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Our Top 5 Beaches on Koh Samui
Koh Samui is an island off the east coast of Thailand with tantalizing beaches on all sides. With so many Koh Samui beaches to choose from, it’s hard to decide which ones to put at the top of your to-lounge-on list. We’ve made a list of recommended Koh Samui beaches based on some great hotels… Read more »
KHAO PIAK SIEN: THE NOODLE SOUP OF LAOS
At first glance, Khao piak sien, a rice noodle soup with meat, may not look like much. But what’s simple is good and khao piak is deserving of its title as one of the signature noodle dishes of Laos, parts of Vietnam and northeast Thailand. The noodle is a fresh rice noodle, tubular (versus a flat noodle… Read more »
FROM LOGGING TO TOURISM: A NEW DEAL FOR ASIAN ELEPHANTS IN LAOS
Laos was once majestically known as Lane Xang – Land of a Million Elephants. Today, however, the outlook for the Asian elephant population in Laos is bleak. Only 1,000 remain and their numbers are steadily decreasing. An estimated 560 still work in logging, the industry that is primarily responsible for their slow demise. Throughout Laos, deforestation is destroying… Read more »
BANGKOK ON A BUDGET | TRAVEL TIPS
TIPS FOR BANGKOK ON A BUDGET In the last seven months, I’ve travelled and stayed in Bangkok six times. Not too shabby. The capital city of Thailand is fantastic fun and exciting – but a trip to a Bangkok megamall or Chatuchak weekend market plus a “Hangover” style night out and you’ll wake up wondering… Read more »
POTATO CHIPS AROUND THE WORLD
Crab Curry potato chips? Oh yes, just one of the many interesting chip flavours found in Southeast Asia. I’ve always found potato chip flavours fascinating while travelling. They differ wildly from country to country. Even more intriguing: a few flavours seem universally popular (sour cream & onion). Here in Southeast Asia, I’ve often found myself… Read more »
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YOGA IN BANGKOK, THAILAND: YOGA ELEMENTS STUDIO
Yoga on the road: In this regular series, we find yoga studios in Bangkok that are traveller friendly. Yoga Elements Studio, Bangkok, Thailand Style: Vinyasa flow practice based around Ashtanga, with inspiration from many systems of yoga including Yin, Iyengar and Anusara. Q &A with Yoga Elements Studio founder and director Adrian Cox 1. How… Read more »
SUKHOTHAI, THAILAND
Sukhothai was the first kingdom of Thailand and was the capital city for 120 years. Around 1237, as the Khmer empire crumbled, Sukhothai emerged (the name literally translates as “Dawn of Happiness”). The most important king who ruled here was King Ramkhamhaeng the Great. During his reign the kingdom prospered, the Thai alphabet was created and… Read more »
