Enchanting Mandalay: A fresh guide to Myanmar’s ancient city
| Coconuts Singapore x Hilton | 72 magical hours in Mandalay.
Best New Bali Beach Clubs of 2018: Five fresh spots to sun, swim, booze in Nusa Dua, Seminyak, Pandawa, and Canggu
If there’s one hospitality concept that Bali’s really ran off with and mastered, it’s beach clubs. This island’s got it going on when it comes to beach...
The Coconuts guide to chilling in Quezon City: Hipster hangouts, animal cafes, laser tag, unli K-BBQ, artsy activities, and more
We know how hard it is to meet up with friends in a world ruled by responsibilities and #adulting, but sometimes, all...
Best nightclubs in Singapore: Where to find underground parties, indie music, alternative scenes
Putting on your fancy pants for a night at one of Singapore’s sleek dance clubs is all well and good, but sometimes...
Brunch in KL: 10 best buzzy cafes for pancakes, pastries, pastas, and poached eggs
The idea of a breakfast and lunch hybrid is brilliant for those lazy weekends when the concept of time has no bearing...
Best museums in Jakarta: Where to find exhibitions on history, art, finance, crafts, and textiles
Next time somebody describes Jakarta’s art scene as “burgeoning” — you can tell that somebody:...
Bangkok’s Sukhothai hotel steps it up with revamp and a new club wing
Bangkok’s Sukhothai, a long-beloved city hotel featuring charming old Thai touches, has recently had a refresh,...
Editors’ Picks: Top music, nightlife, food and arts events in Bali this December
December has landed. Pepito’s aisles are bedecked with tinsel, Michael Bublé’s Christmas album is on loop, and the...
Hyatt adds Phu Quoc’s Nam Nghi Resort to its ‘Unbound Collection’ of high-end historic and period properties
It seems that travelers — and the travel industry — can’t get enough of Phu Quoc. Vietnam’s largest...
Vintage Shanghai-themed hotel in Bangkok wins best boutique stay in SE Asia (PHOTOS)
Bangkok’s evocative Shanghai Mansion, a gem of a hotel perched above Chinatown’s main drag, was just named...
Thailand’s giant, otherworldly Red Lotus Pond is among world’s strangest lakes (PHOTOS)
The lovely cooler weather paired with the never-ending blooming red lotus flowers in this pond have attracted...
The best vegetarian banh mi in Ho Chi Minh City (PHOTOS)
On a recent trip to Ho Chi Minh, I made it my mission to find the best vegetarian banh mi in the city. Before you say...
Siam Sakura: Day trippers converge on fields of Thai cherry blossoms in Loei (PHOTOS)
Thais, tourists, and daytrippers are flocking to Loei province near the Laos border to drink in the sight of millions...
THAILAND
Bangkok’s Sukhothai hotel steps it up with revamp and a new club wing
Bangkok’s Sukhothai, a long-beloved city hotel featuring charming old Thai touches, has recently had a refresh,...
Tipsy and trashy: Mixologist Mark Lloyd’s sustainable bar at Wonderfruit to create cocktails from food waste
“If you know how to do it safely, you can make alcohol out of anything,” said trained chemist-turned-mixologist...
Daddy & The Muscle Academy: Siam boutique serves up butterbeer, fortune telling booth, and cool Thai designer threads
Daddy & The Muscle Academy seems to call out from across Siam Square. Despite being in the dead center of...
EXCLUSIVE: Expat fave Hemingway’s to reopen on Sukhumvit Soi 11 in January, we’ve got details
It’s been whispered about for months, but the owners are finally confirming it now — beloved expat bar and...
INDONESIA
Editors’ Picks: Top music, nightlife, food and arts events in Bali this December
December has landed. Pepito’s aisles are bedecked with tinsel, Michael Bublé’s Christmas album is on loop, and the...
Best New Bali Beach Clubs of 2018: Five fresh spots to sun, swim, booze in Nusa Dua, Seminyak, Pandawa, and Canggu
If there’s one hospitality concept that Bali’s really ran off with and mastered, it’s beach clubs. This...
