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JUL-AUG <strong>2019</strong><br />
PHANG NGA’S DRAMATIC<br />
BEAUTY AND TRANQUILITY<br />
LIVELY HERITAGE IN<br />
PHUKET TOWN<br />
CHENGDU’S INTRIGUING<br />
LIVE MUSIC<br />
MEET PEARYPIE,<br />
INSTAGRAMMER STAR<br />
COMPLIMENTARY COPY
LONG LIVE THE KING<br />
Our Best Wishes to<br />
His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn<br />
Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua<br />
on His 67 th Birthday Anniversary<br />
From the Executives and Staff of Bangkok Airways Public Company Limited<br />
and <strong>Fah</strong> <strong>Thai</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT<br />
Dear Passengers,<br />
Welcome on board to our services on<br />
this Bangkok Airways flight.<br />
Our executives, employees, and I feel<br />
honoured to be part of another year of<br />
world award achievement namely: “World’s<br />
Best Regional Airline” and “Best Regional<br />
Airline in Asia.” Both prestigious awards<br />
for the aviation industry were bestowed<br />
by SKYTRAX World Airline Awards since<br />
2016, and has continued awarding us for<br />
four consecutive years.<br />
Additionally, Bangkok Airways was voted<br />
as the winning airline by passengers who<br />
expressed satisfaction with the services<br />
provided and the best-selected experiences<br />
offered. I strongly believe that we would<br />
not have received these esteemed awards<br />
without the support from all our passengers.<br />
Apart from the aforementioned awards,<br />
we also won the “Travelers’ Choice Awards –<br />
Regional Airline Asia <strong>2019</strong>” from TripAdvisor.<br />
The world-leading travel site has been<br />
ranking airlines globally, determined through<br />
the service satisfaction ratings of passengers.<br />
I would like to thank all our passengers<br />
who have been supporting and voting for<br />
Bangkok Airways. All of our employees<br />
and I take this pride in this and use this<br />
achievement as determination to improve<br />
the quality in our airline services even<br />
more, with safety and satisfaction as our<br />
utmost priorities.<br />
Thank you.<br />
สวัสดีครับผู้โดยสารทุกท่าน ขอต้อนรับ<br />
ทุกท่านสู่การบริการของสายการบินบางกอก<br />
แอร์เวย์สครับ<br />
นับเป็นความภาคภูมิใจสำหรับผม ทีมผู้<br />
บริหารและพนักงานบางกอกแอร์เวย์สทุกคน<br />
กับอีกหนึ่งปีแห่งความสำเร็จ กับรางวัลระดับ<br />
โลก “รางวัลสายการบินภูมิภาคยอดเยี่ยม<br />
ของโลก” และ “รางวัลสายการบินภูมิภาค<br />
ยอดเยี่ยมของเอเชีย” จาก SKYTRAX World<br />
Airline Awards เป็นครั้งที่ 4 ติดต่อกันที่เรา<br />
ได้รับทั้ง 2 รางวัลนับตั้งแต่ปี 2559 รางวัลนี้<br />
ถือเป็นรางวัลอันทรงเกียรติในอุตสาหกรรม<br />
การบิน ซึ่งได้มาจากการสนับสนุนของผู้โดยสาร<br />
ทุกท่าน ที่ได้รับความประทับใจจากการบริการ<br />
รวมถึงประสบการณ์ต่างๆ ที่เราได้คัดสรรสิ่งดีๆ<br />
เพื่อมอบให้กับท่านผู้โดยสารตลอดการเดินทาง<br />
ผมเชื่อว่าเราจะไม่ได้รับรางวัลเหล่านี้เลย หาก<br />
ขาดการสนับสนุนจากท่านผู้โดยสาร<br />
ซึ่งนอกจากรางวัลที่กล่าวมาแล้วนั้น<br />
เมื่อเร็วๆ นี้ เรายังได้รับรางวัล “ทราเวลเลอร์ส<br />
ช้อยส์ แอร์ไลน์ อวอร์ดส์ – สายการบินยอดเยี่ยม<br />
ในภูมิภาคเอเชีย ประจำปี 2562” จากทริป<br />
แอดไวเซอร์ เว็บไซต์ด้านการท่องเที่ยวชั้นนำ<br />
ของโลก ที่มีการจัดอันดับความพึงพอใจในการ<br />
ใช้บริการสายการบินทั่วโลกอีกด้วย<br />
ผมจึงขอขอบคุณผู้โดยสารทุกท่านที่ให้การ<br />
สนับสนุนและโหวตให้กับสายการบินฯ มาโดย<br />
ตลอด ผมและพวกเราชาวบางกอกแอร์เวย์ส<br />
ทุกคน จะนำความภาคภูมิใจจากการที่ได้รับ<br />
รางวัลเหล่านี ้ มาเป็นแรงผลักดัน เพื่อมุ่งมั่น<br />
พัฒนาคุณภาพการบริการของสายการบินฯ<br />
ให้ดียิ่งๆ ขึ้นไป โดยจะมุ่งเน้นความปลอดภัยและ<br />
ความพึงพอใจสูงสุดของผู้โดยสารเป็นสำคัญ<br />
ขอบคุณครับ<br />
กัปตัน พุฒิพงศ์ ปราสาททองโอสถ<br />
Captain Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth<br />
กรรมการผู้อำนวยการใหญ่ | President, Bangkok Airways Public Company Limited<br />
12
OVERTURES<br />
FEATURES<br />
52<br />
Travel with<br />
<strong>Thai</strong> Chic<br />
22 GREEN DAYS<br />
In this green season, a full moon<br />
calls for the graceful vigour<br />
in rattan ball matches, the<br />
adrenaline of marathons,<br />
Cirque du Soleil’s Kurios to<br />
the arts and concerts. There’s<br />
moon and star gazing in the<br />
Maldives too in our calendar<br />
of regional events.<br />
26 FACE FORWARD<br />
Pay more attention to skincare<br />
with our timely tips on the<br />
latest products on the market<br />
that banishes dull skin for a<br />
radiant look.<br />
28 VERDANT WEAR<br />
Men in green doesn’t have to be<br />
an alien concept in fashion. Our<br />
wardrobe picks bring out the best<br />
in stylish menswear.<br />
30 SHADES OF GREEN<br />
Stand out in clothing and<br />
accessories as you stylishly<br />
express yourself. Look smart as<br />
you make others green with envy!<br />
32 AN OLDIE BUT GOODIE<br />
Phuket Old Town’s revival makes<br />
history fun with offerings aplenty:<br />
colourful shophouses, Sino-<br />
Portuguese architecture, local<br />
food stalls and wall art.<br />
36 FIND YOUR<br />
PASSION FRUIT<br />
A taste of passion fruit can<br />
transport you to an island<br />
paradise or the feel of a breezy<br />
summer. We give you the<br />
facts on what makes this fruit<br />
increasingly popular.<br />
38 OH, O AEW<br />
This dessert name may not roll<br />
off the tongue easily but it’s a<br />
real treat for the tastebuds. Try<br />
this refreshing and sweet “only in<br />
Phuket” specialty on your visit to<br />
the <strong>Thai</strong> island.<br />
40 AN AIRPORT’S<br />
NEW HEIGHTS<br />
Now it’s even more enjoyable<br />
to hang out at Singapore’s<br />
Changi airport regardless of<br />
whether you have a flight or<br />
not. The recent expansion,<br />
Jewel, has now become a<br />
destination in itself, elevating<br />
the airport experience.<br />
44 SAMUI STANDARDS<br />
Only in Samui can you get the<br />
hospitality of a long standing<br />
<strong>Thai</strong> hotel, enjoy a spa day in a<br />
jungle forest setting, or dine on<br />
true southern food at one of the<br />
finest restaurants.<br />
52 A GOOD<br />
INFLUENCE<br />
With over 2 million<br />
followers, Pearypie<br />
embarks on a mission<br />
to make <strong>Thai</strong> textiles<br />
a winning and cool<br />
combination – combat<br />
boots included.<br />
58 STILL CRAZY<br />
FOR PHANG NGA<br />
If a perfect holiday<br />
destination means<br />
tranquil shores with<br />
uninterrupted views of<br />
limestone mountains<br />
and spectacular waters,<br />
then Phang Nga is for you.<br />
72 CHENGDU’S<br />
LIVE MUSIC<br />
Consider another side<br />
