Gourmet luxury travel - Malaysia and the world
Dramatic limestone jungle covered hills, steaming geothermal hot springs and cascading waterfalls set the backdrop to The Pomelo, The Banjaran Hot Springs Retreat’s all day dining location. An open walled restaurant is cooled by natural breezes and ceili…
Kota Kinabalu Harbour Words and Pictures by Kirsten Durward If you want to escape your resort or are overnighting in Kota Kinabalu you could do worse than visit the harbour, view the return of the colourful fishing fleet and spend a little time in the local markets …
The Club Outdoor Landscape The Club, The Antonym of Big Resort Don’t expect lagoon shaped pools with slides and rowdy children splashing, jumping and shrieking with glee. Don’t count on crowds and massive buffets, or countless restaurants and whopping ballroo…
A sparkling welcome to Gaya Island Resort by YTL Gaya Island Resort by YTL, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia “Distinctively Borneo” By Monica Tindall YTL has long held a reputation for luxurious escapes in lush natural environments around Malaysia. Their latest openin…
Sunset Bar Shangri-La’s Tanjung Aru Sunset Bar Glorious aquamarine waters, a palm dotted coastline and gardens that unfurl down to the sea’s edge was not what I was expecting from this well located Shangri-La property, but it’s what I …
Ocean Wing Room Balcony of Ocean Wing Room Ocean Wing Pool Garden Wing Pool Internet Cafe Orangutan Sanctuary 3km beach View of Mount Kinabalu from the golf course at sunrise Spectacular sunsets Shangri-La’s Rasa Ria Resort and Spa, Sabah, Borneo Words by …
PRIME Steak Restaurant, Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur PRIME Steak Restaurant, Le Meridien Words by Kirsten Durward Photos by The Yum List It’s like a larger version of a man’s study, an old style men’s club with a modern feel and a slight African hunting lodge overtone.…
Carter James and Monica Tindall I can tell the passion of a restaurant by the vastness of its wine list. Restaurateurs with a hankering for finding, and making available, fine wine tend to put the same effort into ensuring their chefs do the same in the kitchen. A…
Arthur’s Bar and Grill Words: Kirsten Durward Photos: Monica Tindall Don’t judge a book by its cover; this is no typical hotel bar, but a hostelry of character offering great atmosphere for an after work drink with tasty bar snacks, a down to earth pub meal, o…
Chi, The Spa – located on its very own island Individual villas for treatments Reception A spa welcome – tea and cold scented towel Couple’s Treatment Villa You know those unattractive disposable undies they give you in most spa…
Known for wonderfully luxurious eco-escapes, YTL properties assist the harried in calming and reconnecting with nature. Gaya Island Resort offers a host of options for forgetting the concrete jungle and relearning how to just breathe. Here are our top picks: G…
A sunset arrival awards us with a bird’s eye view of the city’s magical transition from day to night. Towering glass walls afford 180 degree vistas. The famed skyline of the Petronas and KL towers sits as if a giant postcard were placed at the fore of the window. As […]