Word: verdant
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...success of a fashionable restaurant as, say, a celebrity clientele or a daring menu. But that's not true in the case of Singapore's new breed of modish eateries. A few of the city's fashion-forward restaurateurs have forsaken Orchard Road's madding crowds in favor of verdant retreats where cool cuisine comes with a side order of peace and quiet. Maybe it's due to a reluctance to pay city-center rents. Or perhaps it's because of the realization that, in compact Singapore, nowhere is that far from anywhere else. Whatever the reason, if you want...
...Tarzan and Jane had honeymooned in South Africa, the Tsitsikamma Forest?or "place of much water"?would have been their favorite bit (after his leopard-print underwear, of course). Stretching for 80 km along the Garden Route coastline is a verdant carpet of fynbos (Afrikaans for fine bush) and towering hard pear and Outeniqua yellow wood trees. It's also the perfect setting for those who like their outdoor experiences spiked with adrenaline: harnessed and helmeted nature lovers can whiz through the Tsitsikamma's treetops by strapping themselves onto a web of steel cables threaded through the forest canopy. Biologists...
...Tarzan and Jane had honeymooned in South Africa, the Tsitsikamma Forest - or "place of much water" - would have been their favorite bit (after his leopard-print underwear, of course). Stretching for 80km along the Garden Route coastline is a verdant carpet of fynbos (Afrikaans for fine bush) and towering hard pear and Outeniqua yellow wood trees. Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection...
...GRAY OCTOBER DAY in Le Marche, the region of central Italy where about 90% of the country's shoes are made in nonescript industrial factories that dot the velvety, verdant landscape. The iffy weather and impending rain don't bother Diego Della Valle, 52. As the president and CEO of Tod's S.p.A., he's used to climbing into his silver twin-engine Dolphin helicopter after lunch at Villa Brancadoro?his 17th century hilltop residence in the town of Casette d'Ete, where he lives with his wife Barbara Pistilli and their son Filippo, 8?and zipping over to Ancona...
...Accommodation takes its cue from the verdant setting. Interiors are in unpretentious Thai-resort style, with attractive use of dark woods and natural light. All suites enjoy private gardens or terraces, "waterfall" showers, couple baths and hanging orchids, while some have private plunge pools or Jacuzzis. Requests for privacy are indicated by placing a coconut outside the door...