According to local folklore, the backdrop to the foundation of Cambodia’s second largest city is a saga of love and deceit, power struggles and battles. Today, Nicholas Chrisostomou discovers that SIEM REAP, whose origins date back to 802 AD, is an alluring destination that straddles the best of two worlds – the ancient past and the vibrant present.
To say that RUFUS WAINWRIGHT was born into a musical family is something of an understatement. Today a true luminary of the contemporary music scene, The Cultured Traveller chats with the prodigious singer-songwriter, who continues to stand as a beacon of individuality and artistic brilliance.
Born a penniless orphan, from opening a small millinery shop in Paris in 1910, GABRIELLE CHANEL created an iconic global fashion brand. Adrian Gibson visits 'Coco's' first UK retrospective.
And One lucky reader will check into the new PULLMAN CAPE TOWN CITY CENTER for a three-night wine-fuelled South African stay in the Mother City to remember.
