Word-of-mouth is often the best way to hear about new places, especially from someone with firsthand experience. And that’s what led me to Phuket Cleanse, a boutique wellness retreat on the southernmost tip of Phuket. A couple of years earlier I’d seen promotional email flyers in my inbox from Phuket Cleanse, which to be honest,…
Category: Sports & Action
How to lose fat and gain muscle on holiday in Thailand – Thanyapura Phuket Health & Sports Resort
Thanyapura Phuket sports resort scared me big time when I first heard about it. All those website photos of triathlon and marathon training, Olympic pools and running tracks filled with teams vying for Olympic medals terrified someone like me, whose favourite activities are yoga and reading books, preferably while lying down. I’d rather stand on…
Where to join Asia’s grandest Elephant Polo Tournament – Anantara Riverside Bangkok
King’s Cup Elephant Polo 8-11 March, 2018 Never heard of elephant polo? Yes it’s for real and there’s even an annual Asian elephant polo circuit with the grandest and most extravagant bash held in Bangkok, Thailand with all the high society glamour and luxury sponsors as any horse polo tournament. Thailand’s 16th annual King’s Cup Elephant…
White water rafting where the Ganges is glacial green – Snow Leopard Camp, Rishikesh, India
The Ganges River can surprise you, and I mean in a good way. High in the Himalayan foothills you can play on its aquamarine waters and sleep on its snow-white sand banks. I wasn’t always a luxury spa freak. I’ve always liked adventure travel and exotic places, as long as there’s some hygiene and comfort involved; I like…
Dude, Your Chopper Awaits – Asia’s First Luxury Heli-Surfing, à la Four Seasons Jimbaran Bali & Tropicsurf
Do overcrowded beaches bother you? I’ve never actually been on one, since I’ve never been on a beach in Europe, where all the beaches look like a Spencer Tunick naked art installation. Who is Spencer Tunick? He’s a brilliant U.S. artist famed for creating human installations of mass nudes in various world locations, mostly…
In Search of Man-Eaters of Kumaon – Corbett Tiger Reserve, India
I went by elephant and by jeep, and nobody was eaten alive. That’s because nobody tried to eat us. Mention animal safaris, animals in the wild, and most people think African safari, but I love visiting the tiger reserves of India. And there are actually quite a few of them. India was once a land teeming…
Biking Phuket’s Surprising Back Roads in Mai Khao
Oh give me a zone…where the buffalo roam…where the beer and the nightlife don’t play… I like lazing on the beach as much as the next person, especially when there’s a waiter with crisp chilled pineapple near by, but sometimes one feels the need to get out and poke around a bit. Biking always brings me back to my carefree childhood, and…
Glamping Maharajah-style, at Vanyavilas luxury tented camp, Ranthambore Tiger Preserve, India
I saw a lot more than the Big Cats at this former royal hunting ground that is now the world’s most fabulous tiger preserve. It’s strange that I’ve been to India so times, yet not to Rajasthan. At least, not the Rajasthan that most people know. Most visitors head straight to the famous desert fortresses and…
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