Our Hoi An shopping guide is a very selective guide to some of Hoi An’s most ethical, responsible and sustainable shops. While Hoi An may be best known for its colourful lanterns, tailored clothes, leather goods, and lacquerware, you’ll also find fair trade fashion, silver jewellery, stylish home décor, and cool design products. Here’s our … Read more
It’s always a bit of a shock to the wallet going to Western Europe after spending time in Central or Eastern Europe, where the prices are significantly lower. Our Berlin shopping list shows a city that has comparable prices to other popular European cities. Berliners swear their city is cheaper to live in than other … Read more
The duration of most of our stays on this yearlong global grand tour have been two weeks. Apart from our pre-departure preparations for Grantourismo and a pre-launch sunset soiree in Dubai and the days leading up to our launch party in London, only on two occasions on the trip have we stayed in places for only … Read more
In the streets surrounding our apartment in the Fifth District in Vienna, and across the Linke Wienzeile, the street that runs parallel to the Naschmarkt, in the neighbouring Sixth District, there are literally dozens of vintage clothes, design, and furniture shops. This part of Vienna is retro heaven if you’re a lover of all things … Read more
If you want no more than a gulash soup to warm you up and some pasta and pizza to refuel after a day skiing or snowboarding in Zell am See, then you’ll be satisfied with the Zell am See’s smattering of pan-Italian eateries. But if you’re looking for more than that, you’ll need to cook … Read more