Phuket: Don't Forget Phuket
Doing it in Style
Anthony Lark helped open the landmark Amanpuri, still one of the world's top beach destinations, and he has topped that with his first ground-up project, the superlative Trisara. The exclusive resort occupies its own strip of beach, bounded by soaring headlands, rock pools and a tiny
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Bangkok: Wat's New
From this distance, it's enough to make a grown man quake. A strange, shadowed hulk soaring above village rooftops – eyes protruding, nostrils flared and fangs jutting from a grimacing mouth. From her neck hangs a garland of jasmine buds and a sparkling pendant. Clenching a crystalline ball and tassel [ read more ]
Chiang Mai: The Big Picture
He's asleep, and no matter how much we shake him he's not getting up. It's early in the morning and it's a long way home, but like a grumpy teenager he just wants five more minutes. You can't blame him: he's in elephant heaven.
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Bangkok: Skin Deep
With its gold-lacquered facade and dragon-tail roof tips, Wat Bang Phra looks like just another Thai Buddhist temple. It's not, though. This wat is famous throughout the Kingdom for its magical tattoos and the resident monks who etch them. Locals consider it the holy headquarters of protective body art - [ read more ]
Bangkok: One Night in Bangkok...
There was a time when mentioning 'Bangkok' in the same sentence as 'nocturnal activities' conjured up X-rated scenes where the lighting was dim and the action was not something to be watched with your mother. Thankfully, times have changed. Thailand's capital is now on the up, cultivating the region's hottest [ read more ]
Thailand: Desert Island Picks
The islands of Thailand have gone through a metamorphosis that could be a model for any tourist destination, and one that gives hope to beautiful hideaways going through the pangs of discovery. A few decades ago, before the term 'backpacker' had even been invented, hippies and castaways from modern life [ read more ]
