Calling themselves the
'travel mixologists', Urbane
Nomads allows (and even
encourages) clients to tweak
itineraries in line with
their own interests. The new
Singapore-based travel
agency caters to a new breed
of savvy, well-travelled,
restless individuals. It
promises to take you down
the road less
well-travelled, minus the
difficulties of getting
there.
Its idea of snowboarding and
fantastic apres-ski
coincides with a spell on
the mountains of Faraya
Mzaar, Lebanon. Come July
next year, it's organizing a
trip to Pakistan to witness
a no-rules polo match on
what is known to be the
highest polo grounds in the
world. And for those who
want an idyllic getaway,
Urbane Nomads also scours
the world for the most
romantic spots that promise
to be destinations unto
themselves.
Sultry Sri Lanka-
Frequent Traveller (Article Contribution) Dec/Jan '08
Believing that finding the
right accommodation suitably
enhances a holiday
experience, Urbane Nomads
will make accommodation
recommendations based on
your preferences,
personality and holiday
style. Urbane Nomads is able
to organize tailored
retreats to Sri Lanka, from
a holistic Ayurvedic retreat
to puppet theatre on court
lawns, a quiet, relaxed
retreat in a secluded
destination resort to an
action-packed holiday
covering much of the
country, horse-riding
through tea country and
surfing on the Serendib
Riviera. (http://www.urbanenomads.com
)
East West Magazine Dec/Jan
08
First, we had molecular
cuisine, now the concept of
travel is being repackaged
by Urbane Nomads, a
Singaporean travel company
with a difference. Urbane
Nomads seeks out the unique
in every destination (and
they seek out some pretty
unique destinations too!)
and bundle it with select
accommodation and unusual
travel modes. Take their
eight-day trip to Lebanon,
which combines visits to
historical sites with a
gourmand's tour of Beirut's
finest restaurants and an
after-hours itinerary to
keep you hopping all night.
The trip miraculously even
includes a day on Lebanon's
ski slopes.
w:urbanenomads.com
Article Contribution- Pukka Magazine Dec'08
Sri Lanka, for such a
compact country, plays host
to such diverse landscapes
and attractions that it's
possible to combine
experiences as varied as a
safari experience, beach
layovers, city stopovers,
cultural immersions and
retreats amidst lush
vegetation- typically things
you'd have expected to
travel multi destinations
for.
Singapore Tatler
October'09
Travel Pages
...do yoga or meditate in a
cave formerly used as an
arms repository during the
Vietnam War. Go moonlight
horse-riding in Sumba...which practised human head-hunting
until recently. Or pretend
you're Lost on the
private island of Taprobane...
Kembara Asmara, Sutra Feb
2009
Kerana cintanya pada kembara
yang mendalam, Hajar
menubuhkan syarikat
pelancongan, Urbane Nomads,
sejak Ogos tahun lalu,
menawarkan destinasi
melancong di Asia, Latin
Amerika serta Pakistan,
Mongolia, Afghanistan dan
Antarktika dengan menawarkan
satu pengalaman eksklusif.
Article Contribution-Pukka
Magazine Jan '09
Myanmar , having been
relegated to the dumpster of
tourist destinations due to
the bad rep suffered by its
government, bears all the
marks of a country
threatened by isolation from
the rest of the world.
Asian Journeys July 2009
The travel lores of
Vietnam
Much of the tourist
attractions in Vietnam
revolve around lores- from
the flamboyance and
eccentricity belying Khai
Dinh’s tombs to the car of
the ‘Burning Monk’ on
display in the museum of
Hue, the karsts of Ha Long
Bay forever immortalized in
mainstream consciousness
through Catherine Deneuve’s
‘Indochine’ or the legends
of snakes appearing at full
moon in isolated caves
formerly the repository of
arms during the Vietnam War.
East & West Magazine
March 2009, Cover Article
Best Destination Hotels in
Asia
We'd come with a
list of what we think are
the best destination hotels
in Asia. Some, like the Six
Senses Ninh Vanh Bay and
Amanpulo- virtually
private islands, personify
the traditional idea of a
destination hotel. Yet,
others, like the Mandarin
Oriental Dhara Devi with its
recreation of
an ancient Lanna Kingdom is
a veritable destination unto
itself. Others, like the Nam
Hai and the Knai Bang Chatt,
have, through the media
interest
and high profile clients
they attract, brought a
renewed interest in
relatively undiscovered or
'forgotten' areas.
These hotels have a
commitment, overt or
otherwise, to responsible
tourism, drawing upon
the immediate community for
much of its staffing
needs, involvement in
community projects and/or
channeling a predetermined
portion of its profits to a
community project.
Yet, what defines these
destination hotels are the
blessed natural settings
framing the hotel, whether
it be the
almost-transformative
scenery of snow-capped
Himalayan mountains of the
Malikha Lodge or the South
China Sea of Nam Hai, an
enchanting stretch of beach
of the Tanjong Jara Resort
or the views of sacred
mountains and lush greenery
of the La Residence Phou Vao.
