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Phuket TV - PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: US gov’t shutdown affecting Phuket? Sunscreen affecting coral! More South Thai bombings! || Jan. 18

Phuket TV - PHUKET XTRA: VIDEO: US gov’t shutdown affecting Phuket? Sunscreen affecting coral! More South Thai bombings! || Jan. 18

Snorkelling: safe or dangerous? It’s up to you

Snorkelling: safe or dangerous? It’s up to you

The Patong Bay Hill Resort - Modern Luxury in Patong

The Patong Bay Hill Resort - Modern Luxury in Patong

Bicycling with an Angle: The great outdoors with two wheels and a collapsible rod

Bicycling with an Angle: The great outdoors with two wheels and a collapsible rod

Quirky accommodation: Something for the more adventurous traveller

Quirky accommodation: Something for the more adventurous traveller

A Design for Life: An unforgettable stay at TreeHouse Villas on Koh Yao

A Design for Life: An unforgettable stay at TreeHouse Villas on Koh Yao

Andaman Embrace - A charming and surprisingly peaceful hideaway in the heart of Patong

Andaman Embrace - A charming and surprisingly peaceful hideaway in the heart of Patong
A unique experience with Andaman Cruises
A unique experience with Andaman Cruises
Sunday 8 January 2017, 12:00PM
Andaman Cruises is a traditional participant at PIMEX. Prior to the show we set down with the company's general manager Christian Schwind to talk about Andaman cruising grounds.
Koh Yao Noi resort Ani Villas is cultivating new ground in hospitality
Koh Yao Noi resort Ani Villas is cultivating new ground in hospitality
Friday 30 December 2016, 10:00AM
When Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul tweeted news about the surprise celebration vacation he’d planned for his wife’s 30th birthday in early December, the American celebrity media couldn’t post their own follow-up stories fast enough.
A gourmet rail journey on Kyushu's Orange line
A gourmet rail journey on Kyushu's Orange line
Thursday 3 November 2016, 08:00AM
I’d heard a lot about the Hisatsu Orange Railway in Kyushu (Japan’s third largest island) and I was really looking forward to a unique, world-class experience. I knew that the train was often fully booked, sometimes a year in advance, and reservations for the small but popular railway along Japan’s Kyushu West Coast were extremely difficult to come by. A good sign that this was truly a great railway journey in the making. Ja
Barefoot luxury in the Maldives
Barefoot luxury in the Maldives
Saturday 22 October 2016, 09:00AM
My first visit to the Maldives was in the ’90s and since then I have returned every year since 2013. A total of five visits. The Maldives is a special place for me. It has a completely unique environment and I thoroughly relax and I enjoy chilling out in the peaceful atmosphere and beautiful scenery.
Explore: Chillva brings the cool to Phuket's market scene
Explore: Chillva brings the cool to Phuket's market scene
Sunday 25 September 2016, 02:00PM
Phuket has many markets that might interest a visitor, the most popular is certainly the weekend market, which is open Saturday and Sunday nights at Wat Naka, south of Phuket Town. But it has plenty of competition now. The Indy Market opened a few years ago in the Phuket Old Town area and is popular with young people. The excellent Lard Yai Walking Street market on Thalang Rd in the heart of Phuket Old Town on Sundays is definitely worth a look.
Travel: Take the roads less travelled in Nepal
Travel: Take the roads less travelled in Nepal
Saturday 24 September 2016, 11:37AM
With China to the north and India to the south, Nepal sits between two cultures and two geographies. Eight of the world’s 10 tallest mountains fringe the land-locked nation’s northern border with the Tibetan region of China. It’s a trekking and climbing paradise with plenty of astonishing geography that poses challenges for the locals and tourists.
Travel: Traipsing around the temples of Bagan
Travel: Traipsing around the temples of Bagan
Sunday 18 September 2016, 12:00PM
It’s five o’clock in the morning and our bus has just pulled up to the terminal. Dozens of cabbies run towards the large heap of groaning metal as it lurches to a stop, hoping to be lucky enough to have a tourist hire them for the day.
Explore Saman Rattanaram Temple to see hinduism's influence in Thailand
Explore Saman Rattanaram Temple to see hinduism's influence in Thailand
Friday 9 September 2016, 03:00PM
