Going Places isn’t just for travellers in the air – sit back, relax and flip through our e-magazine for travel inspiration
From the editor
Every city is, in some way, a collection of people who chose to stay. That thought stayed with me while editing Soumya Gayatri’s cover story on Mumbai this issue. She traces how generations of arrivals – from fishing communities to refugees, traders and dreamers – left behind pieces of themselves in the city’s architecture, neighbourhoods and even its food. Each layer adds to the flavour of what Mumbai is today. Wandering its streets now means peeling back that history, one corner at a time.
If London is on your radar for Design Festival season this 12–20 September, Kissa Castañeda’s story is worth a read before you go. She looks at how four architectural landmarks have been reimagined for a new era, and how this revitalisation has rippled outward, giving fresh energy to the neighbourhoods around them.
Closer to home, Dato’ Azman Hashim, president of the Malaysian Board of Architects, tells Rina Ahmad Sapiuddin something that struck me. While architecture demands precision, watercolour teaches the opposite lesson: to embrace the unpredictable – and imperfections. It’s an unusual thought to sit with this Malaysia Day on 16 September, as we take a fresh look, through his hand-drawn artwork, at the country’s built heritage.
Elsewhere, Erica Fong looks at ethical wildlife tourism, a market set to top US$338 billion by 2033, and rounds up five operators across Asia worth booking for your next trip. Alisha Shaharuddin uncovers Jakarta’s quieter corners, Jolene Knight takes us to Murrays Bay in Auckland’s North Island, Catherine Boucher reports from Adelaide on the latest stays, eats and activities, and CM Yee discovers old Nantou hiding inside hypermodern Shenzhen.
Wherever you’re headed next, we hope these pages point you towards somewhere less expected.
Go forth and wander!
Elizabeth Soong
Editor
