Cathy Adams

Cathy is a former editor for Discovery, writing about travel and lifestyle. Originally from Essex in the UK, she's happiest with a cold drink in a warm infinity pool at the top of a high-rise building. In Essex and elsewhere.

Top hotels

South East Asia’s Best Jungle Hotels

Go deep into nature for a restorative stay at these jungle hotels across South East Asia
Maldives

5 creative ways these Maldives resorts are competing for travellers

It’s no longer enough to have an over-ocean bungalow with a transparent floor
Malé

Creating a tourism nation: The Maldives story

The Maldives transformed itself from backwater to global holiday hotspot in the space of a generation. Cathy Adams dabbles her toes in all that’s sensational, phenomenal and new on the world’s most in-demand holiday islands
Washington DC

10 best reasons to visit Washington DC

It’s always been a place of stately monuments and excellent museums, but Washington DC has also gained serious lifestyle credentials in the past few years. As Cathay Pacific begins flights to the US capital, we round up the top 10 reasons to visit
Washington DC

Reflections on Washington DC: A most American city

Cathy Adams goes to Washington DC and beyond for a crash-course in US culture, art and history – and tries to live like a local
Washington DC

Where to shop, what to buy in Washington DC

Designer fashions, bookshops with cult followings, cafes that think they’re fine-dining restaurants … Cathy Adams explores Washington DC's multi-layered shopping scene
Washington DC

Washington DC’s best museums and attractions

There’s almost too much to see in Washington DC. Cathy Adams tries to narrow the choice
Washington DC

Washington DC’s best restaurants and eateries

From chicken and waffles to Michelin-awarded tasting menus, Washington DC’s dining venues cover every taste
Washington DC

Best day trips within 100 km of Washington DC

Looking for a quick road trip from Washington DC? Here are four seasonal breaks within easy reach by train or car
Guangzhou

5 of the Best Restaurants in Guangzhou

Southern China's biggest city is the spiritual home of Cantonese cuisine, but the best restaurants in Guangzhou serve much more than dim sum
Top hotels

Best things to do in Macao in July 2018

What to do in Macao in the month of July - from glitzy hotel stays to colonial-style eateries
Leading luxury

4 of the world’s most impressively deluxe hotel suites

It’s all about supersized and super-luxe in these hotel rooms
Inspiring Places

The First Time Artist Antoinette Rozan Saw Bali

Hong Kong-based artist Antoinette Rozan describes how she came to better understand nature and the joys of life while in Bali
Leading luxury

The Rise of Hotels Designed by Superstar Architects

Hotels have provided a group of super famous architects a blank canvas for innovative design
Jeju

7 best things to do on Jeju Island

Jeju’s dormant volcanoes have left it with a fertile landscape that’s just been discovered by adventurers and adrenaline freaks – while Love Land celebrates physical activity of a different kind
Dubai

Ground-level Dubai: A walking city you never knew

Cathy Adams visits Dubai, the world’s tallest city, and connects with its culture at ground level
Cathay Pacific

3 new Europe routes on the A350

Three new charismatic cities join the Cathay Pacific network this summer. Cathy Adams asks: why Europe?
Inflight entertainment

How to learn Chinese by the time you land

Can Shaolan Hsueh make the task of learning Mandarin easy and intuitive? Long-suffering student Cathy Adams tries out her podcasts
Art and culture

The Story of Hong Kong’s Cattle Depot Artist Village

As Art Basel comes to Hong Kong, Cathy Adams seeks out the city’s grassroots artists sprouting in a dusty corner of Kowloon
Perth

Is this Australia’s best food and wine destination?

How did a rural backwater become one of the planet’s most exciting and innovative travel destinations? Cathy Adams lets Western Australia’s Margaret River work its magic
Celebrity

Welcome to the year of the Instagram-famous, influencer dog

Hong Kong’s KOLs (key opinion leaders) have a new challenger. Meet the social media in-fur-lencers who are getting their barks heard in the Year of the Dog
Health and wellness

Stay healthy onboard: Hydrate, stretch, relax

How to manage an important piece of equipment onboard – your body
Top hotels

The world’s best pools with a view

Swim? These latest aquatic statements are all about making a splash on social media
Architecture

2018 Travel Trend #2: Asian heritage

There’s a good reason why politicians and entrepreneurs are pouring money into old buildings: they pay you back
Taiwan China

Taiwan by mouth: A linguistical, foodie road trip

Cathy Adams puts her Mandarin to the test with an immersive tour of beef noodles, stinky tofu, cities, beaches and mountains along the length of Taiwan
Food and drink

World’s Best Dishes: Osakan Takoyaki

Cathy Adams travels 1,545 miles from Hong Kong to Osaka to discover the street snack that took over Osaka's tastiest two kilometres
Food and drink

The man behind the mouth: Talking with Gordon Ramsay

Chef Gordon Ramsay talks travel, taste and gastro-kleptomania with Cathy Adams
Shanghai

Is Shanghai Ready for Another Architectural Boom?

It’s boomtime in boomtown again – Shanghai is sprouting new hotels, revamped malls and new art districts. Cathy Adams samples the highs, the lows and the stratospherics
Top hotels

World’s Best Nautical Hotels

Cathy Adams checks into ports, wharves and other watery-themed stays
Hyderabad

The Ultimate Hyderabad Itinerary

Cathy Adams finds a feast for the senses – and, well, feasts – in India’s historical southern capital
Urban life

20 Years, 20 Icons: Symbols of Hong Kong

Fionnuala McHugh and Cathy Adams guide us around the places, objects, people and phenomena that define two decades in this extraordinary city
Top hotels

Japan’s Hottest Hotel Openings

Cathy Adams picks out some of the sleek new properties to check into this season
Ho Chi Minh City

Fizz, pho and the future in Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City has some big ideas for the future – and the present just got a whole lot glitzier too
Art and culture

The Man with the Golden Grin

Musician, producer, artist, actor, reality TV star, yoga addict – Goldie has barely stayed still since he burst onto the music scene in the 1990s. Now he’s happily settled – but still not keeping still – in Phuket
Sustainable travel

One man’s quest to rid the oceans of plastic

Craig Leeson discusses his sobering film about plastic waste
Christchurch

Detox and Retox in New Zealand

We made a deal with Cathy Adams: you don’t get to try New Zealand’s delicious wine and food until you’ve undertaken one of the country's stern physical challenges
New Delhi

Hauz Khas: Delhi’s coolest breath of fresh air

The 13th century monuments of Hauz Khas Village now share their south Delhi neighbourhood with a very 21st century assortment of everything artisan, handcrafted and chilled out
Top hotels

Crumbling warehouses to hip hotels: 8 worth booking

Hoteliers have breathed new life into once humble buildings
Aviation

Fuggle-fanciers delight: Betsy Beer

There’s a refreshing change on the Hong Kong to UK routes – a unique craft beer designed specifically for a superior drinking experience in the air
Top hotels

How luxury train travel got hip

Modern experiences on the tracks are opening up a new golden age of rail travel
Food and drink

World’s best dishes: Black cod

Cathy Adams travels 6,000 miles from Hong Kong to London to seek out black cod perfection
Bali

5 reasons to visit Bali next

Temples, museums, beach clubs and more

Cathy Adams

Cathy is a former editor for Discovery, writing about travel and lifestyle. Originally from Essex in the UK, she's happiest with a cold drink in a warm infinity pool at the top of a high-rise building. In Essex and elsewhere.

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