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Forza Volti!
Holiday Time, Noel Maclean, Published on 19/12/2016
» You don't need an excuse to 'take it to the river' in Bangkok. Anytime an emotional lift is in order, reducing your distance from the mighty flow to a matter of metres does the trick.
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Pattaya Perfection
News, Noel Maclean, Published on 11/12/2014
» Pattaya's popularity rises inexorably. Famously labelled 'fun city', only a sourpuss would not have a good time. And the peak of its powers of persuasion, both figuratively and literally, are exemplified by the Pattaya Hilton Hotel.
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Looking down on Pattaya
Life, Noel Maclean, Published on 02/12/2013
» Love it or leave it, there's no denying that Pattaya is popular. And not just among a certain genus of male tourist. Almost equally shocking is the preponderance of innocents at large, ranging young nuclear families, retiree couples, assorted executives/experts and, yes, hormone-charged honeymooners.
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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.
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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.
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Competitive Edge
Life, Noel Maclean, Published on 20/12/2013
» Right at the top of the towering Hilton Pattaya there's Horizon where no expense is spared to make every mouthful irresistible. But if the international grill and fine dining restaurant and rooftop schmooze space is for special occasions and romantic liaisons, Edge, the hotel's international all-day diner and buffet outlet is priced at a point that rivals the more upscale outlets in CentralFestival's bay-view food court several symbolic levels below, while offering formidable culinary selections with different themes everyday.
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Sitting at the top of the bay
Life, Noel Maclean, Published on 07/12/2012
» From 14-34 floors above Beach Road, no further explanation than the half-moon, palm fringed bay is needed for Pattaya's perennial popularity among travellers from near and far. In golden afternoon sunshine, the sparkling salty turquoise expanse bears testimony to the efficacy of the seaside city's expensively procured water treatment infrastructure, as do not a few stick figures bobbing around colourful buoy-bordered swim areas cordoned off against darting jet ski bounders and bouncing speedboats trailing high-holstered paragliders or fast-ferrying day-trippers to pristine isles on the near horizon.
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Altitude with Attitude
Life, Noel Maclean, Published on 12/12/2012
» Horizon is a bar/restaurant with star quality. Its restaurant serves some of the tastiest cuisine in the Kingdom and with its breathtaking open air bar it's a destination that you haven't 'done' Pattaya yet if you haven't at least chilled out there over a 5-star cocktail.
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Up for the occasion
Life, Noel Maclean, Published on 19/12/2012
» Sofitel So Bangkok was only the second Sofitel So in the world, after Mauritius, and is distinctively conceptualised. Far from being another cookie cutter upscale tourist and business hotel, it is an elaborately designed, differently run world of its own. What's more, up there, above the surrounding rooftops, the sight line is clear across Lumpini Park to the iconic concrete canyons of Wireless and Siam.
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Baywatch buffet
Life, Noel Maclean, Published on 26/12/2012
» Pattaya may offer a plethora of dining options but there comes a time for even the most adventurous traveller when the hit and miss element becomes tiresome. That's when some head for a burger bar and others make tracks for Edge where, for appetizingly modest tariffs, you can gorge on guaranteed great food with lots of variety.
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