
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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Leading luxury
4 of the world’s most impressively deluxe hotel suites
It’s all about supersized and super-luxe in these hotel rooms
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Health and wellness
Stay healthy onboard: Hydrate, stretch, relax
How to manage an important piece of equipment onboard – your body
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Top hotels
The world’s best pools with a view
Swim? These latest aquatic statements are all about making a splash on social media
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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
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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
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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
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Food and drink
The man behind the mouth: Talking with Gordon Ramsay
Chef Gordon Ramsay talks travel, taste and gastro-kleptomania with Cathy Adams
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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
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Top hotels
World’s Best Nautical Hotels
Cathy Adams checks into ports, wharves and other watery-themed stays
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Hyderabad
The Ultimate Hyderabad Itinerary
Cathy Adams finds a feast for the senses – and, well, feasts – in India’s historical southern capital
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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
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Top hotels
Japan’s Hottest Hotel Openings
Cathy Adams picks out some of the sleek new properties to check into this season
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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
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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
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Sustainable travel
One man’s quest to rid the oceans of plastic
Craig Leeson discusses his sobering film about plastic waste
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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
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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
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Top hotels
Crumbling warehouses to hip hotels: 8 worth booking
Hoteliers have breathed new life into once humble buildings
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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
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Top hotels
How luxury train travel got hip
Modern experiences on the tracks are opening up a new golden age of rail travel
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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





