Art of Glass
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A fusion of creativity and nature on a serene Penang hillside showcases Fuan Wong’s sculptures among thousands of tropical plants. Words and photos by Sharon McDonnell.
Sharon McDonnell
Sharon McDonnell is a travel and culture writer in San Francisco who has taken cooking classes in India, Thailand, Bali, and Morocco, sipped in wine country from Italy, Santorini to Chile, and savored cultural festivals from Guatemala to the Caribbean. Her work is published in Travel+Leisure, Architectural Digest, and Global Traveler.
Silver: A Miao Woman’s Best Friend
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Silver is an important part of the culture of the Miao, an ethnic minority in southern China who live mostly in Guizhou province.
Top 5 Must-Try Chengdu Dishes for the Sichuan Foodie
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Chengdu is the home of sizzling spicy Sichuan food, cuisine with a pungent, distinctive taste and so, so many chili peppers.
Bali: Learning to Cook on the Islands of the Gods
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Janet DeNeefe – author of Bali: The Food of My Island Home, founder of the Ubud Food Festival, and a 30-year resident of Bali – is Bali’s very own cooking guru, featuring a different class every day of the week, from vegan fare to night markets.
The Jews of Mumbai: Bollywood and Bombay’s Blue Synagogue
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The history of Bombay is indelibly linked to the Jews of Mumbai, a legacy alive today in the culture and architecture of India’s greatest city.
Maldives Cooking Class with Anantara: Knowing your Fenfolhi from your Hedhikaa
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With all the luxury resorts in the Maldives, one might spend an entire holiday without sampling Maldivian cuisine, but that’s a mistake. Take a cooking class and get to the heart of these coconut-heavy dishes.
Inside Suzhou’s Tonino Lamborghini Hotel
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Italian and Chinese design may seem like strange bedfellows, but the Tonino Lamborghini, from the eponymous supercar manufacturer, brings these two styles together in an odd but unique luxury Suzhou destination.