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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 …
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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 …
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 it …
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 …
You remember Amy Chan, publisher of a blog called Amy Fabulous? We republished her Top 10 Ways to Get Upgraded to Business Class on 14 February 2011 (with her permission, of course) and her Top 10 Restaurants in Paris on 16 February (again, with her permission). Well, we were delighted to learn that Amy has …
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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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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?