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STORY JASMINE TEO

$16,773 (1,1400,000 yen)
BY LIVE IT UP IN THE WORLD’S MOST EXCLUSIVE TRAIN, THE TRAIN-SUITE SHIKI-SHIMA.
Land!

a fireplace, and
even a private
Hosting just onsen tub.
34 passengers All meals are
per trip, this covered, but at
is the world’s this price, it’s
most exclusive, not going to be
not to mention, just any ol’ nosh,
expensive train mind you. The
ride. The five- kitchen is helmed
star opulence of the sleek champagne-gold 10-car by Japan’s first Michelin-starred chef, and you get to
sleeper train is so luxurious, it made it on to Channel dine in a lounge where a pianist tinkers away as you
NewsAsia’s travel docu Luxe Asia’s list recently. have your fill of exquisite Japanese cuisine.
There are several routes, but all of them commence Here’s the catch: Even if you’ve got the cash to
at Ueno Station in Tokyo. A 4D/3N route meanders splash, you can’t book a ticket here — you’d have
along Nikko, Hakodate and Aomori, past mountains, to ballot for slots (it’s reported that only one in 76
farms and rice fields, with stops to visit shrines and applicants successfully balloted for a spot on its
vineyards, among other quintessential Japanese maiden journey last May). Journeys are booked
experiences. Perch yourself in a futuristic glass carriage out all the way until the middle of this year, though
and watch the world pass you by, or book the two-storey applications for voyages in October and November are
20sqm swanky suite — it comes with a tatami room open until Feb 28.
on the upper level for the best views in the comfort of
your own room. Each suite is decorated in a refined yet For more info, go to https://www.jreast.co.jp/shiki-shima/
modern-chic Japanese aesthetic, and is replete with en/. Watch catch-up episodes of Luxe Asia on https://www.
channelnewsasia.com/news/video-on-demand/luxeasia.
$183,000 (US$140,000)
BY GO AROUND THE WORLD IN THREE WEEKS ON A PRIVATE JET.
Air! This isn’t any regular package tour,

okay? The Four Seasons Private Jet
experience has three journeys lined up this
year, each with about nine stops such as Seychelles,
Galapagos Islands, Marrakech, among others. Your ride
around the world is a sexy black
Boeing 757 outfitted to host up
to 52 passengers on flat-bed
seats. Besides all the usual
luxuries (Bose noise-cancelling
headphones, lush bed linen and
cashmere blankets, booze),
there’s also a chef to whip of course, is to quell your wanderlust and
up luxe meals in the onboard see the world in style. Excursions ranging
kitchen with fresh ingredients sourced from every from the exotic to exciting are included,
destination, whenever you want. Going the extra mile is so you could find yourself having a private shopping
the conscientious luggage concierge who’ll ensure you spree in the souks of Marrakech or dine like a royal in
never have to deal with any check-in hassle or even lift a castle in Prague. Itineraries are fully bespoke. Never
your suitcase. And that’s just the flight. mind if, at the last minute, you decide you’d rather
The pampering continues on your adventure to nine swim with manta rays, and not sail on a catamaran
countries in 24 days. For all that moolah you shell out, in Bora Bora — your personal concierge who’s on call
you get luxurious stays at Four Seasons resorts (but of 24/7 will handle it.
course), meals (hello, fine dining). The main point here, For more info, go to https://www.fourseasons.com/privatejet.

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