Hajar, Singapore

Hajar is the founder of Urbane Nomads, a luxury travel company that introduces the idea of “travel mixology”. The itineraries, created along a particular theme or interest, revolving around a particular myth or local lore or centred around a festival, seeks to provide an alternative experience to the typical , or expected, experience.

While most itineraries pair a visit to the Khmer complex of Angkor Wat with Vietnam, Urbane Nomads pairs a visit to Angkor Wat with Indonesia so guests begin to understand the trajectory of political influence in the region. While logistically, Bhutan works well with India or Nepal, Urbane Nomads pairs the secret kingdom of Bhutan with the much-less visited Burmese Himalayas in a journey that reconciles remoteness, inaccessibility and the beauty of less-trodden paths.

More information on Urbane Nomads can be found on Urbanenomads.com

Hajar’s best travel experiences in Asia
- Experiencing the hammam in Aleppo, Syria
- Snowboarding in Faraya Mzaar, Lebanon
- Parahawking in Nepal
- The delicious ritual behind a spa experience at the beach of Tanjong Jara, Malaysia
- Attending a tsechu in Bhutan
- Ending a rafting trip on the Nam Lang River in Putao, Myanmar with a picnic lunch on an isolated stretch of beach
- Biking through the pitch-dark villages around Mai Chau, Vietnam, witnessing the isolated farmer still at work and appreciating the silence surrounding you
- Sailing on the seas off Kep , Cambodia , feeling like you had the seas to yourself
- Riding on the steppes of Mongolia

Hajar’s best addresses in Asia
- Malikha Lodge , Myanmar
- Nihiwatu, Indonesia
- Dwarika’s, Nepal
- Four Seasons Langkawi, Malaysia
- Uma Paro in Bhutan
- Beit Al-Mamlouka, Syria
- Shakti Leti, India
- The luxury tents at Kirimaya, Thailand
- Six Senses Hideaway, Nha Trang.

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