Places

The Rice Terraces of Ubud, Bali

The paddy fields turn into long strips of chic boutique hotels, while the adjacent rice saplings provide a serene and tranquil sea of green. The mornings are wet and luscious, and the wooden decks and rattan sofas beckon you to stay on and linger, to be carefree and timeless, and sprinkled by the occasional flashes of…

The Timeless Bridge

The timeless beauty of the Ishibashi bridge is shown, with the Imperial Palace in Tokyo across the moat in the background, surrounding by a moat with its classic white swan in the foreground. The bridge is featured in the 2014 Japanese film  Snow on the Blades, a sensitive portrayal of the fate of the Bushido code and the ageing Samurai and the rapidly…