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Magic Alambic Rum Distillery in the Southern Thai island of Koh Samui produces rum using equipment imported from France and sugarcane from Northern Thailand, which is very sweet because of the humidity. Is it the world's smoothest rum?
Buddhist temple in Koh Samui, Thailand, installs electronic prayer machines to keep up with modern trends.
Real estate tycoon turned philanthropist-cum-adventure seeker Morgan Parker arrives in Vietnam, where his nominated charitable cause is AnimalsAsia to support their drive to end the farming of bears in that Southeast Asian country. “When we were seeking an organization to support in Vietnam, as in each country, we started by identifying an issue that has …
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Michael Taylor was never one for backpacking - nor had he ever stayed at a youth hostel before. So it was up to his teenage travel guide to make all the arrangements and buy all the tickets. Michael just did what he was told - in halting Engish - as the two of them tentatively made their …
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Mr Yamaguchi decides that the best way for his son to learn English is to let him serve as teenage tour guide for his English tutor from the United States. He decides that the two of them should take a whirlwind trip around the country, traveling by train and bus and staying at youth hostels. The son …
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Welcoming a foreigner to her house for the first time, Mrs Yamaguchi seemed intent on making Michael Taylor feel right at home. It started with the bedroom furniture she purchased for the guest room he would occupy and continued to the smallest detail – the kind of tea he would drink in the morning and …
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All eyes are focused on Japan as it comes to terms with the devastating earthquake and tsunami that have rocked the country, especially the city of Sendai, which was closest to the epicentre of the quake and suffered most lethally from the massive waves that followed More than three decades ago, Michael Taylor spent six months …
I always admired intrepid travelers who could simply fling a carry-on over their back and set out for years with just that. But I’ll never be that kind of traveler.
The Ameican expat made the journey north from Hong Kong, where she is based, to meet up with Australian banker turned philanthropist Morgan Parker and the rest of the Wheel2Wheel team as they were meeting up with the charitable body's organization in China, Gecko. According to Morgan, who was on the first leg of his …
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Singapore has a host of exciting new attractions for tourists this spring. Here is a short list of some of the Lion City's newest offerings. New Architecture - The Helix Bridge Linking Marina Bay to Marina Centre, the Helix Bridge is Singapore's newest landmark. This 280-metre pedestrian link way features the world’s first ‘double-helix’ structure. The …