As Thai kickboxing grows in popularity, more and more hotels in Thailand add classes in the martial art. And now, a hotel in Phuket adds a kickboxing ring, the first of many to come.
Eat, Pray, Love: Mid-Life Crises (Part 3)
Elizabeth Gilbert's passages about the boredom of meditating in India reminds a Hong Kong based travel writer of the boredom of doing cardio vascular exercise in the gym
Phuket Challenge: Let the Adventure Begin
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 a comfortable room to fall quickly asleep in! As usual when staying at …
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Bangkok Hospital: Getting Results from My Medical Checkup
Within minutes of completing his battery of tests at Bangkok Hospital, Michael Taylor goes for a private consultation with a physician, who discusses his results with him. The doctor pulls up a computer screen and gives him a printed report, which has been neatly bound in a binder. The doctor then goes through the report, …
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Getting a Medical Checkup at Bangkok Hospital
Medical Tourism Entrance to Bangkok Hospital, which offers medical checkups at reasonable prices. Thailand has a thriving medical tourism industry. Patients are attracted to country's hospitals, which are known for their high standards and low prices. No breakfast today. I'm off to Bangkok Hospital for a medical checkup, and no food or beverage …
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Kickboxing: My New Passion
As a travel writer I tend to return from trips a few pounds heavier than when I left. When staying at five star resorts, I try to do laps for an hour in the pool, but I have found that swimming does not have much of an impact on my weight.