Zanzibar: Stone Town HIGHLIGHTS
Zanzibar, it just sounds exotic doesn't it?? One of the legendary Spice Islands of old, and once the most significant trading port on the Spice Route, the original gateway to deepest darkest Africa. Today its a town slowly being eaten by tourism. Even a museum display at the House of Wonders attests to this. On … Read more
Things to do in Singapore: Boutique Shopping: Haji Lane, Kampong Glam
Boutique shopping in Singapore to many may sound outlandish. Singapore is the spiritual home of the big brand, Orchard Road is surely the vatican of the cult of retail and the shines to those patron saints of consu,erisn; Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Co. are everywhere. We never understand the appeal of shopping in places like … Read more
Boutique Shopping in Hong Kong
Mr. Blacksmith Designware Store: 7 Gough Street, Hong Kong For a good insight into excellent design, seek out Mr. Blacksmith. Its a new branch of theHOMELESS group. packed to the rafters with lovely unique pieces at reasonable prices. It will make you want to ship a container home. Stocking everything from homeware, to stationary and … Read more
Santa Teresa Neighborhood: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
High in the hills overlooking Rio, balanced precariously on the hillside sits the little neighborhood of Santa Teresa. It’s far from the tourist strip of the beach, and a world apart. The winding cobblestone streets are lined with original colonial buildings, the kind which once dominated in Rio, before modernization. Here on the hill, somehow … Read more
Antique Market Rio de Janerio, Brazil
For a real taste of Carioca weekend life, head to the beach or to the revamped Rio down town for the monthly Antiques Fair. It’s held on the First Saturday of the month on Rua Do Lavradio. Just hop in a cab to get there from your hotel. It seems like the whole of Rio … Read more