to Chengdu’s cultural<br />
offerings – an active,<br />
underground music<br />
scene that’s rivals<br />
most places in China.<br />
84 A CRAFTING<br />
SOJOURN<br />
To continue their<br />
visibility and viability,<br />
we visit Chiang Mai<br />
to see how a tribe<br />
perseveres in keeping<br />
their way of life through<br />
handicrafts and weaving.<br />
Photo Amata Chittasenee<br />
14<br />
15
HAPPENINGS<br />
CORPORATE<br />
A selection of relevant events around Asia.<br />
96 BANGKOK<br />
98 SAMUI<br />
102 PHUKET<br />
106 CHIANG MAI/<br />
PATTAYA<br />
108 HONG KONG /<br />
SINGAPORE<br />
109 KUALA LUMPUR<br />
110 PHNOM PENH /<br />
VIENTIANE /<br />
NHA TRANG<br />
112 MUMBAI/<br />
MALDIVES<br />
113 YANGON<br />
116 NEWS<br />
Bangkok Airways announces collaborations<br />
and winners.<br />
126 ROUTE MAP<br />
128 AIRCRAFT INFO<br />
CHECKING OUT<br />
130 MALDIVES<br />
The Maldives continue to defy expectations.<br />
This month’s cover:<br />
Phang Nga's<br />
natural splendours.<br />
84<br />
Keeping<br />
Traditions<br />
Alive<br />
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18
ESSENTIAL NOTES TO GUIDE YOUR TRAVELS<br />
Food Art<br />
Follow the wall<br />
murals in Phuket<br />
Old Town as they<br />
lead you to the best<br />
food stalls this<br />
heritage town has<br />
to offer.<br />
Photo IG: Tootoomama<br />
NEWS AND EVENTS 22 / BEAUTY AND HEALTH 26 / STYLE 28 / THAILAND TREASURES 32 / A TASTE OF THAILAND 36 /<br />
FRUITFUL FINDS 38 / ARTS & CULTURAL MATTERS 40 / CHECKED IN 44<br />
21
OVERTURES<br />
NEWS AND EVENTS<br />
NOW<br />
-<br />
DEC<br />
<strong>2019</strong><br />
Now-3 JUL<br />
<strong>2019</strong><br />
MANDALAY<br />
WASO CHINLONE FESTIVAL<br />
Cheers ring out for the 91st annual Waso<br />
Chinlone festival where as many as 1,800<br />
teams converge in Myanmar to take part in a<br />
variant of Hacky Sack. The challenge is to keep<br />
the “chinlone,” a rattan ball, from falling to the<br />
ground. The festival takes place in a stadium in<br />
Mahamuni Pagoda in Mandalay and is celebrated<br />
every year on the day after the full moon of<br />
Waso month. The sport is over 1,500 years old<br />
and strongly defined in the old kingdom.<br />
The sport uses a small rattan ball and a team<br />
of six players who must pass it around by using<br />
their legs, knees and head as they play in a circle.<br />
One player stays in the middle of the circle<br />
while the rest of team supports him as they<br />
work together to keep the ball from hitting the<br />
ground. Once the ball hits the ground, the rival<br />
team gains a point.<br />
It’s also the time when locals from around<br />
the region flock to pay their respects to Buddha<br />
during the event. You will meet a river of crowds,<br />
food vendors, local magic shows and traditional<br />
shops around the area of Mahamuni Pagoda.<br />
It’s a chance to join in, drink some Burmese<br />
tea, eat some Laphet Thoke (green tea salad),<br />
and enjoy the matches as a live orchestra plays<br />
the traditional ‘Saing Waing’ on stage for a<br />
fascinating event. tourism.gov.mm/mandalay<br />
5 -18<br />
JUL<br />
<strong>2019</strong><br />
AUG<br />
<strong>2019</strong><br />
HONG KONG<br />
SUMMER OF ARTS<br />
The summer months in Hong Kong have always<br />
been the perfect time to celebrate the arts thanks<br />
to the organisers of the International Arts Carnival.<br />
Held annually, this year’s programme offers an<br />
exquisite line-up of overseas and local shows and<br />
participative activities for the whole family.<br />
This year’s line-up includes a variety of<br />
performances including multimedia theatre;<br />
puppetry and interactive theatre for children, all<br />
of which are designed to entertain audiences<br />
and nurture the interest of children and young<br />
people in the performing arts.<br />
This year’s opening programme is The Heart<br />
of Robin Hood, a modern take on the beloved<br />
English folk story presented by Icelandic theatre<br />
group, Vesturport. Also scheduled to take the<br />
stage at IAC <strong>2019</strong> is Vietnamese acrobatic<br />
troupe A O Lang Pho. Various venues across<br />
Hong Kong, hkiac.gov.hk<br />
6-21 <strong>2019</strong><br />
JUL<br />
SINGAPORE<br />
KURIOUS NATURE<br />
Considered the world’s greatest contemporary<br />
circus, Cirque du Soleil once again pitches its<br />
tent in Singapore, this time for a two-week<br />
engagement for its most acclaimed touring<br />
show yet. KURIOS – Cabinet of Curiosities,<br />
presented in the intimate setting of the<br />
signature Big Top at Marina Bay, celebrates the<br />
greatest inventions of the 19th century. Watch<br />
as the show transports audience members into<br />
the Curio Cabinet of an ambitious inventor who<br />
defies the laws of time, space and dimensions<br />
in order to reinvent everything around him.<br />
With the help of dazzling performances and<br />
artistic showcases, the show brings to life his<br />
perspectives, quite literally turning the world<br />
upside down in the process. Under the Big Top<br />
Tent next to Marina Bay Sands, cirquedusoleil.com<br />
21JUL<br />
<strong>2019</strong><br />
PATTAYA<br />
PATTAYA INTERNATIONAL<br />
MARATHON <strong>2019</strong><br />
Are you ready for the biggest running event<br />
in Pattaya? This year, Pattaya International<br />
Marathon will be held on Sunday of 21st <strong>Jul</strong>y,<br />
<strong>2019</strong> at Pattaya Klang Junction. The event<br />
will feature a full marathon (42km), a half<br />
marathon (21km), a quarter marathon (10km),<br />
a wheel chair marathon (5km), and a fun run<br />
(5km). This long-standing event has become<br />
the sporting tradition of Pattaya and has been<br />
attracting runners from all over the world. The<br />
event usually starts at 3am and continue<br />
until 10.30am, and it is such a popular event<br />
in Pattaya that even the streets are lined with<br />
a lot of spectators and locals who come to<br />
cheer and support all the runners. Whoever<br />
is in Pattaya during that time is welcomed<br />
to join the event. But if running is not your<br />
thing, being a spectator and enjoying the run<br />
is also a good idea, too! facebook.com/Pattaya-<br />
Marathon-366422933378043<br />
Photos Banyan Tree<br />
PHUKET, MALDIVES<br />
BANYAN TREE 25TH ANNIVERSARY<br />
This year Banyan Tree Luxury Hotels &<br />
Resorts celebrates 25 years and will<br />
offer added and complimentary experiences that<br />
guests can enjoy, showcasing local heritage,<br />
