Food and luxury travel - Malaysia and the world
A sparkling welcome to Gaya Island Resort by YTL Gaya Island Resort by YTL, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia “Distinctively Borneo” By Monica Tindall YTL has long held a reputation for luxurious escapes in lush natural environments around Malaysia. Their latest openin…
Sunset Bar Shangri-La’s Tanjung Aru Sunset Bar Glorious aquamarine waters, a palm dotted coastline and gardens that unfurl down to the sea’s edge was not what I was expecting from this well located Shangri-La property, but it’s what I …
Ocean Wing Room Balcony of Ocean Wing Room Ocean Wing Pool Garden Wing Pool Internet Cafe Orangutan Sanctuary 3km beach View of Mount Kinabalu from the golf course at sunrise Spectacular sunsets Shangri-La’s Rasa Ria Resort and Spa, Sabah, Borneo Words by …
PRIME Steak Restaurant, Le Meridien Kuala Lumpur PRIME Steak Restaurant, Le Meridien Words by Kirsten Durward Photos by The Yum List It’s like a larger version of a man’s study, an old style men’s club with a modern feel and a slight African hunting lodge overtone.…
Carter James and Monica Tindall I can tell the passion of a restaurant by the vastness of its wine list. Restaurateurs with a hankering for finding, and making available, fine wine tend to put the same effort into ensuring their chefs do the same in the kitchen. A…
Arthur’s Bar and Grill Words: Kirsten Durward Photos: Monica Tindall Don’t judge a book by its cover; this is no typical hotel bar, but a hostelry of character offering great atmosphere for an after work drink with tasty bar snacks, a down to earth pub meal, o…
Chi, The Spa – located on its very own island Individual villas for treatments Reception A spa welcome – tea and cold scented towel Couple’s Treatment Villa You know those unattractive disposable undies they give you in most spa…
Known for wonderfully luxurious eco-escapes, YTL properties assist the harried in calming and reconnecting with nature. Gaya Island Resort offers a host of options for forgetting the concrete jungle and relearning how to just breathe. Here are our top picks: G…
A sunset arrival awards us with a bird’s eye view of the city’s magical transition from day to night. Towering glass walls afford 180 degree vistas. The famed skyline of the Petronas and KL towers sits as if a giant postcard were placed at the fore of the window. As […]
Sunset from Shangri-La’s Tanjung Aru’s Sunset Bar Sunset Bar The sun fades and the night begins Mojito Passion and Lepa Lepa Red wine with a view Banana Chips Beef and Chicken Satay Comfy Seating No arguments here as to why it’s called, “…
Teppan Chef at Work Teppan-Yaki Kozan at Shangri-La’s Rasa Ria Resort, Pantai Dalit Beach, Sabah Words by Kirsten Durward Photos by The Yum List One of three a la carte options at Rasa Ria, Kozan glows with shades of stone, creamy grays, gentle upligh…
Captivating Architecture at Gaya Island Resort by YTL’s Spa Village Spa Village, Gaya Island Resort by YTL, Sabah, Borneo Ever so impressed with Spa Villages around the country, and after respiting in most of them, I couldn’t wait to try out their latest si…