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Rest Of The World

Glass is enchanted by A Shangri-La Al Husn, Oman

Angela Cobbinah

June 9, 2025

Feature, Rest Of The World, Travel

THEY say that the frankincense delivered to Jesus by the Three Wise Kings came from Oman, a lesser known Gulf states that today is fast emerging as a new star of the east thanks to its spectacular landscapes a...

Yūgen Restaurant, Melbourne: Beyond Everyday Perception

May 6, 2025

Australia, Australia, Feature, Food & Drink, Travel

TRADITIONALLY, the word yūgen holds profound spiritual significance in Japanese culture. It embodies the belief that an unseen, ineffable dimension exists beyond our everyday perception—an enigmatic depth that...

Luxury Campervan Travel in Western Australia: A Scenic Road Trip with Star RV

March 25, 2025

Australia, Feature, News, Travel

FOR time immemorial, the notion of a campervan holiday has seldom been associated with luxury. Traditionally regarded as a home on wheels, the practical convenience of a campervan has largely appealed to those...

Glass takes it easy in Oman

March 17, 2025

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OMAN is like modal jazz – think 1960s’ Johnny Hodges or Herbie Hancock – so different to the turbocharged swing of bebop that gives voice to Dubai, its brash neighbour to the north. Driving away from Musca...

Glass enjoys warm hospitality at Fairmont Doha

March 18, 2024

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RESTING on Doha’s Arabian Gulf shoreline, the Fairmont & Raffles hotel is housed in the spectacular Katara Towers, whose curving architectural design is inspired by the crossed swords of the country’s seal...

Glass relaxes in geothermal baths at The Retreat at Blue Lagoon in Iceland

Amanda Bernstein

March 4, 2024

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THE Retreat at Blue Lagoon is an award-winning spa hotel located close to the Icelandic capital Reykjavik and set upon a private inlet of the Unesco Global Geopark. Home to Iceland’s iconic Blue Lagoon, a spec...

Glass embarks on a wildlife adventure on Kangaroo Island, South Australia

Amanda Bernstein

February 12, 2024

Feature, Rest Of The World, Travel

FEW PLACES on earth are as unspoilt as Kangaroo Island, located off the coast of South Australia. Kangaroo Island is Australia’s third largest island, possessing 40 per cent native vegetation and a wildlif...

Glass is wowed by The Tasman – Hobart’s latest luxury hotel

Amanda Bernstein

December 18, 2023

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THE Tasman, a Luxury Collection Hotel, has recently opened in Hobart’s Parliament Square development, providing another reason to explore this charming city in Tasmania, Australia’s only island state. ...

Kangaroo Island’s Southern Ocean Lodge officially reopens

Sophie Richardson

December 12, 2023

News, Rest Of The World, Travel

AFTER nearly four years of planning, designing and construction, Baillie Lodges flagship property Southern Ocean Lodge officially reopened on the 6th of December 2023. Located on the south coast of South A...

Glass marvels in Melbourne, a city that has something for everyone

Amanda Bernstein

November 27, 2023

Feature, Rest Of The World, Travel

MELBOURNE, Victoria, is a city brimming with diverse culture and community, a destination where tourists can anchor themselves into the beating heart of this vast continent. It is famed for being home to t...

Glass takes a trip of a lifetime along the Great Ocean Road

Amanda Bernstein

November 20, 2023

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AUSTRALIA is known for the great outdoors and its incredible landscapes but accessibility to this mighty continent is what the world has been missing. We are flying into Melbourne to pick up our hire-car to dr...

Glass unwinds at Pretty Beach House, New South Wales

Amanda Bernstein

August 21, 2023

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PRETTY Beach House, a magnificent rural retreat one hour’s drive north from Sydney, is one of those rare properties that live up to the claim of being a home away from home. Tucked away in the Australian ‘b...

Glass experiences unprecedented luxury at Raffles Doha, Qatar

July 3, 2023

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JUMPING on an impromptu 8-hour flight for a 3-day stay highlights my serendipitous personality. Luckily, this time around, it happened as news of the reopening of Raffles in Doha surfaced. A...

GM 52 Travel Ecuador Galapagos Feature

Glass explores nature’s luxuries in Ecuador and the Galapagos

Katrina Mirpuri

May 30, 2023

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FLYING halfway across the world to the Galapagos is no comparison to Charles Darwin’s gruelling voyage in the Beagle, however, once you arrive, your inner explorer is awakened. I landed at their carbon-neut...

The Chedi Muscat is an ideal blend of central city location and soothing ocean views

Yasemen Kaner-White

February 13, 2023

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AS I ARRIVE at The Chedi in Muscat, there’s an immediate sense of being whisked away somewhere tranquil and exotic. The roomy reception based on a Bedouin tent beckons you to sit and take it all in. Fragrant ca...

Swap your desk for the deckchair! It’s time to work from paradise

October 26, 2020

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THERE is one word on everyone’s mind. Escapism. As we all adapt to the new normal, the memories of foreign lands play on loop as we sit at our desks at home and reminisce. However, not all hope is lost. With th...

Glass stays at Dubai’s Arabian Palace, One&Only Royal Mirage

Katrina Mirpuri

February 17, 2020

Feature, Rest Of The World, Travel

AS A design lover, the first thing that caught my attention at the One&Only Royal Mirage was the attention to detail. Whilst many of us appreciate design aesthetics such as complimentary colour palettes and...

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Glass goes Into the Water at The Cove at Atlantis

August 22, 2018

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“IT makes you feel tiny, doesn’t it?”, I ask my sister as we walk through an enormous, open hallway, between stucco walls painted in pink – the perfect backdrop for eye-catching, memorable photographs that do j...

Palazzo Versace Dubai

Bringing fashion to life – Glass visits the Palazzo Versace, Dubai

Amanda Bernstein

March 22, 2018

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THE medusa head smiles up at me as I enter the Palazzo Versace Hotel, located on the ancient Dubai Creek, a convenient 10-minute cab hop from Dubai International Airport. On entering into the traditional neo-cl...

Maldives Feature

Glass visits Kanuhura Island in the Maldives – just like paradise

September 18, 2017

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THERE are few places in the world that resemble paradise as much as the Maldives, the forever sunny and warm constellation of islands in the middle of the Indian Ocean with white sandy beaches lined with palm t...

Glass enjoys a private hammam at the Spa Laaroussa, Fez, Morroco

Emily Rae Pellerin

April 24, 2017

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Fez, Morocco’s Spa Laaroussa offers a relaxing private hammam to the sounds of acoustic Oud THE DOOR of Riad Laaroussa’s Spa Laaroussa, a short walk from Fez’s directional mainstay Bab Boujloud, open into a ...