culture, sustainability and bringing exceptional<br />
experiences to guests.<br />
At Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru In Maldives,<br />
guests are welcomed to enjoy the conservation<br />
day at the Marine Lab embarking on coral<br />
planting and exploring the Ranamaari Shipwreck.<br />
Or if you visit Phuket, <strong>Thai</strong>land and stay at Banyan<br />
Tree Phuket, there will be body awareness<br />
workshops taking place with special Banyan<br />
Tree “Wellbeing Hosts” who will showcase how<br />
posture and poise can positively impact overall<br />
health and wellbeing. Guests of Cassia Phuket<br />
can also enjoy scooter tours of Phuket town,<br />
uncovering local treasures and experiences like<br />
a true local.<br />
On top of this, there is a 25% saving on<br />
room rates as part of the anniversary and all<br />
guests will receive a signature 25th Anniversary<br />
Cocktail, called the Botanical, on arrival.<br />
banyantree.com, cassia.com<br />
16-17 <strong>2019</strong><br />
JUL<br />
SOUTHEAST ASIA<br />
ASARNHA BUCHA & BUDDHIST<br />
LENT DAY<br />
Asarnha Bucha Day marks the day when the<br />
Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon known<br />
as “Dhammachakkappawattanasutta” which he<br />
preached to five ascetics at Benares in India<br />
over 2,500 years ago. As a result, all of them<br />
attained enlightenment and was ordained by<br />
the Buddha as the first ever Buddhist monks.<br />
Asarnha Bucha falls on the full moon day<br />
of the eighth lunar month of the calendar year,<br />
generally in <strong>Jul</strong>y. Buddhists perform a variety<br />
of Buddhist activities at temples across Laos,<br />
Cambodia, Myanmar and <strong>Thai</strong>land – mainly<br />
merit-making ceremonies such as offering food<br />
and alms to monks, listening to sermons and<br />
practising meditation in order to purify the mind.<br />
This day also marks the beginning of<br />
Buddhist Lent or Khao Phansa, a threemonth<br />
period when monks retreat into their<br />
monasteries to escape the monsoon rains and<br />
study Buddhist teachings. It is a time of making<br />
merit and candlelight processions, or wian thian<br />
in <strong>Thai</strong>, held at temples throughout the country.<br />
Asarnha Bucha Day is <strong>Thai</strong>land’s public<br />
holiday and everyone should note it is illegal<br />
to buy and sell alcohol on this day.<br />
tourismthailand.org<br />
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NEWS AND EVENTS<br />
23-26<strong>2019</strong><br />
AUG<br />
PHNOM PENH<br />
GLITTER & GOLD<br />
The Cambodia International Gems & Jewellery<br />
Fair <strong>2019</strong> presents the country’s best gems<br />
and jewellery as well as the finest international<br />
diamonds, gemstones, fine jewellery designs and<br />
timepieces from around the world. Organised<br />
by The Cambodian Gems & Jewellery Traders<br />
Association and supported by Cambodian Ministry<br />
of Commerce, the annual national flagship fair<br />
seeks to capitalise on the growing trend of the<br />
gems and jewellery market in the region.<br />
For visitors, the fair presents a good avenue<br />
to explore and peruse some choice pieces<br />
from the world of fine jewellery as well as<br />
the latest collections from the world’s biggest<br />
brands. Over 40 exhibitors will be lining up to<br />
showcase their creations at this year’s event.<br />
Diamond Island Convention & Exhibition Centre,<br />
Phnom Penh, jewelrytradefair.com/Cambodia<br />
Photos Anantara Kihavah Maldives<br />
20JUL<br />
<strong>2019</strong><br />
MALDIVES<br />
ANANTARA KIHAVAH MALDIVES<br />
CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF<br />
MAN’S FIRST WALK ON THE MOON<br />
Fifty years ago, Apollo 11 landed on the moon<br />
and astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin<br />
stepped down from their lunar module onto the<br />
surface of the moon, the first humans in history<br />
to do so. On 20 <strong>Jul</strong>y, Anantara Kihavah Villas will<br />
commemorate the 50th anniversary of man’s first<br />
walk on the moon with ‘The Eagle Has Landed<br />
Celebration’. The astronomer’s paradise, Baa<br />
Atoll in the Maldives, is one of the best places on<br />
earth to enjoy moon and star gazing. Its proximity<br />
to the equator and its non-polluted skies mean<br />
both hemisphere’s stars are clearly visible from<br />
the resort with SKY, the Maldives’ first and only<br />
overwater observatory featuring a research-grade<br />
16” Meade LX200 telescope. The custom-built<br />
Ash-dome observatory sits on the roof deck of<br />
the resort’s Sky Bar surrounded by nothing but<br />
open skies and the ocean waves below.<br />
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the<br />
first moon walk, guests are invited to join sky<br />
guru and a native Maldivian, Ali Shameem, for<br />
a ‘Star Gazing’ breakfast with an early start of<br />
4am. Shameem will take you on a journey before<br />
taking a look through the powerful telescope at<br />
the craters on the moon that still amaze people<br />
50 years after the first landing. The price for the<br />
experience, including breakfast is 450USD per<br />
person. kihavah-maldives.anantara.com<br />
14AUG<br />
<strong>2019</strong><br />
BANGKOK<br />
FORMIDABLE FOALS<br />
Name bands with the most intense live act and<br />
surely the name of British rock band Foals will<br />
be ranked among the list. Yannis Philippakis (lead<br />
vocals, lead guitar), Jack Bevan (drums, percussion),<br />
Jimmy Smith (rhythm guitar) and Edwin Congreave<br />
(keyboard) formed Foals in 2005 and brought<br />
the music industry the mad, yet beautiful force.<br />
The band has received attention from<br />
alt-rock listeners and rose to prominence since<br />
the release of their first album Antidotes in<br />
2008. They have already launched five albums<br />
under their belt, including the Foals’ latest album<br />
Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost – Part 1. The<br />
Foals have received numerous critical acclaims<br />
and awards from NME, Q Awards and such.<br />
Guaranteed by their presence in leading<br />
music festivals from Glastonbury, Coachella<br />
to Reading, the Foals are sure to bring a raw and<br />
amazing power to the show while hypnotising<br />
the crowd with their music. This <strong>Aug</strong>ust, Singha<br />
Corporation is presenting Foals Live in Bangkok<br />
at Moonstar Studio. Tickets are now available<br />
through ticketmelon.com/VIJI/FOALS<br />
