Museum Aan de Stroom

Five jumping-off points when visiting Antwerp's new impressive museum

Advertorial content: Building as exhibition: the Guggenheim pioneered the larger-than-life model we’ve come to expect from any international museum worth its salt. New York and Bilbao have their Guggenheims, and Rome has its MAXXI. Now, Antwerp has its own iconic piece of museum architecture and it’s poised to make the medieval Flemish town a global destination. The Museum aan de Stroom opened last weekend to …

Haji Lane

Small-scale shopping in Singapore's hidden retail destination

Singapore’s enormous, glittering shopping malls in and around Orchard Street are wall-to-wall major-brand retailers, the stuff of a shopaholic’s dream. For those seeking something more intimate, the indie boutiques on Haji Lane are far from the roaming mall rats. Lining a narrow, backstreet of the tranquil Kampong Glam area—otherwise known as the Arab district—beautiful boutiques showcase rising Singaporean designers, as well as other designers from …

Wanderlust Hotel

Singapore's temporary digs for the contemporary traveler

With its handy book-like itinerary given out to all guests, Singapore’s 9-month old, 29-room Wanderlust Hotel puts travelers in the mood for discovery from the get-go. Their clever attention to detail, carried throughout the hotel, make the boutique establishment a destination in itself. The booklet, executed by Foreign Policy Design Group, gives useful information about the hotel, from its history to how guests can access …