Alex is the Executive Editor of Secret Media in Asia-Pacific. Having spent most of his professional career at SMN, he's thrilled to be helping developing dynamic new media outlets in an exciting part of the world. On days off, he'll be eating all the street food, lost in a bookshop, or shouting at his favourite sports teams on TV.
Japan is amongst the many nations hoping to restart tourism ASAP, and the government thinks paying half your travel expenses could be the way to go. With the international travel picture looking unclear, and tourists a...
This stunning wisteria tree has wandered straight out of a fairytale. Japan knows how to do spring. I mean, first they had adorable deer lounging under canopies of cherry blossoms, and now we’ve happened upon this incre...
Give your wardrobe a summer makeover by crafting a pair of handmade espadrilles at this brilliant online workshop. Your boots might be made for walking, but since they aren’t doing much of that at the moment, mayb...
Greece hopes to have their tourism industry up and running again in under two months. News that Boris Johnson is hoping to start easing lockdown measures as soon as Monday means that our attention is turning decidedly t...
Don’t feel blue about missing the bluebells. Escaping into nature has become an exotic premium at the moment, and means that, sadly, we’re missing out on a lot of the beauty that spring is all-to-happy to show off. Take...
Planning an autumn getaway? Sicily just got even more attractive… Well people, it finally happened, and all it took was a global pandemic: at last, someone is willing to pay you to go on vacation! The idyllic Italian is...
Piloting a spaceship and touring the Hubble Space Telescope are all in a day’s work for an astronaut with NASA At Home. Escapism is in vogue with the Chicago lockdown being extended for another month, and thankfully NAS...
The Matterhorn is sending out a message of unity and hope. The Matterhorn, one of Switzerland’s most iconic landmarks (you might recognize it as the mountain on your Toblerone bar), has been illuminated over the past fe...
Daybreaker are bringing the good vibes to you with their amazing livestreamed parties. Never has there been such a large concentration of Chicagoans spending their Saturday nights inside, but that needn’t mean the...
Is there life on Mars? Maybe, but there’s certainly death, and it’s up to you to find the killer… If NASA’s breathtaking recent photo of Mars has awakened a little interplanetary wanderlust in you, then we’ve got good n...