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BEAUTY AND HEALTH<br />
WORDS PASSAKORN HONGTHONG STYLIST SARANYA ARIYAKUL PHOTO SUTHASINEE WERUKAMKUL<br />
Dedicated to Skincare<br />
Beauty brands that offer superior results should be part of your<br />
skincare repertoire. Everyone has had to deal with one skin<br />
issue or another at some point in their lives, whether it’s acne,<br />
dryness, sensitivity, oiliness, discolouration or wrinkles. While it’s<br />
impossible to avoid or eliminate most of these issues entirely, you<br />
can take steps to minimise and manage them, by maintaining a<br />
healthy lifestyle.<br />
STOCKISTS<br />
Clinique<br />
1F Central Chidlom<br />
Tel +66 (0) 2655 7198<br />
HYDRA LIFE LOTION<br />
TO FOAM, FRESH<br />
CLEANSER 200ML<br />
FROM DIOR (1,800 Baht)<br />
In just one pump, this fresh<br />
lotion transforms into a<br />
rich and airy foam cleanser.<br />
It effectively removes<br />
your makeup and deeply<br />
cleanses, purifies and<br />
refreshes the skin. Instantly<br />
free of impurities, your skin<br />
is perfectly clean and clear.<br />
THE CLEANSING<br />
GEL 200ML FROM<br />
LA MER (4,000 Baht)<br />
A gentle foaming cleanser<br />
that draws out impurities,<br />
excess oil, and pollutants<br />
with a refreshingly light<br />
touch and removes daily<br />
debris buildup without<br />
disrupting your skin’s<br />
delicate balance, keeps<br />
your skin fresh and vibrant.<br />
Dior<br />
GF Emporium<br />
Tel +66 (0) 2269 1000<br />
Estée Lauder<br />
MF Siam Paragon<br />
Tel +66 (0) 2610 7717<br />
La Mer<br />
MF Siam Paragon<br />
Tel +66 (0) 2610 7715<br />
CAPTURE YOUTH<br />
REDNESS SOOTHER<br />
SERUM 30ML FROM<br />
DIOR (4,100 Baht)<br />
A blend of cotton peptides<br />
helps to soothe and calm<br />
red, reactive skin. Its<br />
corrective green-tinted<br />
texture helps to visibly<br />
neutralise redness to calm<br />
and soothe your skin.<br />
NUTRITIOUS<br />
MICRO-ALGAE<br />
PORE MINIMIZING<br />
HYDRA LOTION<br />
100ML FROM ESTÉE<br />
LAUDER (1,750 Baht)<br />
A sheer, anti-shine<br />
moisturiser for refreshed<br />
and radiant skin. Awaken<br />
your skin’s natural beauty<br />
and help it to detox<br />
naturally, find radiance<br />
and combat fatigue while<br />
helping to minimise pores<br />
and control shine.<br />
7 DAY SCRUB<br />
CREAM RINSE-OFF<br />
FORMULA 100ML<br />
FROM CLINIQUE<br />
(1,150 Baht)<br />
A gentle skin polisher that<br />
scrubs gently and brushes<br />
away roughness and<br />
flakiness. It smooths skin<br />
to lessen the appearance<br />
of fine lines while clearing<br />
the way for moisture.<br />
CLARIFYING FACIAL<br />
OIL-CLARY SAGE AND<br />
PEACH 30ML FROM<br />
VOTARY (4,105 Baht)<br />
Keep your skin clear and<br />
calm with a soothing,<br />
lightweight oil. Developed<br />
specifically for blemishprone<br />
skin, this fast-absorbing<br />
oil gives troubled skin the hydration<br />
it needs to be balanced and healthy.<br />
AQUASOURCE MILKY<br />
LOTION 200ML FROM<br />
BIOTHERM (1,500 Baht)<br />
Milky lotion that combines<br />
the freshness of a lotion with<br />
the comfort of an emulsion.<br />
Instantly, skin’s moisture<br />
is rebalanced, your skin<br />
strengthened day after day,<br />
revealing its healthy, moist glow.<br />
VITAMIN C SERUM<br />
SKINCARE 29ML FROM<br />
MARIO BADESCU<br />
(1,780 Baht) A powerful serum that<br />
supports youthful luminosity while<br />
delivering antioxidant defence<br />
against environmental stressors<br />
and free radicals.<br />
GENIUS ULTIMATE ANTI-AGING<br />
TONER 150ML FROM ALGENIST<br />
(1,780 Baht) This powerful formula<br />
activates the skin and helps<br />
minimise the appearance of<br />
fine lines and wrinkles with<br />
breakthrough Alguronic Acid,<br />
nourishing Microalgae Oil<br />
and essential vitamins.<br />
Beauty Tips<br />
It’s a simple and easy thing<br />
– remove your makeup. During<br />
the night, let your skin take its<br />
own deep breath and renew while<br />
you sleep. Wipes, oils, skin milks,<br />
micellar water, and creams – these<br />
are all the choices on hand. Just<br />
do it and consider this beauty step<br />
as the perfect and final relaxing<br />
moment of the day.<br />
Skin cleansing, the start to<br />
better skin. In the morning, begin<br />
your wake-up routine by washing<br />
Brilliant Solutions<br />
Do you dream of having smooth skin and a freshface<br />
look? Now it’s time to treat your skin to a real<br />
routine. Most of us want to learn how to get perfect<br />
skin while eliminating excess sebum and<br />
impurities. Leave all that behind and<br />
radiant skin is yours to have.<br />
MEGA MUSHROOM SKIN RELIEF<br />
SOOTHING FACE LOTION 50ML<br />
FROM DR. ANDREW WEIL FOR<br />
ORIGINS (3,600 Baht)<br />
Instantly calm skin with this lightweight<br />
face lotion. It’s formulated with soothing<br />
Reishi and Cordyceps mushrooms. Visibly<br />
reduces redness and sensitivity now and in<br />
the future.<br />
NUTRITIOUS MICRO-ALGAE PORE<br />
PURIFYING CLEANSING JELLY 125ML<br />
FROM ESTÉE LAUDER (1,100 Baht)<br />
Its ingredients help to awaken your skin’s natural<br />
beauty with the power of microalgae and helps<br />
your skin detox naturally, support radiance and<br />
combat fatigue while helping to minimise pores<br />
and control shine.<br />
POWERMUD DUALCLEANSE<br />
TREATMENT 15G FROM<br />
GLAMGLOW (810 Baht)<br />
Say goodbye to weekly buildup and transform your cleansing ritual.<br />
A revolutionary dual action mud-to-oil cleansing treatment that gently<br />
but deeply removes dirt, oil and makeup, and reveals fresh, clean,<br />
velvety-smooth skin.<br />
with your favourite facial cleanser.<br />
You’ll eliminate impurities and<br />
refine pores. Repeat in the evening.<br />
Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate.<br />
Drinking water is essential; the same<br />
goes for our skin. The idea is to bring<br />
all the ingredients you need to get<br />
a perfect healthy, smooth and fresh<br />
look. A lack of moisture means dry<br />
and green-tinged skin. It’s not a<br />
good look so try this simple way to<br />
have nice skin every day.<br />
Makeover skin with a scrub.<br />
Once a week your skin needs to be<br />
stimulated and purified. Using an<br />
exfoliator will eliminate impurities<br />
and dead skin cells. Just refresh<br />
your skin and it will look smoother.<br />
Get your beauty sleep. Catch<br />
your Zzzs every night for healthier<br />
skin. A good night’s sleep is a<br />
must, if you want to have clear<br />
and radiant skin.<br />
