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Spa tales from the river bank
Life, Noel Maclean, Published on 17/12/2013
» Though ultra-contemporary, like the hotel that houses it, eforea Spa at the Millennium Hilton Hotel channels nature so effectively it actually enhances it, which is probably why treatments there leave you feeling so on top of the world.
In the zone away from home
Life, Noel Maclean, Published on 12/12/2013
» Nowhere is Bangkok's confidence in its future more evident these days than down by the river, especially in the neighbourhoods of the skytrain stations and bridge that now also put the Thonburi side, the city's original temple precinct, on the mass transit map. Some of the most euphoric condo concepts in the city are taking shape there on both banks, along with upscale mall projects, including a new Paragon, surging ahead with the ambition of chaneling the surging affluence.
Hot-to-trot spa offer
Life, Noel Maclean, Published on 06/12/2013
» As a kind of Christmas present to everyone in need of a little respite and a fresh perspective during the festive season, the Centara Grand at CentralWorld flagship branch of the burgeoning SPA Cenvaree brand, has created a new "Spa Pick & Mix Package" that's almost too good to be true.
Out of the ivory tower into the indigenous fire
Life, Noel Maclean, Published on 03/12/2013
» While there is an automatic close association between any Peninsula hotel and cosseted luxury, they also understand that too much buffering against life as it is lived by the masses in each of its exotic locations can be stifling.
Pretty as A motion picture
Life, Noel Maclean, Published on 27/12/2012
» Say you're making a big studio movie in which shenanigans at a New Year's Eve party in Bangkok are pivotal to the plot. Setting the scene would go like a dream using The Peninsula Bangkok's subtly sophisticated, paradoxically pulsating celebrations as backdrop.
Fabulous fount of Chinese Classical dining
Life, Noel Maclean, Published on 18/12/2012
» Chinese food fans tend to be a traditionally-minded bunch who expect certain elements of the experience to always be present. From rustic food shops to mandarin-worthy restaurants, there is a check list that proprietors play with at their peril.