Even those who have never been to Thailand are well aware that local temples are spectacular and definitely worth visiting. TripAdvisor and similar sites put them high on the list of the Kingdom’s most popular attractions, along with nature and cuisine.
Explore: Awesome adventure on 'Little Amazon' river in Takua Pa
Explore: Awesome adventure on 'Little Amazon' river in Takua Pa
Friday 9 September 2016, 12:00PM
Need some adventure in your life? Why not explore Phang Gna's jungle and check out 'Little Amazon' in Takua Pa.
The Ground Below
The Ground Below
Tuesday 23 August 2016, 03:16PM
Flyover Country provides endless entertainment for travellers
Laem Ka Beach revisited
Laem Ka Beach revisited
Monday 22 August 2016, 09:29AM
Let me start by saying that despite living in Phuket, which is well known for its beaches, we (as a family) are not really beach people.
Exploring Phuket’s mosques
Exploring Phuket’s mosques
Monday 1 August 2016, 01:01PM
Over the years I have written about many places of worship in Phuket including Buddhist temples, Chinese shrines and even a Sikh gurdwara. But Phuket also has a Hindu Shrine, and various Christian places of worship.
Feasting at sea
Feasting at sea
Wednesday 27 July 2016, 01:18PM
Eating on a boat is surprisingly venturesome
Dreams become a reality
Dreams become a reality
Tuesday 19 July 2016, 03:15PM
Extravagance reaches new heights at Ani Villas with exclusive privacy
Physics in Motion
Physics in Motion
Sunday 26 June 2016, 12:00PM
Premier 38: When you feel the need for speed
Architectural wonder on a New Zealand cliff
Architectural wonder on a New Zealand cliff
Thursday 23 June 2016, 09:37AM
Justine Tyerman Hanging from a cliff on a mountainside 10 minutes from Queenstown is the jewel-like Jagged Edge, a rare undiscovered gem in the ultra-luxury private villa accommodation market in New Zealand. In a region with a plethora of luxury lodges and hotel suites, Jagged Edge literally stands alone. A holiday home belonging to a New Zealand family, the property is unique and unrivalled in design, location and privacy. Anchored to the rock with steel cables drilled deep into the mountain, the bold, dart-shaped glass and steel prism appears to catapult from the rock face as if heading for the sky. From a distance, the roof looks as if it is held up by the talons of a giant peregrine. The visual impact is startling.At the height of summer, the structure shimmers, like the prow of a glass ship floating between the bleached blue Central Otago sky and turquoise-jade of Lake Wakatipu. One of the owners and designers of Jagged Edge, a Wellington-based mechanical engineer, said 8,000 cubic metres of rock were excavated to form the platform for the house. A wine cave and two-car garage are chiselled even further into the bedrock. Floor-to-ceiling steel rods and bolts support massive glass walls that jut out from the base at an 18-degree angle, soaring to 9.2-metre at the apex of the triangle. A 5m by 6m infinity spa pool sits to one side of the prow. The structure is so light on the landscape, it’s nearly invisible – you can see through it to the mountains and lake on the other side. The interior design of the three-bedroom, four-bathroom house is almost entirely open plan and the décor is deliberately understated – free from any impediment to the 270-degree panorama of Queenstown’s trademark glacier-gouged Remarkables and Cecil and Walter Peaks, rising perpendicularly from Lake Wakatipu. Man-made adornments are superfluous when landscape masterpieces fill one’s entire field of vision through the glass walls surrounding the kitchen, living, dining and entertainment areas downstairs, and the sumptuous bedrooms and bathrooms on a mezzanine platform upstairs. Even the freestanding bath in the white porcelain-tiled master bathroom and the double shower that runs the full length of the bathroom have mountain and lake views. Among the few embellishments in a house where the landscape takes centre stage are two dramatic lighting features – an eye-catching mosaic head from Mexico and an imposing glass sculpture of a kiwi in the stairwell designed by New Zealand artist Peter Stoneham. With its pale, timber flooring, glass walls and clean lines, the overall effect is one of understated elegance. It’s an extraordinarily luxurious, restful place, devoid of fussy detail and decoration. Jagged Edge is awash with smart technology: the sickle-shaped 3.7m bar that rises from the floor; wall-panels that float across the mezzanine floor to enclose the open-plan bedrooms; the grand piano that