Facial workout. Give your<br />
face some exercise. It’s a healthy<br />
way to tone our skin. Maybe<br />
surgery won’t be needed anymore<br />
to look younger with just 5 to<br />
10 minutes a day to exercise our<br />
facial muscles!<br />
CAPTURE<br />
YOUTH INTENSE<br />
RESCUE OIL<br />
SERUM 30ML<br />
FROM DIOR<br />
(4,100 Baht)<br />
With Intense Rescue,<br />
it helps repair dryness<br />
for your skin that feels<br />
instantly nourished, supple, and<br />
comfortable. With its breakthrough<br />
transformative texture, this formula<br />
combines the revitalising power of a<br />
serum with the nourishment of an oil.<br />
OLIGO-THERMAL<br />
CARE, ULTRA<br />
MOISTURIZING<br />
NORMAL AND<br />
COMBINATION SKIN<br />
75ML FROM BIOTHERM<br />
HOMME (1,900 Baht)<br />
With oligo-elements and<br />
vitamins in a formula that<br />
quenches the skin with<br />
moisture for hours. Skin is<br />
ideally hydrated all day long,<br />
whatever the conditions. Fresh<br />
gel texture, with Life Plankton.<br />
AQUASOURCE<br />
AURA<br />
CONCENTRATE<br />
SERUM 50ML<br />
FROM BIOTHERM<br />
(1,800 Baht)<br />
Intense regenerating<br />
and moisturising serum<br />
for dry and very dry<br />
skin that helps your<br />
skin glow again.<br />
STOCKISTS<br />
Biotherm<br />
1F Central Chidlom<br />
Tel +66 (0) 2255 6971<br />
Dior<br />
GF Emporium<br />
Tel +66 (0) 2269 1000<br />
Estée Lauder<br />
MF Siam Paragon<br />
Tel +66 (0) 2610 7717<br />
Origins<br />
2F Siam Center<br />
Tel +66 (0) 2610 7763<br />
Sephora<br />
1F Siam Center<br />
Tel +66 (0) 2658 1616<br />
2F Central Embassy<br />
Tel +66 (0) 2160 5817<br />
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STYLE<br />
A LUXURY BEACHFRONT RESORT<br />
OVERLOOKING THE ANDAMAN SEA<br />
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WORDS PASSAKORN HONGTHONG STYLIST SARANYA ARIYAKUL PHOTO SUTHASINEE WERUKAMKUL<br />
Retreat to an island paradise where lush hillside overlooks powdery beach. Hide away<br />
in luxury pool villas for two or sprawling residences for families.<br />
At Anantara Layan Phuket Resort, we invite you to engage or unwind at one the finest<br />
luxury hotels in Phuket. Feast in a Cliffside chapel overlooking the ocean.<br />
Master the art of Muay <strong>Thai</strong>. Submit to healing massages at Anantara Spa.<br />
For reservation or more information, please call +66 (0) 7631 7200<br />
or Email: phuketlayan@anantara.com<br />
Agreeable Green<br />
Who says the colour green can’t be<br />
in menswear? To all the doubters out<br />
there, this rich hue is not just a trend.<br />
In fact, its beauty lies in its versatility.<br />
Neon green – why not? Accessories in<br />
a shade of green? A smart move. For<br />
added fun, slip on some neon socks or<br />
sneakers with a dash of neon, just like<br />
the male runway models.<br />
FOR HIM<br />
NEON GREEN<br />
RUBBER SLIDE<br />
WITH SIGNATURE<br />
MEANDER BORDER<br />
AND ICONIC MEDUSA<br />
HEAD FROM VERSACE<br />
(10,500 Baht)<br />
STOCKISTS<br />
Balenciaga<br />
MF Emquartier<br />
Tel +66 (0) 2003 6477<br />
NEON GREEN<br />
ZIPPED POUCH<br />
WITH EMBROIDERED<br />
LOGO IN<br />
STRIPES FROM<br />
BALENCIAGA<br />
(26,100 Baht)<br />
Off-White<br />
MF Siam Paragon<br />
Tel +66 (0) 2129 4530<br />
ANKLE SOCKS<br />
POLYAMIDE<br />
WITH LOGO AND<br />
HORIZONTAL<br />
STRIPES FROM<br />
VERSACE<br />
(3,500 Baht)<br />
RUBBER<br />
KEYCHAIN WITH<br />
A CLASP<br />
CLOSURE<br />
FROM<br />
OFF-WHITE<br />
(10,000 Baht)<br />
Prada<br />
MF Emquartier<br />
Tel +66 (0) 2003 6044<br />
NEON GREEN<br />
CLOUDBUST KNIT<br />
TRAINER WITH<br />
RUBBER VELCRO<br />
FASTENING STRAPS<br />
FROM PRADA<br />
(34,000 Baht)<br />
Versace<br />
GF Central Embassy<br />
Tel +66 (0) 3160 5801<br />
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WORDS PASSAKORN HONGTHONG STYLIST SARANYA ARIYAKUL PHOTO SUTHASINEE WERUKAMKUL<br />
In Green We Trust<br />
With the rain comes the green season.<br />
As nature shows off its verdant world,<br />
so should our wardrobe. For <strong>2019</strong>, the<br />
fashion sphere voted green as one of the<br />
key colours to be on trend for the year.<br />
This trend encompasses all shades and<br />
tones of green from outrageous neon lime<br />
to kelly green, and shades of the forest.<br />
So add a little green to your wardrobe all<br />
season, not just for the weekend!<br />
FOR HER<br />
SNEAKY VIV’ SILK<br />
SATIN SLIP-ON SNEAKER<br />
WITH CRYSTAL-<br />
EMBELLISHED BUCKLE<br />
AND RUBBER OUTSOLES<br />
FROM ROGER VIVIER<br />
(49,500 Baht)<br />
STOCKISTS<br />
Gucci<br />
MF Emporium<br />
Tel +66 (0) 2664 8200<br />
SATIN SANDAL<br />
WITH ANKLE<br />
STRAPS AND KNOT<br />
DETAILS FROM<br />
PRADA<br />
(36,000 Baht)<br />
LEATHER CARD<br />
CASE WITH<br />
DOUBLE G LOGO<br />
FROM GUCCI<br />
(9,300 Baht)<br />
Prada<br />
MF Emquartier<br />
Tel +66 (0) 2003 6044<br />
CALF LEATHER<br />
BAG WITH PYRAMID-<br />
SHAPED STUDS<br />
SHOULDER STRAP<br />
AND FRONT BUCKLE<br />
FROM PRADA<br />
(78,000 Baht)<br />
Roger Vivier<br />
GF Central Chidlom<br />
Tel +66 (0) 2664 8442<br />
METAL DOUBLE<br />
G BROOCH<br />
WITH CRYSTALS<br />
FROM GUCCI<br />
(10,900 Baht)<br />
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THAILAND TREASURES<br />
Renewing Phuket’s Old Charm<br />
Phuket still dwells on its past and in a good way, with the presence<br />
of a true heritage town of mansions, colourful shophouses, street<br />
food and charming wall murals.<br />
Words Chusri Ngamprasert<br />
Information & Photos Courtesy of<br />
the Tourism Authority of <strong>Thai</strong>land<br />
On Phuket’s west side, spectacular<br />
beaches attract holidaymakers and sun<br />
worshippers who luxuriate in the resorts<br />
and beach clubs that reflect the modern<br />
face of this tropical island paradise. But<br />
the island also smoothly integrates with<br />
a past that’s still evident in its heritage<br />
town. A mere ride away from the bustling<br />
beaches lands you in Phuket Old Town<br />
on the island’s south side. The area is<br />
a reminder of the complex history and<br />
culture of this exotic island that raised<br />
itself in relevance, all generated from trade<br />
and tin mining.<br />
You don’t have to be a history buff<br />
to enjoy Phuket Old Town. This heritage<br />
and historical block has Sino-Portuguese<br />
mansions aplenty, street art by skilled<br />
artists and fabulous foods that’s uniquely<br />
Phuket. Phuket Old Town transformed<br />
since its designation as a UNESCO Creative<br />
