Southern Italy  
Look southeast from Tuscany to find Abruzzo and Molise, both “at the calf of the [...]

    Southern Belles

    When wine lovers think Italian, they invariably think of wines from Piedmont, Veneto or Tuscany. Yet Italy has 17 other wine regions that offer a delectable range. Edwin Soon gives us an introduction to the wines of Southern Italy Look southeast from Tuscany to find Abruzzo and Molise, both “at the calf of the [...]

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  • Hong Kong State of Mind – 37 views of a city that doesn’t blink
Jason Y. Ng
Blacksmith Books
Hong Kong is a mixed bag of a city. It is where Mercedes outnumber taxi cabs, partygoer’s countdown to Christmas every December 24, and larger-than-life billboards of fortune tellers and cram school tutors compete with breathtaking skylines.
Hong Kong State [...]

    Hong Kong State of Mind – 37 views of a city that doesn’t blink

    Hong Kong State of Mind – 37 views of a city that doesn’t blink Jason Y. Ng Blacksmith Books Hong Kong is a mixed bag of a city. It is where Mercedes outnumber taxi cabs, partygoer’s countdown to Christmas every December 24, and larger-than-life billboards of fortune tellers and cram school tutors compete with breathtaking skylines. Hong Kong State [...]

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  • When Captain James Cook first sailed along the coast in 1770, he never anticipated how popular a tourist place it would become in years to come. Globetrotter TANUSHREE enjoy t

    Surf and sand but no gold… welcome to Gold Coast

    When Captain James Cook first sailed along the coast in 1770, he never anticipated how popular a tourist place it would become in years to come. Globetrotter TANUSHREE enjoy t

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  • Istanbul, in Turkey, is probably the only city that straddles two continents and cultures. It is the city of subtle contrasts of the ancient and recent, secular and sacred. Globetrotter Tanushree takes you through the Bosphorous channel that runs through the heart of the city, splitting it into Rumelia and Anatolia
It is a bright, sunny [...]

    Floating down the Bosphorous

    Istanbul, in Turkey, is probably the only city that straddles two continents and cultures. It is the city of subtle contrasts of the ancient and recent, secular and sacred. Globetrotter Tanushree takes you through the Bosphorous channel that runs through the heart of the city, splitting it into Rumelia and Anatolia It is a bright, sunny [...]

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  • Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe – one of the seven natural world wonders  –  was on globetrotter Tanushree’s list of “must experience” destinations. Nothing could stop her from seeing the smoke that thunders
From more than two kilometres, as we turned from the Livingstone Airport towards our hotel, we could see the rising curtain of spray that looked [...]

    A Zambian odyssey

    Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe – one of the seven natural world wonders  –  was on globetrotter Tanushree’s list of “must experience” destinations. Nothing could stop her from seeing the smoke that thunders From more than two kilometres, as we turned from the Livingstone Airport towards our hotel, we could see the rising curtain of spray that looked [...]

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  • Little Princes: One Man’s Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal
Conor Grennan
HarperCollins
In search of adventure, 29-year-old Conor Grennan traded his day job for a year-long trip around the globe, a journey that began with a three-month stint volunteering at the Little Princes Children’s Home, an orphanage in war-torn Nepal.
Conor was initially reluctant to [...]

    Little Princes

    Little Princes: One Man’s Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal Conor Grennan HarperCollins In search of adventure, 29-year-old Conor Grennan traded his day job for a year-long trip around the globe, a journey that began with a three-month stint volunteering at the Little Princes Children’s Home, an orphanage in war-torn Nepal. Conor was initially reluctant to [...]

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  • The Courtesan and the Samurai
Lesley Downer
Transworld Digital
Japan, 1868: the last shogun has been defeated, the age of the emperors is about to begin. Hana is just 17 when her husband goes to war, leaving her alone and very vulnerable. When enemy soldiers attack her house she flees for her life across the shattered city of [...]

    The Courtesan and the Samurai

    The Courtesan and the Samurai Lesley Downer Transworld Digital Japan, 1868: the last shogun has been defeated, the age of the emperors is about to begin. Hana is just 17 when her husband goes to war, leaving her alone and very vulnerable. When enemy soldiers attack her house she flees for her life across the shattered city of [...]

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  • Pazurgo – the amazing new word puzzle
Jeremy L. Graybill
Tuttle publishing
Pazurgo is a mad combination of crossword puzzle, word search and anagram with elements of the ancient Asian board game Go thrown in for good measure.
Pazurgo is an incredible new word game that mixes the best of the puzzle classics into one entertaining mega-puzzle. Intricate and [...]

    Pazurgo – the amazing new word puzzle

    Pazurgo – the amazing new word puzzle Jeremy L. Graybill Tuttle publishing Pazurgo is a mad combination of crossword puzzle, word search and anagram with elements of the ancient Asian board game Go thrown in for good measure. Pazurgo is an incredible new word game that mixes the best of the puzzle classics into one entertaining mega-puzzle. Intricate and [...]

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  • Clear2Go™ Water Bottles
Clear2Go™ water bottles are similar to reusable bottles – except that they have inbuilt water filters beneath their spouts. These filters adopt the NASA-derived Class 1 Nano-Filter Technology, which remove 99.8% of microbial cysts that may be present in unfiltered water. These powerful filters also eliminate the taste of chlorine such that the [...]

    Clear2Go™ Water Bottles

    Clear2Go™ Water Bottles Clear2Go™ water bottles are similar to reusable bottles – except that they have inbuilt water filters beneath their spouts. These filters adopt the NASA-derived Class 1 Nano-Filter Technology, which remove 99.8% of microbial cysts that may be present in unfiltered water. These powerful filters also eliminate the taste of chlorine such that the [...]

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The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Frozen Swirl
Low-fat frozen yogurt, blended with tasty ingredients to make a healthy yet delicious treat, the new Frozen Swirl comes in two base flavors – “classic tart” (natural yogurt flavour with delicate notes of vanilla and citrus) and “classic vanilla” (creamy vanilla). After selecting a yogurt flavour, customers can [...]

    The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Frozen Swirl

    The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf Frozen Swirl Low-fat frozen yogurt, blended with tasty ingredients to make a healthy yet delicious treat, the new Frozen Swirl comes in two base flavors – “classic tart” (natural yogurt flavour with delicate notes of vanilla and citrus) and “classic vanilla” (creamy vanilla). After selecting a yogurt flavour, customers can [...]

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