| NEW YORK | LONDON | HONG KONG |
| NEW YORK | LONDON | HONG KONG |
Fashionably located and decorated, the brand-new Mandarin Oriental, Paris instills a frisson of pleasure, discovers Neena Dhillon Photography by George Apostolidis, Jon Arnold/AWL Images, Olivia Rutherford and Veronique Mati Arriving in Paris instantly lifts the spirits. There’s something intoxicating about the grand boulevards, the monumental architecture, the manicured green spaces and the stylish enclaves dotted [...]
There are two ways to take afternoon tea in Hong Kong – both revered, both steeped in tradition, but with a different culture and practice. And while one is flourishing, the other is fading, discovers Brad A Johnson Photography by Dieterlan/Photocruise/Corbis, Michael Maslan Historic Photographs/Corbis, © Justin Guariglia/Corbis and © Private Collection/The Stapleton Collection/The Bridgeman [...]
The shopping in Hong Kong is so good that it’s been dubbed a national pastime – and with good reason. Constance Haisma-Kwok points you in the direction of the finest stores on the continent Photography by Ming Tang-Evans Theoretically, one could walk from the venerable Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong to the city-chic Landmark Mandarin Oriental [...]
In the Japanese capital, age-old traditions are providing the inspiration for renewal in the historic Asakusa district, a short trip from Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo, says Kate Crockett Photography by Kate Crockett and the Japan National Tourist Organisation. Illustrations by Jacqueline Bissett It’s 8.30am and two mothers ride side by side, chattering as they steer their [...]
Bold design is a trademark of The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong and the food at its Amber restaurant is as show-stopping as the room itself. Jeremy Wayne meets Richard Ekkebus, the chef who’s causing a storm in Hong Kong’s culinary teacup Photography by George Apostolidis and Chris Caldicott They no longer build warships in [...]