City of Gastronomy in 2015. The vibrant<br />
Not just plain<br />
graffitis - these<br />
drawings on the<br />
walls are the<br />
artist statement<br />
underlining<br />
Phuket as a<br />
UNESCO Creative<br />
City of Gastronomy<br />
since 2015.<br />
dining scene, together with its fascinating<br />
Peranakan culture inspired a group of<br />
Phuket descendants called So Phuket to<br />
establish F.A.T (Food Art Old Town) Phuket<br />
in 2016. Talented <strong>Thai</strong> and international<br />
graffiti artists like Alex Face and Rukkit<br />
Kuanhawate collaborated on a series of<br />
murals reflecting the food, traditions and<br />
culture of Phuket in the old town.<br />
Hungry travellers and foodies alike can<br />
stroll along and follow a food graffiti trail to<br />
alleys that spring to life with the aromas of<br />
cooking. There is nothing better than eating<br />
local food such as a barbeque of freshly<br />
caught seafood served with a spicy dip,<br />
crispy fried pork ribs and mouth-watering<br />
noodles as heritage buildings rich with<br />
architectural details compliment the vibe.<br />
One of the most photographed spots<br />
sits at the junction of Romanee Road and<br />
Thalang Road. A striking character known<br />
as Mardi, has the face of a child with three<br />
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eyes. Wearing a rabbit-eared hoodie, Mardi<br />
is artist Alex Face’s signature work while<br />
Ang Ku Koe, features Mardi in a red turtle<br />
cake dress, representing the longevity cake<br />
commonly eaten during festivals like Por<br />
Tor or the Hungry Ghost Festival.<br />
Another colourful mural shows a<br />
vendor cooking the traditional street food<br />
O Tao, a favourite of deep-fried pork<br />
rinds and tiny oysters in an egg mixture<br />
with taro in a gooey, spicy batter – sure<br />
to make passersby want to have a bite.<br />
Other murals depict festivals in Phuket<br />
like the Vegetarian Festival, the Chinese<br />
Lunar New Year and the custom of Dern<br />
Tao where people pack dinner and head<br />
to the beach to collect turtle eggs from<br />
evening until daybreak. This is sure to<br />
trigger thoughts to bring tasty vegetarian<br />
fried noodles and street foods ideal for a<br />
picnic on the beach under the moonlight.<br />
These head-turning murals brighten up<br />
the Sino-Portuguese quarter in Phuket’s<br />
old town, in turn creating memorable<br />
moments for the islanders.<br />
Following the success of F.A.T 2016,<br />
So Phuket and 4Studio launched the<br />
“F.A.T Street Art Season 2” in the year<br />
2018 encouraged a more active art<br />
scene in Phuket. Twenty local artists and<br />
art students were invited to create new<br />
murals portraying childhood memories and<br />
their Phuket sentiment emphasising its<br />
multicultural culinary heritage, traditions<br />
and cultures.<br />
Highlighted in each and every new<br />
mural is pride of the island showcasing<br />
the mix of different cultures and beliefs.<br />
Some artists build on old works. A wall<br />
painting of an old yaya or elderly woman<br />
sits with her food carrier is now a livelier<br />
depiction, joined by a girl and a boy by her<br />
side. Adjacent to the portrait of the yaya,<br />
a customer holds a plate while a dog looks<br />
up in anticipation, adding to the painting<br />
of the street vendor cooking O Tao.<br />
If you happen to check out the street<br />
art on Sunday, you can shop ‘til you drop<br />
from 4pm to 10pm at Phuket Walking<br />
Street or Lardyai (Talad Yai). Lardyai,<br />
meaning ‘big market’ in the southern<br />
<strong>Thai</strong> dialect sets up right in the middle of<br />
the historical Sino-Portuguese district of<br />
Phuket Town. Jolt your taste buds with<br />
various southern <strong>Thai</strong> culinary specialities<br />
and continue your shopping spree at local<br />
handicraft and gift stalls. Enjoy many street<br />
performances while strolling along this<br />
vibrant walking street.<br />
Chim Jae Walking Street also is<br />
an ideal place to get handmade crafts<br />
that are also stylish. This newly-opened<br />
market comprises of two connecting<br />
houses resulting in a 130 metre covered<br />
walkway from Thalang Road to Dibuk<br />
Road. So come rain or shine, more than<br />
80 food and handicraft stalls await your<br />
visit. Phuket Old Town still retains its<br />
charms through the years, capturing it<br />
just requires walking.<br />
What a combination!<br />
Art, eat and<br />
shopping can be in<br />
one place around<br />
Old Town Phuket<br />
on Sunday. Walking<br />
along Rommanee,<br />
Thalang, Patipat,<br />
Phang Nga roads<br />
can be quite<br />
enjoyable and<br />
educational at the<br />
same time.<br />
Photo Tootoomama<br />
Street Art Route<br />
More than 20 wall murals are right in<br />
Phuket’s Old Town, starting from Thalang<br />
Road to Dibuk junction and Patipat Road<br />
via Phang Nga Road.<br />
Phuket Walking Street: Lard Yai<br />
Location: Thalang Road, Mueang, Phuket<br />
Telephone: +66 (0) 81 677 9851<br />
Every Sunday from 4-10pm<br />
Facebook: phuketwalkingstreet<br />
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A TASTE OF THAILAND<br />
Of Ice and Colours<br />
The unique “O Aew” or jelly<br />
in shaved ice is one type of<br />
refreshing dessert to try and<br />
introduced by the town of<br />
Penang in Malaysia. It became<br />
popular in the Hokkien or<br />
Fujian region of China and<br />
Taiwan and a first dessert<br />
choice for summertime. It<br />
later arrived in Southeast Asia,<br />
thanks to Chinese migration<br />
and earned a reputation as<br />
one of Phuket’s local sweets.<br />
O Aew begins with drying<br />
the seeds of the O Aew<br />
fruit and grinding them. A<br />
Chinese herb known for its<br />
cooling effect known as Jian<br />
Kang (a gypsum powder) and<br />
cultivated bananas get added<br />
to solidify the combination<br />
with the grounded seeds.<br />
When boiled together in<br />
water an opaque, white jelly<br />
becomes the result. To serve<br />
this dessert, the jelly should be<br />
cut into small pieces.<br />
People in the old days<br />
would eat O Aew on its own<br />
to cure mouth ulcers or simply<br />
quench a thirst. Now O Aew<br />
is enjoyed with shaved ice as<br />
a dessert, or with different<br />
types of sweet side dishes at<br />
a dessert café. As a tip, do as<br />
the locals would who order O<br />
Aew based on colour codes.<br />
Pick a combination: white and<br />
red, white and black, or white,<br />
