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Mother’s Day surprise

Show your mum how much you love her by rustling up a home-cooked supper on May 12. Surprise her by serving up her two favourite dishes, whatever they may be Tandoori ChickenServes 4 2 lemons, juice only4 tsp paprika2 red onions, finely chopped16 skinless chicken thighs300ml Greek yogurtlarge piece ginger, grated4 garlic cloves, crushed¾ tsp garam masala¾ tsp ground cumin½ tsp chilli powder¼ tsp turmeric Mix the lemon juice with the paprika and red onions… Read More »Mother’s Day surprise

Sabei Chiang Mai

Discover A Totally Different Side To The Land Of Smiles RICH IN HISTORY AND TRADITION, Chiang Mai is northern Thailand’s most culturally significant province and arguably the nation’s best vehicle for educating and entertaining visitors. Rich in mountains, forests and rice fields, it’s still the home of a complex web of tribal groups, who began migrating there over 1,000 years ago from China. SAVE ELEPHANT FOUNDATION’S Elephant Nature Park (www.saveelephant.org), founded and run by Lek… Read More »Sabei Chiang Mai

Preserving the past

In celebrating Tai O as the last bastions of Hong Kong culture, Ray Au reveals Tai O Heritage Hotel’s place at the heart of it all Tucked away in the south-western corner of Lantau, Tai O is at once a bustling and vibrant community hub, and somewhere you can immerse yourself in times past. Having developed as a fishing harbour and saltern over the past 200 years, it is rich in history and local colour,… Read More »Preserving the past

The Player

ACTOR, TECH PRO AND RETURNING LANTAUER PHILIPPE JOLY HAS A TON ON HIS PLATE. JUST THE WAY HE LIKES IT. ELIZABETH KERR REPORTS Multi-hyphenate Philippe Joly is sitting outside at an Admiralty bistro, not far from the home he just gave up for Discovery Bay – again. We last spoke to Philippe for Life on Lantau in Before Times, otherwise known as 2019, when he lived in Mui Wo. And even though the RussianFrench actor-stunt… Read More »The Player

Out & About! What You’ve been up to

At the Valentines Day Race On February 4, the Trail Hub’s annual Valentine’s Day Race headed out from Treasure Island on Pui O Beach. Teams of two chose to run either the 15-kilometre Tough Love or the 9-kilometre Easy Love. [PHOTOS COURTESY OF The Trail Hub.] At the DBIS International Food Fair There was live music and fun for all the famiy at DBIS International Food Fair on March 2, plus the opportunity to sample… Read More »Out & About! What You’ve been up to