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As Bangkok Airways flight PG 0906 approached Koh Samui International Airport, I looked out the window and could see emerald hills covered with palm trees, groves of bamboo, and various manner of flowering plant life. The landscape was dotted with clusters of bungalows with terra cotta roofs. The skies and seas were azure. …
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The culturally diverse countries of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam are joining forces in a campaign to promote tourism in Southeast Asia. The campaign will start with a contest to populate a website with user-generated articles, images, text, and videos. This will be supplemented by professional content from …
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Koh Samui Airport has one of the world's cutest terminals. Arrival at Absolute Sanctuary for one week's holistic health treatment.
It's been more than a quarter of century since I flew nonstop across the United States from Newark, New Jersey, to Oakland, California, my hometown. I've never forgotten that trip for two reasons. First, it was a newly launched (but short lived) route, the first time that my hometown's airport, OAK, had nonstop transcontinental service. …
With in flight meals, the golden rule is, keep it simple, stupid!
I am in Thailand, otherwise known as the Land of Smiles. So why am I frowning? After arising earlier than usual this morning, I headed for the cafe, where a wonderful breakfast buffet awaited. There were fresh and dried fruits. There were freshly squeezed fruit juices – some to order. There was Chinese dim sum …
Thailand, Hua Hin, travelogue: All is well that ends well as travel writer finds his glasses after thinking that they have been lost.
While foreign tourists flock to Chiang Mai, Phuket, and Koh Samui, Thais – especially well-heeled Thais – favour Hua Hin, which is 230 kilometres southwest of Bangkok. The oldest of Thailand's beach resorts, Hua Hin was discovered in the 1920s by King Rama VII, who thought it would make an ideal summer getaway from sultry …
Hua Hin in Thailand is a summer resort fit for royalty. Rest Detail Hotel is one of the many stylish beachfront hotels.
Will sumptuous breakfast buffets undo cause weight gain during four week traveling in Thailand?