Had it really only been 24 hours since I picked up the telephone, dialed the number that after all these years I have still not managed to memorize, and hailed a taxi to Hong Kong International Airport at Chek Lap Kok – asking, of course, for a discount in my broken Cantonese?
Phuket Press Trip (Part 7)
The stars above were twinkling and the lights were starting to come on in the bungalows nestled amid the gentle hillsides that surround Kamala Bay as we settled around a table on the terrace of Residential Luxury Pool Villa No. 26 at Andara Resort & Villas in Phuket, Thailand.
Phuket Press Trip (Part 6)
We pulled up to the Andara Resort & Villas at twilight. The sun had already set. The sea was an iridescent blue, the skies a similar hue.
Phuket Press Trip (Part 5)
From the 45 minute taxi ride from my country abode in the northernmost Hong Kong to the three hour flight on board Dragonair to Phuket chatting with some newly met friends to spending the enitre afternoon in 42 degree heat on board a luxurious yacht.
Phuket Press Trip (Part 3)
Following a sumptuous lunch that ran from Western salads to Thai curries to yummy desserts, boat boys conveyed us in small groups by launch to a nearby karst.
Phuket Press Trip (Part 4)
Travelogue The resort Michael Taylor is staying at, Phuket's newly opened Andara Resort and Villas, has two Baglietto private motor yachts, the Andara and the Celebrity, which can be booked by hotel guests. We spent the afternoon on the Celebrity, a 107 foot cruiser with two 1,250 horsepower engines and a maximum cruising speed of …
Thailand: Phuket Press Trip (Part 2)
The anchor was hoisted, the ropes were untied, and we set sail through the beautiful waters off the coast off Phuket, which were punctuated by imposing outcroppings of karst – or limestone.
Thailand: Phuket Press Trip (Part 1)
Michael Taylor embarks on his first press trip as a travel blogger. He is flown to Phuket, Thailand, where he joins several other journalists and travel writers as they explore the tropical paradise.
Scandinavians First to Head Off the Beaten Track
The Swedes discovered Greater Khanom about 10 years ago, and the Finns and Danes followed five years later. The Norwegians, meanwhile, headed to Bali.
Aava Resort and Spa on Nadan Beach in Khanon [Thailand]
Two Finnish backpackers opened a luxurious resort hotel in Southern Thailand.