Asia

By Chantal Blake In Ankara, the food culture is alive and well. Everything from fine dining to fast food is at your fingertips. But if you want a taste of true traditional cooking and you don’t have a Turkish family of your own, then…
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By Nicole Brewer Oman has a magical beauty that transcends time. I've been fortunate enough to stay at some gorgeous resorts here from Shangri-La to Al Bustan Palace in Muscat, but my most recent time at Dunes by Al Nahda was like no…
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By Chantal Blake It’s a rainy Sunday afternoon in Istanbul, and I’m in hot pursuit of a vegan brunch.  Our taxi driver indicates on the GPS screen that he can take us no further, so we stop at the head of a one-way street. Take the first…
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By Nicole Brewer Beauty indeed has an address in Oman. One of the most luxurious and beautiful addresses would have to be at the Alila Jabal Akhdar Hotel, located 2,000 meters above sea level on the green mountain of Jabal Akhdar near my…
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By Nicole Brewer The Ritz Carlton Bahrain hotel is home to a vast array of luxurious and sumptuous dining options. I thoroughly enjoyed my Experimence (Experiment + Experience) at Plums Ritz Carlton Bahrain that featured 10 courses of…
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By Nicole Brewer I trotted to Bahrain a few weeks ago and had the most fabulous time. From staying at the ultra classy Ritz Carlton Bahrain Hotel to visiting the historic Bahrain Fort, I was not bored at all in my weekend escape to the…
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By Nicole Brewer Greetings globetrotters! This past weekend I had the luxury of traveling to the Kingdom of Bahrain for the first time. Bahrain is home to a premier motorsport race track, a stunning fort and more which I will share more…
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By Nicole Brewer This past weekend I was invited to a press lunch preview for the newly launched menu items by Chef Salim Al Kalbani, in the award winning Moroccan restaurant, Shahrazad at Al Husn hotel, which is apart of the Shangri-la…
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By Nicole Brewer Greetings globetrotters! I'm still coming down from the globetrotting high I had from attending the Dubai Comedy festival in Dubai the other weekend. Dave Chappelle and his opening acts did not disappoint. I was…
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By Nicole Brewer I recently trotted to Bangkok, Thailand for the TBEX Asia travel bloggers conference and had a superb time networking with fellow travel bloggers and brands. I was fortunate enough to have some incredible and indulgent…
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By Nicole Brewer Greetings globetrotters! I'm still recovering from trotting to Thailand the other weekend, heading right back to work after landing at 4am on a Sunday then doing it all over again the following weekend heading to Dubai.…
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By Nicole Brewer Greetings globetrotters! I recently returned from a fabulous weekend getaway in Abu Dhabi last week after the EID holiday. There is so much to see and do in the UAE capital, from riding the fastest rollercoaster in the…
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