black and red. White stands<br />
for O Aew, red for red beans<br />
while black refers to grass jelly.<br />
Ingredients:<br />
• Boiled red beans<br />
• Grass jelly<br />
• Cultivated banana<br />
• Shaved ice<br />
• Red salaccaflavoured<br />
syrup or<br />
regular syrup<br />
WORDS SARITA URUPONGSA<br />
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FRUITFUL FINDS<br />
A Fruit’s<br />
Passionate<br />
Side<br />
The next time you need a natural vitamin<br />
boost, think about adding a fresh passion<br />
fruit as part of a healthy plan.<br />
WORDS CHUSRI NGAMPRASERT PHOTO KAY CHOOMONGKOL<br />
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With its purple or yellow colours,<br />
it possesses an inedible outer shell<br />
and a hard rind. But once cut open, a<br />
fragrance releases and the many edible<br />
seeds hold a sweet, tangy, juicy pulp.<br />
The passion fruit, round or oval in<br />
shape, comes in the size of a large egg.<br />
Botanists say this tropical fruit is<br />
considered a type of berry, the fruit<br />
of the Passiflora vine and a type of<br />
passion flower. The purple passion fruit<br />
is native to southern Brazil, Paraguay<br />
and Argentina while the yellow variety<br />
is of unknown origin. It thrives in<br />
tropical weather, but some varieties<br />
can survive in a sub-tropical climate.<br />
The fruit got its name from<br />
its eye-catching flower when the<br />
missionaries and explorers came to<br />
Brazil in the 16th century. Drawn<br />
to the striking look of the fragrant<br />
flower, they connected it to the<br />
crucifixion of Jesus Christ, also<br />
called the Passion of the Christ.<br />
In looking at the flower, the spikes<br />
protruding from the centre of the<br />
flowers symbolised the crown of<br />
thorns, and believers say that the<br />
ten petals represent the ten faithful<br />
apostles. The three stigmata<br />
represent the three nails from<br />
the crucifixion, and five anthers<br />
represented the five sacred wounds<br />
on Christ while the flower’s trailing<br />
tendrils resembled whips he<br />
encountered. So much symbolism<br />
alone can be found in the flower.<br />
The fruit while small in size, is<br />
loaded with nutrients and plant<br />
compounds that could benefit your<br />
health. It is a good source of fibre,<br />
vitamin C, vitamin A, antioxidants,<br />
minerals and dietary fibre, which<br />
could soothe your skin, enhance your<br />
immunity and help lower the risk of<br />
diseases like heart disease and diabetes.<br />
Enjoying the fruit simply requires<br />
cutting the shell open and scooping<br />
the tangy yellow pulp with a spoon.<br />
Don’t be afraid of the crunchy black<br />
seeds inside. All of those are chewable!<br />
A fabulous fruit to play with in<br />
the kitchen, a passion fruit can be<br />
used in a variety of ways. Add it to<br />
drinks, desserts, yoghurt, or make<br />
delicious salad dressings, or eat it on<br />
its own – the list is endless. In many<br />
recipes, the pulp is pushed through<br />
a sieve yielding a purée perfect for<br />
flavouring beverages and sauces.<br />
Just like its name, the heady<br />
fragrance of the passion fruit ignites<br />
an equally passionate response with<br />
just one taste.<br />
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ARTS & CULTURAL MATTERS<br />
Evergreen Jewel Transforms<br />
Changi Airport<br />
Words<br />
Sarita Urupongsa<br />
Photos Jewel Changi Airport Devt Pte Ltd.<br />
In this 21st century marked by its own age of<br />
innovation, design aesthetics and the presence<br />
of authentic nature becomes part of it. The<br />
recently unveiled Jewel, the latest buzz to the<br />
bustle of Changi Airport in Singapore, reflects<br />
this aspirational yearning for futuristic thinking<br />
yet stays close to a preference for the organic<br />
by creating a multi-dimensional lifestyle<br />
destination. This urban space and complex now<br />
connects to three of the airport’s terminals with<br />
impressive and unforgettable sights showcasing<br />
a modernity and mix of entertainment choices.<br />
Jewel Changi Airport now holds quite a<br />
number of design marvels, especially the<br />
stunning structure of the HSBC Rain Vortex,<br />
which features a shower of water down<br />
to the centre of the building. Considered<br />
the world’s tallest indoor waterfall, the<br />
rainwater is funnelled and harvested for<br />
landscape irrigation systems and sounds<br />
like something out of a sci-fi movie; but this<br />
is what happens when design aesthetics<br />
meets innovative technology.<br />
Since its unveiling to the public, Jewel<br />
has enticed and invited travellers to have<br />
a stopover and linger in comfort while<br />
taking in the new architectural details and<br />
the forest-like indoors. Local residents also<br />
find themselves a new playground that<br />
integrates all aspects of popular and new<br />
eateries, shopping and entertainment so it<br />
is not an exaggeration that Jewel Changi<br />
delivers a unique lifestyle experience while<br />
at the same time provides an easier and<br />
convenient transit point for everyone.<br />
The project began in 2014, the<br />
brainchild of renowned architect Moshe<br />
Safdie who envisioned a functional<br />
complex enveloped by indoor greenery<br />
within a vibrant space. Jewel actually<br />
encapsulates Singapore’s legacy as “The<br />
City in the Garden,” with modern architecture,<br />
pleasingly inviting businesses and urban<br />
greenery, all with advanced technology<br />
benefitting all who visit. Jewel’s attraction<br />
lies in the variety of trees and plants grown<br />
indoors specially selected and imported<br />
from all over the world before being<br />
nurtured in Singapore’s climate.<br />
The eye-catching Façade, the domeshaped<br />
enclosure with specially designed<br />
glass transmits light and reduces heat. The<br />
Façade’s glass surface underwent a great<br />
number of research and tests to ensure<br />
that the glare from the surface would not<br />
obstruct the daily operations of air traffic<br />
control. Another aspect of Jewel, the<br />
Connector, bridges together the airport<br />
terminals of Singapore Changi Airport,<br />
representing Singapore’s well-known<br />
importance as a connecting hub. There’s<br />
the Shiseido Forest Valley, a terraced garden<br />
with interactive experiences for visitors,<br />
walking trails, cascading waterfalls and<br />
serene areas for seating. While Canopy<br />
