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Holidays For Couples Introduces 10 Asian Sensation Destination With An Inclusion of Luang Prabang and Villa Maly Boutique Hotel
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SECRET PARISRomantic spots
you've never heard of
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Where to eat
WORDS Gemma Price
Easily accessible information
and convenient travel mean
we’re spoilt for choice when
planning a trip. Not only are
new fl ight routes putting
hard-to-reach destinations
within our grasp, some
previously inaccessible
countries are opening their
borders and relaxing visa
regulations, emerging as
potential holiday spots in the
process. Here are 10 Asian
holiday destinations worth
considering in 2016.
Asian Sensations
Gorgeous destinations to visit in 2016
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Palawan, PhilippinesThe Philippines checks all the boxes for a
romantic tropical getaway, but the Province
of Palawan – comprising Palawan island and
its reef-ringed neighbours – goes above and
beyond. Not only is it visually spectacular
(in 2014 Condé Nast Traveller readers voted
the island the most beautiful in the world
for its aquamarine waters, jungle-carpeted
emerald green mountains and idyllic,
multi-hued fi shing villages backed by
limestone cliffs), but there’s plenty to see
and do, too. Foodie hub, Puerto Princesa is
home to a UNESCO-inscribed subterranean
river, voted one of the New 7 Wonders of
Nature. You’ll fi nd great places to sail and
dive as you hop from islet to island, and may
even sight rare species such as the Philippine
pangolin or tiny mouse deer. Palawan isn’t
short on luxe resorts – Amanpulo offers
beach, hillside and canopy accommodation,
while each of the El Nido properties is more
gorgeous than the last – and as you can get
there by boat or a 90-minute fl ight from
Manila, it probably won’t be long before the
madding crowds roll up.
Amanpulo.
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Nestled at the confl uence of the Nam Khan and Mekong rivers,
this former royal capital – and UNESCO World Heritage Site – is
a heady mix of well-preserved cultural tradition and colonial and
Laotian architecture. Colourfully garbed hill tribe women and
Mahayana monks clutching burnt sienna parasols walk along
bougainvillea-fl anked roads, passing homespun eateries, little shops
and boutique hotels housed within gabled, timbered or
brick-and-stucco mansions. Villa Maly, a 33-room hotel anchored by
the 1938 home of Princess Khampieng and Prince Khamtan, embodies
the elegance of Indochinese-era living. Compared with neighbouring
Southeast Asian hubs, Luang Prabang is not that easy to get to – only
a couple of fl ights a day depart nearby Hanoi – although improving
connections may see that change. For now, though, you can enjoy the
300-step climb to Wat That Chom Si on the top of Mount Pousi Wat
and step beneath the low sleeping roof of 16th-century Wat Xieng
Thong to admire its vivid glass mosaics of Buddhist teachings and
King Sisavang Vong’s seven naga-headed funeral chariot, without