In-flight phone calls: Good or bad?May 18, 2012 | 3:30 amby Rachel Sang-hee HanIf you forgot to call your mom to water your plants next time you take a trip, not to worry. You can now do that on the plane.
Confessions of a Chinese taxi driverMay 18, 2012 | 3:30 amby Debbie Yong, Sean HanrattyShanghai taxi drivers belong to a nation of their own: they enjoy noodles, they protect their pinkie nails and they like racing traffic lights.
And they also meet more people in a day than many of us would in a week.
Summer cold snap: Ice World 2012 brings HarbiMay 18, 2012 | 3:30 amby Zoe Li, Hong Kong EditorIce World 2012 will open in Macau on May 19.?It's averaging 30 C this summer in Macau and how do denizens of Asia's gambling capital handle the heat? By artificially cooling down a big hall to minus 8 C and admiring intricate ice sculptures to pass the time.
10 best Korean restaurants in SeoulMay 18, 2012 | 3:30 amby Alex Jung'Best of' lists are controversial, unscientific, inherently subjective and are guaranteed to result in bellyaching. But they are good for precisely this reason: they get us talking about food.
World's most beautiful townsMay 18, 2012 | 3:30 amby Anthea GerrieYeh, yeh, a town is made by its people; but sometimes the buildings and landscape count for something too.
There's a lot to be said for a town's design.
More than an airport, Narita is a must-see ciMay 18, 2012 | 3:30 amby Lisa JardineA quick stop in London, then on to New York for a few days, before that final stretch in Tokyo -- it sounds like a typical travel itinerary for any modern, jet-setting CEO or a particularly unimaginative traveler.
They are the world's three busiest cities in terms of air traffic for a reason, after all.
25 weird places to do just about anythingMay 18, 2012 | 3:30 amby Pam GroutConformity is easily recognized by its four walls, yawningly standard size and inability to think bigger, wackier and more creatively.
But why be normal?
Here's our list of 25 weird places to eat, drink, sleep, golf, party, ski, be entertained, get married, honeymoon, go bowling, save the environment and -- bizarre though it may sound -- be refused entry.
Inside the cold heart of an Icelandic volcanoMay 18, 2012 | 3:30 amby Violet Kim This summer, some travelers may choose to spend their days sunning on a beach, while others might take refuge inside museums and department stores in air-conditioned cities.?
But with an exclusive single-summer tour opening this June at Thrihnukagigur, a dormant Icelandic volcano near Reykyavik, others -- particularly cave enthusiasts and spelunkers -- might want to rethink their plans to include a tour of Thrihnukagigur's insides.
Schooling the privileged: The Peninsula launcMay 18, 2012 | 3:30 amby Zoe Li, Hong Kong EditorA clear case of watch envy.The Peninsula Hong Kong has launched "The Lifestyle Academy," a series of personalized "lessons" that will help you pick designer clothes, gourmet food and get better at golf.
