Hot Properties: Our favourite small hotels across Asia

The Australian | Saturday, February 16th, 2019

Best hotels in Asia

MANGO BAY RESORT,
 PHU QUOC ISLAND, VIETNAM

This eco-conscious hideaway offers a rare experience not found elsewhere on Vietnam’s largest island. Guests can reset to the rhythm of nature and figuratively tread lightly on a 10ha swath where tropical jungle rolls into the Gulf of Thailand. Read on…

The bear necessities

The Australian | Saturday, January 12th, 2019

Free the Bears

Care and Share: Helping hands for rescued bears in Cambodia and Laos

By Cindy Fan

It’s true, bears do love honey. And marmalade and Vegemite. I have been tasked with creating “snack tubes” of hollow bamboo filled with a party mix of sun bear favourites such as green beans and protein-rich dog biscuits, plus a smear of honey as an amuse-bouche. The keeper hoots when he notices how heavy-handed I am with the honey and tells me to go easy. Even bears need to watch their waistlines. Read on…