My own private bendy palm tree
“YOU have the best room in the resort,’’ a beaming porter tells me as she puts my bags in my room.
- Stay Connected
- Latest Posts in RSS
- 9/11 and the successful war
- Africa/Middle East
- Airlines
- Arts
- Asia Pacific
- Australia
- Bahrain
- Bali
- Bangkok
- Barcelona
- Beijing
- Berlin
- Boom to renew
- Bora Bora
- Boston
- Breaking news
- Brisbane
- Calcutta
- Cape Town
- Caribbean
- Channel Isles
- Chiang Rai
- China
- Chinese cuisine
- Connecticut
- Coonawarra
- Corsica
- Cruises
- Cuba
- Deals
- Dubai
- Dunedin
- Durban
- Egypt
- England
- Featured Slider
- Food
- Food news
- France
- Germany
- Greece
- Guangdong
- Guernsey
- Health & Fitness
- Hong Kong
- Hotels
- Hunter Valley
- Iceland
- Ideas
- India
- Indonesia
- Istanbul
- Italy
- Kangaroo Island
- Kenya
- Khao Lak
- Kicking On
- Korea
- Latvia
- London
- Macau
- Malaysia
- Margaret River
- Martha's Vineyard
- Melbourne
- Monaco
- Morocco
- Multimedia
- Mumbai
- Myanmar
- Mykonos
- New Caledonia
- New South Wales
- New York City
- New Zealand
- Newcastle
- News
- Nice
- Papua New Guinea
- Paris
- Perth
- Peru
- Philadelphia
- Phuket
- Queensland
- Rejuvenate
- Retreats
- Reyjkavik
- Rige
- Rottnest Island
- Sark
- Serengeti
- Shanghai
- Singapore
- Singapore's new world water
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- South Australia
- Spain
- St Moritz
- Superyachts
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Sydney
- Tahiti
- Tanzania
- Tasmania
- Thailand
- The Americas
- The Pointy End
- The Top Drop
- Thredbo
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turning In
- UK/Europe
- Ukraine
- Uncategorized
- USA
- Vail
- Wealth for toil
- Wengen
- Western Australia
- What's On
- Wines
- Latest Comments in RSS
- Follow us on Twitter
- Connect on Facebook
- Latest Posts in RSS
- /
Phuket
How to find heaven on earth
Anthony Lark leads the way. Born in Sydney, he started his career picking up glasses at the Wentworth Hotel Sydney and after working his way through hotels in Queensland and Western Australia, was invited to open a series of luxury resorts across Thailand.
Kids stay, eat, free at Laguna Phuket Festival
Laguna Phuket's hotly-anticipated 2012 Summer Family Festival (SFF) has launched with a host of benefits kicking in around the luxury destination resort. The last few months have seen bookings and enquiries from around the region and the world. Laguna Phuket Assistant Vice President for Destination Marketing Debbie Dionysius, says the annual festival has been steadily [...]
Let’s face it, you deserve an island
I don't know about you, but I've always wanted my own private island. It's not that I don't like most other people, I just kind of like it when they're not around. The Naka Island, the newest Luxury Collection offering is an exclusive all-villa island, and could be the closest most folk get to having [...]
News 
Boutique hotels gain online visibility »
A report to be released later this month will uncover the most visible boutique…
Read More »
Deals 
Suzhou – the Venice of the East »
Perched atop the Metropolitan Tower, overlooking Suzhou's heritage-listed gardens, famed Grand Canal and the majestic Taihu Lake is the Shangri-La…
Read More »