Long gone are the days when “airplane food” was used to describe anything less than gourmet. (Okay, that might be an overstatement, but airplane food has improved dramatically over the…
If you’re vibing like Dagny Taggart and looking for your own Galt’s Gulch, you have your choices of a few utopic spots around the world. For those who have no idea what we’re talking about, you may want to pick up the light read of Atlas Shrugged. We’ll give you the CliffsNotes, in case the 500+ pages won’t fit into your schedule. The nutshell is: the smartest people in society retreat to a secret town to create their own utopia, and let the rest of the world fall into an abyss of corruption. We’ve been seeing the movement (not just this year) from the smartest people in the room setting up their Plan. These are the destinations to check out this summer that may be your escape route too. Singapore Where to stay: The Fullerton Bay Hotel Singapore There was once a time when Singapore would not have made this list. Government corruption and bribery were at an all-time high, along with homelessness and unemployment—but this is ancient history now. Luckily, Singapore experienced a complete turnaround following its independence from Malaysia in 1965. Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew implemented policies promoting business and political transparency, while fostering unity between different ethnic…