Inspiring Travel Writing from Cynthia Rosenfeld: Page 4 of 4
Articles by Cynthia Rosenfeld: Page 4 of 4
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Morocco: Shopping guide to Fez and Marrakech
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Cynthia Rosenfeld
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Morocco
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Marrakech Region
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Marrakech
From its perch along the northern rim of the African continent, Morocco has long offered exotic allure. Think bejewelled camels, romantic courtyard houses, ancient walled cities and vast windswept deserts. Travellers who head there now will find a...
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Melaka for Shoppers
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Cynthia Rosenfeld
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Malaysia
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West Coast
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Melaka
As far back as the 15th century, the port of Melaka welcomed Malay, Chinese, Arab, Indian, Portuguese, Dutch and British traders, all of whom left their cultural mark on the modern Peninsular Malaysian city. These days, historic walking tours take...
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Vientiane's Ultimate Shopping Guide
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Cynthia Rosenfeld
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Laos
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Luang Prabang Region
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Vientiane
Laos’ sleepy capital takes its name from the era of Indochina though the city has been important to the area since at least the 14th century. Still, most tourists bypass Vientiane to head straight for lovely Luang Prabang, where streets are lined...
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Bali's New Cultural Attraction
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Cynthia Rosenfeld
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Indonesia
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Nusa Tenggara/ Southeast Islands
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Bali
“Throw to the ground” is the rough translation of Bali’s latest cultural attraction, Mepantigan. Yet this lively spectacle is as much a performance art as it is a martial art, with participants attired in traditional Balinese sarongs and loincloths...
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Istanbul Shopping
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Cynthia Rosenfeld
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Turkey
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Marmara
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Istanbul
“I found these sparkling stones on our family trip to Jaipur,” says 29-year-old Istanbulite Ayca Sadikoglu. The gems adorn a pair of stylish bikinis that Ayca created for herself and her twin sister, Zeynep, three years ago, serendipitously...
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Jewellery Shopping in Bali
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Cynthia Rosenfeld
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Indonesia
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Nusa Tenggara/ Southeast Islands
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Bali
“Every place on Earth has a long history of body adornment,” says Bruce Carpenter, a cultural historian and long time Bali resident. “The unique thing about Bali is that the old traditions have survived.” We’re sitting in a café in the hip beachside...
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Luxury Camping Around the World
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Cynthia Rosenfeld
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India
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Rajasthan
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Ranthambhore Nature Reserve
As a kid, I was truly a lousy camper. I hated bugs, cooking over an open flame, never mind coping with the calls of nature and erecting my own accommodations. Rather than relive those convoluted sleeping arrangements, when the neon-hued nylon...
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Maldives Luxury Resorts
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Cynthia Rosenfeld
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Maldives
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Maldives Region
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Huvafen Fushi
“Hands up, baby hands up. Give me your heart baby, gimme gimme your heart…” A roomful of people belting out Club Med’s enduring theme song shakes the ground as I make my way to the bar at Club Med Kani. It’s my first night here, and I savour the...
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Guide to Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Cynthia Rosenfeld
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China
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Hong Kong
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Kowloon
Gone are the grannies in black cotton slippers and singlet clad old men pedalling trickshaws around Kowloon’s Victoria Harbour front neighbourhood known as Tsim Sha Tsui or TST. This jam packed peninsula pulsates around the clock with an exciting...
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