TRAVELS

My First Time in Thailand...

Bangkok, June 8, 2008: It was November 1963, the man was charming; seemed he and my father were old Ivy-league friends. He gave us a tour of the house and the garden. I noticed a sign over the “front” door (we had actually come in the back by way of the klong)—“Let No Tigers Enter Here.” “You haven’t seen any tigers have you?” he chuckled. [ MORE .. ]

Six Senses--Green, Greener, Greenest!

Dateline: February, 2008; Hua Hin, Thailand. Six Senses Hideaway Hua Hin is so beautiful, brilliantly engineered, and gloriously comfortable that one simply shakes one's head, closes one's eyes and surrenders on cloud nine and in seventh heaven. On top of that, being in Thailand, one is cosseted by the most caring people in the universe. [ MORE .. ]

Anantara Resort Golden Triangle

Anantara Resort Golden Triangle, By John Bailey...Dateline: November 2, 2007; Chiang Saen, Golden Triangle, Thailand...................For most of us, the Golden Triangle, an area where the Mekong and Ruak rivers serve as borders between Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos, conjures up images of war lords, international drug cartels, and illegal logging. Nowadays, however, with significant efforts by all three neighbouring countries, particularly Thailand, to eradicate the cultivation of opium poppies and establish in its place alternative agricultural crops, and to police illegal logging of teak forests, the area on the Thai side of the border is well on the way to become a Mecca of tourism. [ MORE .. ]