NEW YORK – Head to the most northern point of Manhattan island and there you’ll find one of New York’s best-kept secrets, Fort Tryon Park.  A smaller version of Central Park (about one-tenth the size), Fort Tryon offers all the perks of its famous uptown sib – quaint, tree-lined paths, lovely gardens, a rich legacy, and top-notch artwork – [...]

  TOKYO – Take it where you can get it.  Narita Express (NEX) may be transport of choice for going to and from Japan’s main airport but it’s also a prime opportunity for some quality RELAX TIME before dealing with the chaos of Narita or if arriving, before stepping into the Tokyo whirlwind.  A first (or last) row, single seat [...]

  BANGKOK – Need to feel worked, relaxed and refreshed?  Then call Silom Massage and ask for John.  His three hour Traditional Thai Massage session (anything less and you’ll want more) will renew your faith in this hugely over-exploited practice.  John, a Myanmar national, speaks little English but knows the body like all therapists should (and most don’t).  Usually one [...]

  TOKYO – If you’re a male in need of some personal attention from that hot someone but don’t want the baggage that comes with real life attentions, then perhaps a hostess bar might be just the thing for you.  Badd Girls (Tel: 03-5772-1872 www.baddgirls.jp) in Roppongi has some of the hottest Japanese women in the area; or alternatively, if [...]

  BANGKOK – If you want quick-access, beach action without having to plane-it or suffer the unbearable solitude of Hua Hin then head out to Pattaya.  You can do a lot worse than this sex, sand and sleaze by the sea shore and it’s just a short cab ride from Bangkok.  Stay in the quieter Jomtiem area, where the beaches [...]

  TOKYO – Most visitors to Kamakura on the outskirts of Tokyo pass up this exquisite Zen Buddhist temple in favor of the more famous and larger Daibutsu and Tsuruoka Hachimangu Shrine.  Shrouded in a serenely beautiful garden of centuries-old bamboo (it’s sometimes called the bamboo temple) Hokokuji is a small, peaceful temple and one of those special places you [...]