Asia
Sukhumvit/Ploenchit – Where to sleep, shop, spa and sup in Bangkok
I never tire of Thailand. I don’t think it’s possible to have a bad holiday there, unless you are a muppet and go around smoking drugs and letting coconuts fall on your head. I never tire of Bangkok either, even though I’ve been there countless times. It’s just a great city, but – and this [...]
Danang – Easily doable for a long weekend from HK
Getting to Danang in Vietnam is surprisingly smooth from Hong Kong. If you travel with hand luggage only, you can leave HK early morning on a Friday and get to your resort in Danang or to Hoi An in time for lunch (the transfer is a bit of a squeeze in Hanoi but we made [...]
Resotel – Super chilled hideaway on the River Kwai
Review: The Resotel is hidden away on the River Kwai about 40min past Kanchanaburi. I love this part of Thailand, so jungly and quiet. The hotel is a mish-mash of little bungalows in the jungle with a great swimming pool, restaurant, spa, lovely gardens and a river deck you can hang out on and while [...]
Suan Thip – great way to spend a few hours in Bangkok
Review: Follow these instructions carefully and you will have a great half day in Bangkok, and one of the best Thai meals in the capital. 1) Get your lifestyle manager (I have mine through my Vertu mobile phone ) or your hotel concierge to organise a longtail boat for half a day’s river trip. We [...]
Code Sharing Disaster – Worst Airline Meal?
Now I have to make plain from the outset that this post is not about a recent airplane meal. It was over a year ago that this occurred, but as I was going through some photos this made me howl with laughter again, so thought I’d share. The pictures were taken on a Cathay Pacific [...]
Cafe de Laos, Bangkok – Bring me my sossidge.
Review: If you haven’t been to Laos, then you really should. It is a beautiful, simple, spiritual place with awesomely hot food, and one particular dish that I will kill for – Laos sausage (the very good ones in Thai Hut in Wanchai, still pale in comparison to the real thing). If you need some [...]
Where is the truly original, Modern Thai restaurant in Bangkok?
As you’ll know I can be a bit agressive when it comes to reviewing restaurants. Mahanaga was getting rave reviews last year and was meant to be the next big thing in modern Thai cuisine. We spoke to a concierge at the Peninsula, and a couple of Thai friends in Bangkok, and the resounding opinion [...]
Lan Na Thai and Face, Bangkok – too farang by far
Review: Disappointing juxtaposition here. Great bar, crap restaurant. The venue that houses Face, Lan Na Thai and Hazara it stunning. Beautiful teak housing complex, fishponds, palms, soaring ceilings, nooks, crannies and separate buildings. It’s well hidden behind big gates and a high white wall, so it’s a lovely feeling to discover it and leave bustling [...]