Petrichor: at the top of my list of favourite words in English , along with dearth, bibble, xertz and of course, vernacular. If you want to know more on whence this smell comes, head to It’s Okay to Be Smart’s YouTube channel. 

Excerpt of a wonderful first trip in Thailand; 5 days in bustling Bangkok, 4 days in luxurious Hua Hin. This first trip only whet my appetite for more. More smiles, more discoveries of a rich and incredibly diverse heritage, more great hotels, more ever-present...

The perfect travel perfume: Le Labo’s Solid Perfume Drop this small, minimalist, refillable metal object in your favourite bag, and make sure even rushed trips or sleepy mornings won’t deprive you of your signature scent. Ingenious and...

Grotto: a graceful wooden sauna in the midst of Canada by PARTISANS Once in a while a design comes along that springs this sacrosanct question: why has nobody thought of this before? This peaceful, natural sauna set on the bay brings the best of the cleansing Nordic...