Follow South China Morning Post - Travel & Leisure\, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/scmp44 Tue, 05 Jul 2022 02:40:13 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUm0OZw4EDXlz5s0ohxaO6Yr Starting from the Romanian capital, Bucharest, a travel writer journeys to Odesa, one of the last major Black Sea ports under Ukrainian control amid the war with Russia.]]> Mon, 04 Jul 2022 06:45:20 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUm0OZw4EDXlz5s0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUk62ZNwOVlCfcb1naedg1wr Starting from Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour and looping around Tsing Yi island, the tour aboard the specially adapted World Star ferry takes in some of the city’s most stunning bridges.]]> Sun, 03 Jul 2022 11:15:23 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUk62ZNwOVlCfcb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUkk_v_gxwXbzClmFkX7M1Jw Tashi Choden, a gender-fluid Bhutanese Miss Universe contestant, talks about coming out to friends and family, why Bhutan is an LGBTQ-friendly country and why it is important to love yourself.]]> Sun, 03 Jul 2022 10:15:20 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUkk_v_gxwXbzClmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUm-f5zF4ophAV1cWWor9YPv Scott Powrie, founder with his wife, Leigh, of craft brewery Double Haven, tells Kate Whitehead about his stunt-pilot father, building racing cars and his ambition to scale some of the world’s highest peaks.]]> Sun, 03 Jul 2022 07:15:15 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUm-f5zF4ophAV1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUkKEr8xiGQJops0ohxaO6Yr The Trabant, made in communist East Germany, was obsolete before the first one rolled off the production line. Today the cars have retro chic, and you can drive one on a tour around the city of Dresden.]]> Sat, 02 Jul 2022 07:15:14 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUkKEr8xiGQJops0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUmOXXeAuwRWeps0ohxaO6Yr Rainy days in Hong Kong don’t have to mean staying at home or being stuck inside a shopping centre. We’ve picked seven indoor activities, from skating to seeing a comedy show, for you to consider.]]> Fri, 01 Jul 2022 05:15:26 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUmOXXeAuwRWeps0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUl4As9X7HjvVMb1naedg1wr Just as Chinese tourism was blossoming again – domestically, at least – along came Omicron. Now people are wondering whether Chinese citizens will ever be able to move freely again.]]> Thu, 30 Jun 2022 02:45:25 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUl4As9X7HjvVMb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUleITy_4zjAUeT5HJgy6HUf Air New Zealand’s SkyNest pods, purpose-built lie-flat beds, will be ready in 2024 and bookable in four-hour increments by passengers in economy or premium economy.]]> Wed, 29 Jun 2022 11:15:31 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUleITy_4zjAUeT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUlr-kCT-cDpJ-zdsCmHakzH Divers are unhappy with a decision to ban swimming and diving around Hon Mun island, a popular spot off Nha Trang, while officials evaluate damage to the area’s coral reefs and associated ecosystem.]]> Tue, 28 Jun 2022 10:15:18 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUlr-kCT-cDpJ-zdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUmEXldqNArPe6CY3L745TL_ Thailand’s tourism ministry voiced hopes that Chinese holidaymakers – who made up nearly 30 per cent of the country’s 40 million foreign tourists pre-pandemic – may return before the end of the year.]]> Tue, 28 Jun 2022 08:14:38 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUmEXldqNArPe6CY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUnXY9TDes5k5ZVjH6qdYdAk London’s Regent Street has been a major shopping destination for two centuries, but the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic are still lingering, with empty shops and falling rents.]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2022 22:15:19 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUnXY9TDes5k5ZVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUnjxDjIgHjH5iejEQ2Mq9rY Starting with Wat Arun, one of Thailand’s best-known landmarks, a three-day return journey on Anantara’s new luxury vessel shows off the impressive temples along Chao Phraya river.]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2022 06:45:17 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUnjxDjIgHjH5iejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUlV51hIdibIXCejEQ2Mq9rY Southeast Asia is welcoming visitors after the pandemic, and we have the latest information on travel to the most popular destinations in the region.]]> Sun, 26 Jun 2022 12:15:22 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUlV51hIdibIXCejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUkfX_NDw3RHq5s0ohxaO6Yr Converted from Cunard’s transatlantic luxury passenger ship the Queen Elizabeth, Seawise University was to become a floating tertiary institution in Hong Kong until it caught fire in 1972.]]> Sun, 26 Jun 2022 03:45:09 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUkfX_NDw3RHq5s0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUltBRAX3LN1Onn9ye8UNv30 Samuel Lee Sum, executive chef at Cantonese restaurant Shang Palace, recalls a baptism of fire in Paris and reveals his favourite places to eat in the French capital and to relax – parks and museums.]]> Sat, 25 Jun 2022 07:15:08 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUltBRAX3LN1Onn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUk9vLtAksLuyXn9ye8UNv30 As Indonesia, Portugal and South Africa look to digital nomads to boost tourism, one of the trickiest problems is defining work and where it is happening – just look at Thailand.]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2022 02:45:21 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUk9vLtAksLuyXn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUmjDtsO1D7PG-T5HJgy6HUf Tourists are still are a rarity in the Austral Islands of French Polynesia, where musicians, fresh coconuts and flower garlands await those disembarking from a cargo/passenger ship making an occasional journey.]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2022 01:15:09 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUmjDtsO1D7PG-T5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUmKy575B7eRpezdsCmHakzH One Post Magazine columnist is in mourning for the passing of a cultural icon, but another argues the best place for the Jumbo Floating Restaurant that sank under tow is the bottom of the South China Sea.]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2022 05:50:19 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUmKy575B7eRpezdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUlPYyG2Ed1c3ilmFkX7M1Jw Eleven restaurants in the United Arab Emirates city received at least one star, with two, Il Ristorante – Niko Romito and Stay by Yannick Alléno, awarded two.]]> Wed, 22 Jun 2022 07:45:18 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUlPYyG2Ed1c3ilmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUk-nH6sTTQ-cyejEQ2Mq9rY Portugal has maintained an allure for Far Eastern retirees since the 1940s with its low cost of living, sunny climate and echoes of long weekend sojourns in Macau.]]> Mon, 20 Jun 2022 05:45:17 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/UHsjY7aYpUk-nH6sTTQ-cyejEQ2Mq9rY