Yoga Barn

This holistic wellness retreat offers accommodation and holiday activities for the health conscious including yoga, cleanses and meditation.

Art Preview: Everything You Ever Wanted is Right Here

Best known for her white rabbit balloon sculpture Walter, which is currently gracing the lawn at the Singapore Art Museum, local artist Dawn Ng is back with another tongue-in-cheek project. Her first solo show Everything You Ever Wanted is Right Here showcases handcrafted photographic and typography-based collages, which explore the notion of Singapore as “home” and attempt to reveal the tensions, idiosyncrasies, and hopes unique to this increasingly gentrified country. Ng tells Terry Ong more about the show.

Bose@Republic Plaza

Asia’s first Bose Personal Audio Store and the first one outside of the US.

Away Koh Kood

In the east of Thailand, Away Koh Kood is a remote getaway with private bungalows, two restaurants, a spa and scuba-diving activities.

Tuxedo

This café and pâtisserie is helmed by chief baker, Andrew Loong, who specializes in French pastries. Try the flaky almond croissants ($3.50), specialty bread pain normand ($3.50) or eponymous Tuxedo cake made with Valrhona chocolate ($5.80), great when paired with Italian coffee. For something heartier, the sourdough sandwich with roast beef, spinach, brie and seeded […]

Black Opal

With floor-to-ceiling windows that offer excellent views of the lush surrounds and the sea, romantic dining is taken to new heights at Black Opal. The menu is decidely Continental–so expect steaks, pastas and even escargot, and finish off with a lovely custard.

Wings

The buzz: This latest drinking joint in Clarke Quay features an aviator-themed concept. To add to the vibe, the waiters are all garbed in jumpsuits like aircraft service personnel. The décor: Evoking a hangar, the 80-seater joint has metallic finishing and aircraft memorabilia on its walls, sandbags stored under its booth seats and floors with […]