If the crabs – carefully protected here by man as well as themselves – don’t want company, neither do you. This is a place to simply let go, to feel the weight of mental pressure and physical tiredness dissolve.
Lifestyle
Opening a finger lickin’, finger tappin’ Interim Bureau in Bangkok
I have well and truly entered the stage of life – and certainly of career – where the mantle of ‘veteran’ is placed onto my shoulders and no amount of shaking is going to displace it. At least I still have the mental energy of a 12-year old.
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Events
Scaling new heights and discovering One World in the Year of the Dragon
What a great occasion it was. One that perhaps marked Lotte Duty Free’s true coming of age as a world-class airport retailer outside its native land.
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Lifestyle
Heading down Memory Lane with Proust in my slipstream
Proust’s work, ‘A la recherche du temps perdu’ (literally ‘In search of lost time’), was first translated into English as Remembrance of Things Past. Van Morrison inherited some literary tradition, did he not?
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Airports
Plaza Premium Group hits new heights at Hong Kong Airport
It may just be the coolest setting for any cocktail bar in the airport world, where guests can enjoy an equally cool food and drinks programme while taking in magnificent panoramic views of the airfield and Lantau island beyond.
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People
How Roger Wang breathed life into Duc de Fugue Cognac
Roger Wang might have bought a winery such as this. But fate decreed that his choice would turn to another great love instead, Cognac.
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Events
Creating unforgettable memories with Maison Margiela
Chris Lee, delicate, almost bird-like in her androgynous beauty, was the star of the show, generating a rapturous reaction from hundreds of fans gathered for the event launch.
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Airports
‘Pura vida’ – A captivating Costa Rican experience
I have not just been on location here but have undergone a full immersion in the culture and tourism highlights of Costa Rica.
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Quirky
Assessing the great Olivetti vs ChatGPT showdown
Ah, even saying the word ‘Olivetti’ out loud fills me with affection and nostalgia. I learned my craft on it. I didn’t need ChatGPT then just as I have never felt the need for an automatic garage door.
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Events
Rum, food and music – a cultural tour of discovery in Jamaica
On an extraordinary evening, each food course – typically Jamaican of course – was paired with an Appleton rum.
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Quirky
Filling in time before filling time as we say ‘Hello Hong Kong’
There that didn’t hurt a bit, did it? My dentist in the 1960s, a Dr. Landsberg, used to say that after drilling through my young teeth and practically straight through to the other side of the earth (which from Christchurch would be A Coruña in Galicia, Northwest Spain, which might explain my later predilection for Ribeiro wines).
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Quirky
In search of Christmas miracles and festive rituals
‘Mistletoe Moments’ brought me a fortune balm, together with an instruction to prep, moisturise and protect my lips before applying my festive lipstick shade. I am still pondering my preferred colour though I suspect it might be New Zealand Pinot Noir red at lunchtime.
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Quirky
Celebrating 20 years as The Muffy Report is born for a day
Matilda’s name (and I’m not making this up) was taken from Australia’s beloved folk song ‘Waltzing Matilda’, a result of her penchant for stepping waltz-like from side to side.