Simon Elegant

Jan 5, 2024 | japantimes.co.jp | Farah Fleurima |Simon Elegant |Allan Richarz |Mike Chen

For many people, the joys of winter center on strapping on skis, snowshoes or skates and getting outdoors. Of course, that is no less true in many parts of Asia. But with climates ranging from the famously snowy Japanese island of Hokkaido to the tropical forests of Malaysia, the continent offers a wide variety of wintertime delights for travelers who are seeking something different from a day on the slopes. Fresh-caught mountain trout sashimi, anyone?

Jul 11, 2023 | nzherald.co.nz | Simon Elegant

Storefronts, or shophouses as they are called locally, line a street in the core of George Town, Malaysia. Photo / Lauryn Ishak, The New York Times “Try this way,” says Zainal Abidin, an affable manager at the Prestige in George Town, Malaysia, cocking his head to one side. Zainal is showing me around the hotel, which is named after the 2006 Christopher Nolan film about two rival magicians. I’m supposed to see an illusion in which the corridor entrance transforms into a mirror, but it’s not coming.