Issue 6: And the Beach Goes On

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lifestyle

1. Editor’s Note: And the Beach Goes On

The world is still mourning the loss of nearly 300,000 lives from the tectonic plate shift-induced tsunami which devastated currently uncountable stretches…
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2. Into the Bamboo

Sila Evason Hideaway & Spa at Samui opened

last September. A bamboo-centric peace-out

retreat on a secluded headland in the northeast

of the…
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3. The Resort Maestro

Bensley Design Studio is the über-creative

hive responsible for the crafting of lifestyle

resorts, extravagant private residences and

resplendent tropical gardens. Any amount…
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4. The Kite’s the Limit

Kiteboarding has taken Asia by storm, with

well-organised training set up in Thailand’s

Hua Hin and Koh Samui. However, the too-coolfor-

school extreme…
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5. The Beach Garden

Only 45 minutes from Phuket Airport, Bann

Krating Jungle Beach is a boutique resort

beside two private beaches set in a tropical

6. Hide and Seek
Effortlessly rustic yet intrinsically luxurious, EvasonHideaway at Hua Hin offers an opulent, romantic alternative

to the Pool Villas and run-of-house…
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7. How Hip Can you Go?
Veranda Resort and Spa is not just an upscale boutique hotel,

it is Hua Hin’s answer to the Tate Gallery,…
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8. Cheeky Monkeys

Anantara Resort & Spa Koh Samui is the latest

tropical retreat to open its beach-side doors

from the team who bought us…
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9. The First Resort
Spend any time chatting with guests around one of TheTongsai Bay’s two pools (one infinity-style seawater, one

crescent-moon freshwater) or…
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10. The Elephant Man

On my visit, a chunk of teak occupied centre stage, the

colour of rich soil with chalk lines outlining a face.…
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