December 2014
NAPAT R AVEEWAT
Editor’s Note
emember the first morning you ever woke up in Sydney?
If you’ve never been to the city, then you really need to
start planning a visit. I recall pulling my hotel room
curtains back years ago and catching that first glimpse of
the sweep from Sydney Harbour Bridge to the iconic
Opera House. I’d seen the view in photos so often that I felt like I’d been
there before. This foreign-yet-familiar feeling pervades Gary
Shteyngart’s account of his visit (“Diving into Sydney,” page 112). His
antipodean adventure runs the gamut from downright weird—primary
goal: hug a wombat—to delicious (an eight-stop, one-night bar- and
restaurant-hop had better be), to intensely caffeinated. Warning: after
reading this story, you’ll want to book a ticket down under immediately.
Just as magical, but for entirely different reasons, is Burma, a nation
shuttered from the rest of the world for too long. In “This is Burma’s
Moment” (page 132), Andrew Solomon and photographer Frédéric
Lagrange offer a primer on the country that has vaulted to the top of
many must-see lists. As Solomon writes, “Nothing ever happens when it
should; it’s amazing that the sun sets on schedule.” But the clock is
ticking. The lesson is, visit now before too much changes.
No matter where you’re heading next, “20 Ways to Travel Better”
(page 87) provides handy suggestions to improve your trip. Among the
indispensable advice: how to get through customs faster, when to carry
on your luggage, and even how to keep your batteries charged.
As the year draws to a close, we laud the “Best of 2014” (page 48). Our
annual review of openings highlights some favorite new spots for
everything around the region, from the next great restaurant in
Singapore to cocktails with aplomb in Bangkok.
On that note, let’s toast to the coming year. May the stories in this
issue and those ahead help you to both improve your travels and create
some lasting memories. —CHRISTOPHER KUCWAY
NAPAT R AVEEWAT
Editor’s Note
emember the first morning you ever woke up in Sydney?
If you’ve never been to the city, then you really need to
start planning a visit. I recall pulling my hotel room
curtains back years ago and catching that first glimpse of
the sweep from Sydney Harbour Bridge to the iconic
Opera House. I’d seen the view in photos so often that I felt like I’d been
there before. This foreign-yet-familiar feeling pervades Gary
Shteyngart’s account of his visit (“Diving into Sydney,” page 112). His
antipodean adventure runs the gamut from downright weird—primary
goal: hug a wombat—to delicious (an eight-stop, one-night bar- and
restaurant-hop had better be), to intensely caffeinated. Warning: after
reading this story, you’ll want to book a ticket down under immediately.
Just as magical, but for entirely different reasons, is Burma, a nation
shuttered from the rest of the world for too long. In “This is Burma’s
Moment” (page 132), Andrew Solomon and photographer Frédéric
Lagrange offer a primer on the country that has vaulted to the top of
many must-see lists. As Solomon writes, “Nothing ever happens when it
should; it’s amazing that the sun sets on schedule.” But the clock is
ticking. The lesson is, visit now before too much changes.
No matter where you’re heading next, “20 Ways to Travel Better”
(page 87) provides handy suggestions to improve your trip. Among the
indispensable advice: how to get through customs faster, when to carry
on your luggage, and even how to keep your batteries charged.
As the year draws to a close, we laud the “Best of 2014” (page 48). Our
annual review of openings highlights some favorite new spots for
everything around the region, from the next great restaurant in
Singapore to cocktails with aplomb in Bangkok.
On that note, let’s toast to the coming year. May the stories in this
issue and those ahead help you to both improve your travels and create
some lasting memories. —CHRISTOPHER KUCWAY
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