Artikel tagged “Lifestyle”

  • Toons Tunes – John Legend & The Roots “Wake Up Everybody”

    Toons Tunes – John Legend & The Roots “Wake Up Everybody”

    Checking new and amazing music for The Thaiger everyday with Donna Toon I was lucky enough to venture up to Bangkok on the weekend with my girlfriends to see John Legend at Bitec. He was nothing short of incredible

  • Top Ten Phuket Spa Experiences

    Top Ten Phuket Spa Experiences

    One of the best things about living in Asia, and in particular Thailand, is the abundance of fabulous places to have spa treatments.

  • Top 25 Asian beaches survey is out – three in Phuket

    Top 25 Asian beaches survey is out – three in Phuket

    Thailand has ended up with two beaches in the top ten in the latest ‘Top 25 Beaches in Asia’ survey.

  • The long and winding roads – Asia’s roads ranked

    The long and winding roads – Asia’s roads ranked

    PHOTO: Asian Development Bank “Road infrastructure is the marker of a country’s development and is significant for safety and satisfaction of the citizens.” This, according to an opinion survey by World Economic Forum very few Asian countries have the best road infrastructure. Singapore is ranked at the top in Asia and second globally in terms of road infrastructure in the country. It is followed by Japan and Taiwan which have equally well maintained roads ranked 5 and 11 respectively.

  • Phuket kicks off the third ‘Phuket City of Gastronomy’ event

    Phuket kicks off the third ‘Phuket City of Gastronomy’ event

    PHOTOS: pkru.ac.th The Phuket Provincial Public Health Office has announced the 3rd Phuket City of Gastronomy campaign from February – March that will take place on three occasions at different locations across Phuket. They held a media event at Limelight Avenue mall to announce the third year of the Phuket City of Gastronomy yesterday (February 7). The first event of Phuket City of Gastronomy will take place from February 21 – 23 joining the 19th Chinese New Year and Phuket Old Town Festival at the Thai Hua Museum on Krabi Road

  • A Tale of Two Bali’s – Tourism under the Volcano

    A Tale of Two Bali’s – Tourism under the Volcano

    The year 2017 was the best of times and the worst of time for Indonesia’s tourism icon and Phuket tourism rival, Bali. For the first nine months of the year market demand soared, only to be undermined by global news headlines over volcanic activity of Mt

  • UPDATE: Smart Visa applications accepted after February 1

    UPDATE: Smart Visa applications accepted after February 1

    Starting February 1, eligible foreigners can apply for a new, four-year visa called the Smart Visa.

  • Smart visa available from February 1

    Smart visa available from February 1

    The Thai Cabinet has approved a new “smart visa” to lure specialists to work in 10 targeted industries. Applications for the smart visa will begin on February 1

  • Thailand Yacht Show. Returns to Ao Po Grand Marina February 22 – 25, 2018

    Thailand Yacht Show. Returns to Ao Po Grand Marina February 22 – 25, 2018

    It is that time of the year where we make resolutions; promises about the year to come and how we will approach it. Rather than ploughing through a northern hemisphere winter to get to the gym or sourcing for fresh fruits during a juice cleanse, why not enjoy the best of the southern tropical lifestyle and head to the Thailand Yacht Show ! Apart from the mega-yachts and exhibition of some of the world’s great yachting brands, here are three other reasons to visit Phuket and the Thailand Yacht Show in 2018… The Great Outdoors Why pound the gym’s treadmill when you could select one of the 30 beaches around Phuket for an invigorating work out?

  • The Racha wins triple prestige awards

    The Racha wins triple prestige awards

    Congratulations to The Racha for winning three major hospitality awards in the one year. They’ve won the Best Island Resort Destination and Outstanding Beach Resort in South East Asia by  Asian Lifestyle Tourism  and the Bronze Award Winner by  Exotiq Best of Thailand . The Racha’s Anumba Spa was also  voted the Top Island Resort Spa in Asia in the 2017 World Luxury Spa Awards