Two Fingers: Berawa spot serves up Cali-Mex food & booze like babi guling tacos and jalapeño-infused tequila in a jazzed-up dive bar space
Two Fingers isn’t your typical Mexican restaurant outside of Mexico. No bright colors, no sombrero-wearing,...
Mother Huckers: Bali’s first axe-throwing club brings Canadian backyard pastime to the island (and we love it)
Throwing axes is the social, recreational activity we didn’t know we needed. It’s like going to the bowling alley,...
MALAYSIA
Iron Fairies: World-renowned bar’s latest venture opens here in Kuala Lumpur
“Iron Fairies is opening in KL,” our friend told us excitedly earlier this year. “Iron que?,”...
Great cocktail bars in KL: Where to find the hip, the cool, the classy, and the kitschy spots to drink
You'll never be thirsty again.
7 tourist spots in Kuala Lumpur actually worth visiting (or revisiting)
Malaysia has its fair share of depressing tourist attractions, but thankfully we also have some awesome ones to restore...
Seaventures Dive Rig: Retired big oil rig near Borneo is a fully-equipped scuba school
Seaventures offers something that no other dive school in the world does — the chance to stay on a...
SINGAPORE
Enchanting Mandalay: A fresh guide to Myanmar’s ancient city
| Coconuts Singapore x Hilton | 72 magical hours in Mandalay.
HeadRock VR is Singapore’s first virtual reality ‘theme park’ with 11 rides in Sentosa
Embark on an adventure from the comfort of your seat.
The Mast’ is where you can watch cheese made on the spot, then nibble on mozzarella and burrata
Cheese, cheese, and more cheese.
MYANMAR
The Coconuts guide to visiting Golden Rock, one of Myanmar’s famed Buddhist pilgrimage sites
Popularly known as the Golden Rock, Kyaikthiyo is a famous Buddhist pilgrimage site that devout followers of the...
Grace Baey’s portraits of Yangon’s trans population are intimate without being intrusive [PHOTOS]
Some photographers are able to capture the most delicate moments deftly. With her project Living Choices,...
Burmese beauty brand The Skin District 9 makes natural, handmade skincare in Myanmar
May Moe Moe Aung launched her skincare line The Skin District 9 back in 2016, after being inspired by the handmade...
Karst country: A rundown of Myanmar’s coolest (and least-visited) caves
Though a lot of international travel magazines still frame Myanmar as a “new” tourist destination, the...
PHILIPPINES
Great date spots in Antipolo City: Hip cafes, gorgeous galleries, romantic restaurants, and spas set in nature
Antipolo City, just a two-hour drive away from Manila, sits in the Sierra Madres and consistently pulls in crowds of...
The Coconuts guide to chilling in Quezon City: Hipster hangouts, animal cafes, laser tag, unli K-BBQ, artsy activities, and more
We know how hard it is to meet up with friends in a world ruled by responsibilities and #adulting, but sometimes, all...
Review: Grand Cafe 1919, the restaurant that resurrected an abandoned colonial-era building in Manila’s Chinatown
Walking around Manila, you don’t get a sense of the city’s rich and layered history from the street...
The Coconuts’ Guide to Bacolod: Best things to do in Bacolod for MassKara Festival and beyond
Most people’s bucket lists include visiting pristine beaches, traveling the world, and doing all sorts of...
HONG KONG
Holiday dinners in Hong Kong, 2018 edition: Where to stuff your face with turkey, puddings, and all the Christmas trimmings
We’ve hit the first week of December, folks — time to air out the mothball fumes in your knitted holiday...
Dragonfly, designer Ashley Sutton’s latest dreamlike, Art Nouveau bar opens in Hong Kong’s Tai Kwun Arts
Tai Kwun Arts Centre has another dining and drinking destination to offer Hong Kong. The heritage building in Central...
Some like it hot: Hong Kong’s best spots for mala hot pot, chili chicken, and other spicy Sichuan dishes
One of the foodie pleasures of living in Hong Kong is access to lots of excellent regional Chinese cuisines. From...
Char siu, speakeasy-style? We review Foxglove’s new Cantonese banquet-inspired menu, paired with cocktails and live jazz
Hong Kong has a ton of speakeasy-style joints. A ton. Legend has it that the earliest blueprints of central Hong Kong...