The second issue of The Life, the new digital magazine from The Straits Times, is out now.
For the cover story, Life! travel writer Lee Siew Hua went on a leisurely three-day cruise aboard a luxury schooner around the Komodo Islands.
During the day, she scuba dived, wakeboarded and went island trekking.
Adventures aside, she spent the rest of the time lounging aboard the 34m-long teak boat, built in the centuries-old Bugis tradition, taking in the scenery as it sailed past green conical islands and to points around the archipelago - Sumba, Flores, Banda and Raja Ampat. Meals were prepared onboard by a Belgian chef, and every evening, the boat's crew set up a sundown bar on a different uninhabited island.
Also in the August issue, three of Singapore's lushest private gardens are uncovered. Cultivated for decades by their green-thumbed owners, the gardens boast all kinds of greenery, fruit and wildlife. The owners share how they created their labours of love, all of which are still works in progress.
Another gem explored in this issue - prominent Chinese art collector Uli Sigg's castle of art on his island in Switzerland.
The Swiss businessman and former ambassador to China owns more than 2,000 works, so the works on display in his three-storey castle are constantly changing. The castle holds the works of some of China's most prominent artists - Zeng Fanzhi, Ai Weiwei and Yu Youhan.
If food is more your thing, find out which are the favourite restaurants of some of the world's top chefs such as Lanshu Chen of French restaurant Le Mout in Taichung, Taiwan, and Joan Roca, chef-owner of Spanish restaurant El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Spain.
Also, find out what fashion designer Victoria Beckham's guilty pleasure is and why her 40th birthday present from husband and football superstar David Beckham is something she treasures the most.
To find out more, download the August issue of The Life, your e-guide to the good life.
The debut July issue, which contains an exclusive interview with Nicolas Ghesquiere, artistic director of Louis Vuitton, and Michelin-starred meals in Hong Kong for under $50, is also available for free download.
