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AUTHORS

Amanda de Guzman

Audrey Phoon

Azimin Saini

Charukesi Ramadurai

Choltanutkun Tun-atiruj

Daven Wu

Eris Choo

Karen Bolilia

Kunzang P.C. Tshering

Linda Thohir

Preeti Kukreja

Ria Gupta

Shusuke Murai

Vanna Sann

Yasaswini Sampathkumar

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Amanda de Guzman

The best boutique hotels in Bangkok

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Curated: Asia’s most extraordinary new hotels in 2025

Sometimes, a hotel isn't just a place to sleep – it's an invitation to feel different in your own skin.

Amanda de Guzman

Finding belonging in Japan’s tattoo-friendly onsens

My first tattoo – a flower on my lower back, dismissively dubbed a “tramp stamp” by pop culture – has long been a symbol of my complicated relationship with growing up. Once a youthful rebellion, it's now a quiet badge of honour for having survived adolescence.

Amanda de Guzman

In the Philippines, home-like hotels take the stage

Even at their most luxurious, many hotels are ‘non-places’ – described by anthropologists as transient, anonymous spaces that inhibit human connection.

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