Feeling groggy and sluggish? A fantastic Thai herbal steam cave in a lush coconut grove offers a healing herb mist that clears the fog in your head. Tamarind Springs Forest Spa on the laid-back island of Koh Samui in southern Thailand is the first spa I wrote about at the start of my career as…
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In Kiddie Wonderland, a Soothing Sanctuary for Mum & Dad at Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel
People were astonished to hear that I was going to the Hong Kong Disneyland spa. Why? Weird part number one: I don’t have kids and have no reason to be running around with giant mice and ducks. Weird part number two: Hong Kong Disneyland has a luxury spa?! At any rate, it wasn’t really my…
On the Rishikesh Yoga Trail, Beatles Ashram, & Ananda in the Himalayas Palace Wellness Retreat, India
Where best to start learning yoga? At its birthplace in India, of course. Little did I know I was on the Beatles trail in Rishikesh… I’ve been a yoga fan for a long time now, but there was once an unhappy, blurry Time Before Yoga when I didn’t know what it was and wasn’t interested. That was…
Supermodel Tips to Eat, Play, Shop Bangkok: Q&A with Asia Top Model Cindy Sirinya Bishop
Do you love shopping and eating in Bangkok? So does the whole world. Where do the real Bangkok insiders go for the best Thai fashion, specialty shops, great Thai and international food and coolest bars? Ultimate fashion insider and Thailand’s top model Cindy Sirinya Bishop shares her favourite places for the best of Bangkok fashion, food and fun. In her native…
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…
Kidding Around in Bali – family travel play book
Eliza says she’s not good at stalking. But happily, she found me on the internet and sent me this wonderful activity book that she and her husband wrote about things for kids to do in Bali. I’m a doting aunt and my maternal instinct goes all soft and gooey when I see adorable kiddie toys, clothes, shoes,…
SRI LANKAN GOTHIC – historic hotels evoke past grandeur and the furniture evokes high anxiety
I love, love, love old colonial style. And I found it alive and well in Sri Lanka, where Asia’s oldest hotels evoked the grandeur of the past, and the furniture evoked high anxiety. When I first started travelling in Sri Lanka, the country was still in a state of civil war. I’m not afraid of Tamil Tigers,…
Pune’s Soul Sight – The Ashram Tour
I’ve been to India many times but only once to an Indian ashram. In fact, I’m not even sure it was a real Indian ashram as I didn’t actually do anything there other than be led by the nose on a controlled guided tour, which is probably not the way one is supposed to experience an ashram. I’d never heard of…
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