RANGALI ISLAND, MALDIVES
Conrad Maldives Rangali Island
With its pristine beaches and gin-clear waters, the Maldives is a true island paradise, and Conrad Maldives Rangali Island is a resort that combines this extraordinary location with exemplary architecture and charm. Applauded by Time magazine as one of the “World’s Top 100 Greatest Destinations in 2018”, the resort offers two accommodation options on two separate islands: Rangalifinolhu Island and Rangali Island. The former hosts beach villas, while the latter houses water villas that have their own private spa treatment rooms. It’s impossible to pick, but whichever you choose, you get to enjoy an underwater dining experience in the world’s first all-glass undersea restaurant!
HOI AN, VIETNA
Anantara Hoi An Resort
Hoi An is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Anantara Resort is its perfect companion. Positioned on the banks of the Thu Bon River in central Vietnam, the resort boasts a variety of suites with either river or garden views. It is known for its local fresh seafood fare, served on the riverfront. The Anantara spa offers traditional Vietnamese massages – the Vietnamese Four-Hand Massage or the Vietnamese Green Tea and Salt Body Scrub. There is also an option to design your own treatment, and the luxury of private baths. Anantara Hoi An also takes full advantage of its rich surroundings and natural heritage by providing local area excursions to An Bang Beach, Cham Islands, Hai Van Pas, Japanese Bridge, Kim Bong Carpentry Village, Marble Mountains, My Son Sanctuary, Thanh Ha Pottery Village, and the Tra Que Vegetable Village.
BALI, INDONESIA
Hoshinoya
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Revealed Doctor Yellow
Japan Railways' special lemony Shinkansen is a rare sight to behold
The Mighty Yellow
Over 5,000 kilometres long and flowing through nine provinces and autonomous regions, the Yellow River is China's second largest, after the Yangtze, while its basin is deemed the cradle of Chinese civilisation
Wildlife Big Yellow Beauty
The popular "amelanistic" form of the Burmese python is considered among the most beautiful snakes - if that's your sort of thing
All That Glitters Is Gold
From Turkey to China, the yellow metal plays a central role in cultural practices and is coveted as a symbol of affluence and status
Chengdu Hotel Spotlight TRIKA TSANG INTERNATIONAL HOTEL
For an authentic taste of Tibet in the heart of Chengdu, the most luxurious option is the majestic Trika Tsang International Hotel.
Conservation Yellow in Peril
While the demand for use in traditional Chinese medicine is putting seahorses under pressure, it is damaging non-selective fishing that is driving depletion
History Spiritual Rebirth
During the Spanish Golden Age, Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan achieved the first European navigation to Asia via the Pacific, arriving in the Philippines in 1521 and claiming the islands for Spain. But by converting the first Filipinos to Catholicism, Magellan also instigated the Christianisation of the entire archipelago, a spiritual rebirth celebrated through the two most important festivals in the Philippines - Fiesta Señor and Sinulog.
Green Dreams
With its tea plantations and rice paddies, dense jungles and expansive forests, the region is well known as a green paradise. But many of the most impressive Asian landscapes have names you may never have heard of. Journey with us as we reveal just some of the incredible locations that make the rest of the world green with envy!
Life On The Edge
In the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, in the remote northern Russian Far East, indigenous ethnic groups like the Chukchi and the Yupik live in the most extreme conditions, hunting seals in their traditional kayaks as they have for millennia
The Karakoram Anomaly Decoded
For decades, scientists have believed that glaciers in the Karakoram Range are defying the trend of those across the globe-resisting glacial melt due to human-induced global warming. But as we trek up the Karakoram's second-longest glacier in July, as the United Nations announces the world's hottest ever month on record, does the melting ice beneath our feet suggest the so-called Karakoram Anomaly is slowing? Or is there a ray of hope it will continue to delay the inevitable?
