Best Luxury Hotel In The World: Sun Peninsula Residences, IHG Danang

Now to say I had high expectations of Sun Peninsula Residences, IHG Danang, the newly awarded ‘World’s Leading Luxury Resort’, is an understatement, but our BMW seven series arrives. Cold towels, chilled mineral water and massaging electronic gadgetry makes a great first impression. It’s not long before we are greeted by a chorus of “Welcome…

ByKaren Lawson19/08/2023

Destinations Travel & Leisure

A Groundbreaking $10m Drone Show Lights Up Uluru As Wintjiri Wiru Launches The Greatest Show On Earth

Ulur u is on most people's bucket lists, and now there is another reason to go…the greatest show on earth and in the sky. Wintjiri Wir u is a new awe-inspiring light show. It has taken over $10m and three years to bring to life the ancestral An angu story through groundbreaking technology with drones,…

ByKaren Lawson23/05/2023

Luxury Travel & Leisure

Sardinian Holiday: Seductive Beaches And A Luxury Villa Retreat

Perched on the edge of a hillside with no other visual interruption, our screensaver for the next week becomes the fourth personality on our Sardinian holiday. It’s the place where an impossibly aqua infinity pool meets the sky with Tavolara Island centre stage, looking like a prehistoric sea monster spouting from the blue seas. It changes…

ByKaren Lawson04/07/2022

Advice Destinations Luxury

Borneo’s Best Bucket List Resort

Most of us have a bucket list and it often includes seeing Orangutang's in the wild. Sabah has grown its international reputation as the place to spot them. Whilst some will make the trek to Sepilok, Rasa Ria collaborated with the State Wildlife Department to protect a 64 acre ecological reserve to facilitate rehabilitation programmes for endangered species. First impressions are that…

ByKaren Lawson01/03/2019

Destinations Travel & Leisure

Cambodia: A Luxury Escape And Culinary Tour

A trip to Siem Reap often revolves around early morning starts, historical tours and Instagram battles of who captured the best sunrise, temple or jungle scene. Rarely do you think of it as a place for a different kind of education - the palate! Having been a food and travel writer for over 14 years, Cambodia…

ByKaren Lawson17/02/2019

Advice Destinations Luxury

Malaysia Guide to Lavish Stays

Mandarin Oriental – Best luxury city hotel Last time you heard a pianist on a baby grand, it may have been mooching around the Molton Brown section of David Jones; but here in the Club Lounge 24 floors up, glass of Moet in hand the scene is serene. Tonight it's chicken Rendang and calamari sambal, the night before was an Italian banquet. You’ll like being member of the ‘Club’ where thanks to a 5 item a day allowance PJ’s come back ironed, your virtual office in the sky has a comfy armchair and billion dollar views. Cities often feel…

ByKaren Lawson12/11/2018

World

Unleashed Accelerator Program Helping Female Entrepreneurs

Does this scene look familiar? Let’s face it, as women, we make many of the food and beverage decisions as both consumers and custodians of the pantry. But things are changing. We are becoming more collaborative in our approach – not just from an accessibility perspective (Menulog and Deliveroo are making it onto family dinner tables…

ByKaren Lawson23/06/2017

Destinations Luxury Travel & Leisure

Hip And Historical – Amansara’s Cambodian Royal Hideaway

The sealed door, protected by a guard pulls back. There is nothing to indicate anything remarkable is behind the modest white walls. We follow the driveway and see a small ‘front of house’ army ready to greet us with cool towels and smiles. ‘Welcome, David, Karen?’ What is this mythical place? Do they read minds?…

ByKaren Lawson12/06/2017

Destinations Travel & Leisure

Tokyo: Bonkers And Beautiful

A trip to Tokyo is the grand-slam of experiences. If New York is the city that doesn't sleep then Tokyo is the city which can't be defined. It's a crazy, wonderful cultural melting pot mixing history and tradition with extreme contradictions of the bizarre and futuristic kind. Take it all in with bite-size chunks; it's…

ByKaren Lawson28/11/2016

Advice Destinations Luxury

A Luxury Weekender In An Airport Hangar

Not today. Our home for the next two nights is the airport…or rather an aircraft hangar. I am not reenacting a scene from The Terminal, starring Tom Hanks, but checking out one of Australia’s most unique luxury getaways - Hangar House. Not quite sure if we have knocked on the door of their home…

ByKaren Lawson26/08/2016