There is no better place to learn the art of Thai cuisine than Bangkok: the heat, the crowds, but always, the food.  Delicious and complex, the local cuisine is famous world over.  With a cooking school to match every taste – from classes at the luxurious Mandarin Oriental to the traditional fly-by-night Silom Cooking School – visitors can learn how to balance the sweet, spicy, sour and savory flavors for themselves with guidance from Bangkok’s renowned chefs.

(4 – 6 pages)

Photos by Ben Owen-Browne -  text by Jane Chon

Since the movie “Sex and the City,” everyone knows single women can be happy. But are there different ways to be happy around the world?

In this story, we found women that are happy because of something linked to their city, to their local culture. In Brazil, a samba dancer told us about how she cherishes dancing at the Rio Carnaval. In Stockholm, an interior designer finds creativity by creating minimalist moods for apartment decoration in the Swedish style. In Dubai, a Muslim woman is happy in her faith. And in South Africa, a performance artist challenges the notions of race and equality with daring visuals.

12 cities (Rio, Johannesburg, Stockholm, New York, Miami, Hawaii, Istanbul, Dubai, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Bangkok, Auckland) – 10 pages