can be programmed to play itself; the spa pool that automatically lowers the water level to allow a recessed cover to slide across the surface; the subterranean wine cave tunnelled into the schist. When not ensconced in the 38-degree water of the spa pool, guests can use the impressive facilities at the nearby equally-palatial five-bedroom, six-bathroom guest house. The house, which can be rented separately or in conjunction with Jagged Edge, has a heated swimming pool, spa pool, sauna, gymnasium, kitchen, an expansive living area with wrap-around deckings and the same awe-inspiring views. Guests can tap into Luxe Houses’ concierge services and their trusted network of professionals who specialise in ensuring every stay is flawless – charter jets, helicopter transfers, yachts, launches, jet-boats, drivers, bespoke spa treatments, personal trainers, experienced nannies, hiking guides and ski instructors. Luxe Houses can also arrange celebrity chefs, waiters and butlers for those who would rather dine at home than eat out at Queenstown’s world-class restaurants. The state-of-the-art kitchen with its four-metre island bench is designed with entertaining in mind. Queenstown – New Zealand’s premier all-seasons tourist resort and “the adventure capital of the world” – is on your doorstep. Your concierge can arrange an adrenaline-pumping trip in the famous Shotover River Jet or a jet-boat expedition up the Dart River, deep into Mt Aspiring National Park, combined with a dreamy drift downstream in inflatable kayaks called “funyaks” amid scenery made famous by Sir Peter Jackson in The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Revolution Tours will take you on an unforgettable experience starting with a cruise across Lake Wakatipu to Walter Peak Station on the “Lady of the Lake”, the historic steamer TSS Earnslaw, cycling along the lake edge to Mt Nicholas Station or up the pristine Rees and Dart Rivers to a place aptly named Paradise where you are encircled by mountains named after Greek gods. A cruisy ride made even easier by electric bikes (by arrangement). Return to Queenstown by boat, helicopter or road along the shores of Lake Wakatipu, rated one of the world’s top 10 scenic drives by Condé Nast and Lonely Planet. The Luxe Houses’ New Zealand flagship properties were launched in March 2016. They won’t stay a secret for long.   •The property, located at the end of a private road beyond two coded security gates, is 20 minutes’ drive or five minutes’ heli-transfer from Queenstown International Airport. • Air NZ flies to Queenstown direct from Christchurch, Auckland, Wellington, Sydney and Melbourne. www.airnewzealand.co.nz • JUCY Rentals assisted with transport. www.jucy.co.nz • Visit the Jagged Edge at: www.luxehouses.com.au/holiday-house/jagged-edge/ • Justine Tyerman was a guest of Luxe Houses: www.luxehouses.com
Yamaha MT-10: Ten out of ten
Yamaha MT-10: Ten out of ten
Wednesday 22 June 2016, 03:03PM
Unveiling the ultimate naked street-fighter
Rainy-day resort retreat at Outrigger
Rainy-day resort retreat at Outrigger
Wednesday 15 June 2016, 07:00PM
It’s officially green season again, hotel occupancy and room rates are down. Those of us who call Phuket home certainly love good opportunities to enjoy the local, luxury offerings favoured by guests from all corners of the globe.
The many charms of Phang Nga Bay
The many charms of Phang Nga Bay
Wednesday 8 June 2016, 04:20PM
If anyone asks me for a list of “must see” places in the Phuket region, Phang Nga Bay is top of the list. The bay is vast, covering the sea and many islands in between Phuket, Phang Nga and Krabi. From our house outside Phuket Town it takes just over an hour to drive to Phang Nga Town.
Sailing The World: Life afloat across 1,500 mm of the Indian Ocean
Sailing The World: Life afloat across 1,500 mm of the Indian Ocean
Friday 29 April 2016, 04:41PM
Casting Off: We left Cocos (Keeling) Islands at 2:35 in high spirits. The air was alive with excitement and anticipation for our 1,500-nautical mile passage across a big chunk of the Indian Ocean. Our destination: Chagos.
Laguna Property
MontAzure
tile-it - Phuket’s Quality Tile Boutique
China International Boat Show 2019
ZUMA Restaurant
Earth Wind and Fire Experience feat Al McKay at Cafe del Mar Phuke
Thai Residential
HeadStart International School Phuket
MACNELS SHIPPING PHUKET
Express Carpet and Decor
One Michelin Starred Chef Massimiliano Celeste
Blue Horizon WCGC 2019
Harvey Law Corporation
Dan About Thailand
777 Beach Condo