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Waste management, sustainability, and community support – these are some of the issues being proactively addressed by the Bali Hotels Association. “As one of the world’s top vacation spots, the Indonesian government is forecasting 7.7 million visitors in 2011 in total, up from around 7 million in 2010,” says Jean-Charles Le Coz, president of the …
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You remember Morgan Parker! With one month down, the investment banker turned adventure seeking philanthropist is continuing his joy ride through Australasia in his bid to raise money for charity. Having visited five countries in his first month, Morgan hopes to vist two more in April. After more than one month on the road, …
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Thailand Michael Taylor's 2 night stay at Paresa, an exclusive 5 star resort on Phuket's Millionaire's Mile, includes a kickboxing lesson in the hotel's well-equipped gym. As planned, I did laps in Paresa's beautiful infinity swimming pool for an hour. Then I headed to my room to work on my blog. Skipping lunch, I …
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I got my introduction to Thai kick boxing 10 months ago at Indigo Pearl Phuket, where I had my first two lessons. This was followed by two lessons with Khun Nan, the fitness instructor at Paresa. Upon my return to Hong Kong, I discovered that kick boxing was offered at Physical, the gym I work …
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Paresa Phuket is located atop Kamala Point. It has 42 suites and villas. I arrived at the hotel well past midnight. I was happy to see a bottle of white wine on ice and a basket a fruit awaiting my arrival. A couple of glasses of wine later, I was off to bed. Oh, what …
I departed from Hong Kong International Airport on a Friday evening. My arrival in Phuket was delayed by nearly one hour because of heavy traffic. Oh, what a long and tedious flight . . . Nobody bothered to make an announcement about the delay. But it explains why – just as we were expecting to …
Despite my sincerest efforts not to overindulge when I travel – I go easy on the breakfast buffets and avoid desserts with a vengeance – I always seem to put on weight when I am away from home. And as anyone with weight management issues will tell, it goes on a whole lot easier when …
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Michael Taylor is flying to Phuket in Southern Thailand, where he will spend eight nights at (mostly) five star hotels and resorts. There will be one exception. Just to keep his feet on the ground, he will stay at one hotel that is targeted at the mass market for two nights during that stay. Is …
One of the highlights of our brief stay on Koh Samui was the cooking lesson we had on the second and final night of our stay at the Amari Palm Reef Koh Samui, a sprawling four star hotel with spacious grounds that overlook the Andaman Sea. It was held in the kitchen of the Amari Palm Reef's Meranté restaurant, …
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Following our whirlwind tour of Koh Samui, we returned to the Amari Palm Reef Koh Samui, where a traditional Thai massage awaited us at the Sivara Spa. And it was very therapeutic. As always, I was asked afterwards, “How was it?” And as always when I have a massage in Thailand, I said, “I don't …
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