Park, the 14,000 square metre-space<br />
located on the 5th floor of Jewel, features<br />
play attractions, themed gardens, dining<br />
outlets and Cloud9 Piazza that can fit up to<br />
1,000 people.<br />
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ARTS & CULTURAL MATTERS<br />
Apart from its groundbreaking design,<br />
Jewel perfectly encompasses the essence<br />
of a vibrant business and commercial<br />
hub. It consists of different concepts<br />
or pillars to ensure that everyone, not<br />
just travellers, enjoys their time in the<br />
destination. The first pillar, Shop & Dine,<br />
has over 280 units with a wide array of<br />
F&B and retail options. Visitors can taste<br />
sumptuous delicacies and browse through<br />
exclusive stores, including the Pokémon<br />
Center, the only one of its kind outside<br />
Japan with custom merchandise dedicated<br />
to its Singaporean outlet. There is Tiger<br />
Street Lab, an original Singaporean beer<br />
that offers a curated experience to fans<br />
with unique beer flavours and special<br />
merchandise. A Nike store allows fans to<br />
go for customised options and create their<br />
unique sneakers.<br />
The second pillar of thinking, Fly, eases<br />
the journey for travellers as the hassle of<br />
connecting flights, painfully-long waits<br />
between flights or luggage storage get<br />
addressed. Jewel is strategically located<br />
next to Singapore’s bustling Changi Airport<br />
so travellers benefit from early check-in<br />
counters and baggage storage facilities that<br />
are open from 6am to midnight.<br />
Jewel’s concept of Stay is dedicated<br />
to YOTELAIR, of cabin-styled rooms<br />
meant to deliver a comfortable rest with<br />
smart beds and amenities which can be<br />
booked starting from four hours and more.<br />
Famously-known for its flexible option to cater<br />
to various needs of travellers, it finally made its<br />
debut in Asia as the first YOTELAIR at Jewel.<br />
YOTELAIR Singapore Changi Airport provides<br />
self check-in kiosks for travel convenience<br />
with a gym and a chance to view the Rain<br />
Vortex cascading right next door.<br />
With Jewel’s concept of Play, it captures<br />
the theme of exciting exploration that is<br />
best conveyed in the layout and experience<br />
offered at Canopy Park, located at the top of<br />
Jewel whilst the Changi Experience Studio<br />
on the fourth floor portrays the diverse<br />
stories of Changi Airport.<br />
Even after the normal closing hours,<br />
Canopy Park and Jewel’s Basement 2 will<br />
still be open, some even until 3am to make<br />
sure that the fun never stops. Other areas<br />
which are still operating on extended hours<br />
include the Changi Lounge on level 1 and<br />
its neighbouring cafés, as well as YOTELAIR<br />
Singapore Changi Airport.<br />
Jewel Changi, set in innovative<br />
architecture and astounding choices of<br />
food, shopping and entertainment goes<br />
beyond being a desirable airport terminal.<br />
Not just a rest stop for travellers, it’s also<br />
a destination for all hours of the day set in<br />
lush greenery and serene surroundings to<br />
ease the stress of travel. With technology,<br />
commerce and nature rolled under one<br />
glass dome roof, Jewel Changi maintains<br />
Singapore’s reputation as a forwardthinking<br />
city with cutting-edge wonder.<br />
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CHECKED IN: SAMUI<br />
STAYED: SANTIBURI<br />
Located in Maenam in north Koh Samui,<br />
Santiburi is a luxurious resort sprawled<br />
out along a lazy arc of golden sand and<br />
calm, clear waters. Harking back as one of<br />
the first 5-star resorts in Samui, Santiburi<br />
is a classic example of a meticulously<br />
maintained Siamese-style resort.<br />
Flanking each side of the lobby are<br />
the original rooms in a variety of layouts to<br />
adapt to guests – from solo travellers to<br />
big families. You’ll find exquisitely tasteful<br />
artwork adorning walls amongst teakwood<br />
furniture and accents. Quality is the name<br />
of the game for Santiburi in everything<br />
from service to décor to dining.<br />
They’ve recently completed a sizable<br />
expansion dubbed The Reserve and<br />
although you will find all of the fine<br />
qualities of the original resort, the style is<br />
distinctly contemporary with clean lines<br />
and state-of-the-art, well, everything.<br />
Making the List in Koh Samui<br />
The Reserve consists of 19 pool villas<br />
that are surprisingly private tucked behind<br />
their wooden gates. An enormous sliding<br />
door opens at the foot of the bed and if<br />
you step through that door, you’re in the<br />
pool. A huge floating beanbag is provided<br />
and once settled into it, good luck trying<br />
to get out of it for anything. If you do<br />
manage to escape, there are sun loungers<br />
and an oversized umbrella. You’ll also find<br />
an outside shower which is a very nice<br />
touch indeed.<br />
Join in the exploration of Samui’s vast array of places that are worthy of attention, as we<br />
venture from classically elegant <strong>Thai</strong> accommodations to a unique spa nestled among<br />
boulders and jolting our tastebuds with true southern food. Words & Photos Jeremie Schatz<br />
Inside the ample 250sqm villas are<br />
welcome snacks and fruit awaiting you in<br />
the living room. A big flat screen is above<br />
the Bluetooth soundbar so you can really<br />
make yourself at home. There’s a coffee-pod<br />
machine for a pick me up, a mini bar for a<br />
cool down, and room service for everything<br />
in between. From the cavernous bathroom<br />
with his-and-her sinks to the small but not<br />
insignificant details like the ample cushy<br />
pillows and ideally placed lighting, the villas<br />
are impeccably appointed and welcoming.<br />
On your coffee table you will find a<br />
booklet that says “Len” on the front – which<br />
means “to play” in <strong>Thai</strong>. Here Santiburi has<br />
created a way to cater the day’s activities<br />
to your current state of mind. First you<br />
can choose from adventure, relax, family,<br />
culture, or romance. Next you will choose<br />
from spa, activity, or gourmet and your<br />
treatment, destination, or dishes will reflect<br />
your selected mood. A unique and clever<br />
way to ensure your experience is narrowly<br />
tailored to your day.<br />
However, the accommodations are<br />
only one part of the equation – albeit<br />
an important one. Let’s not overlook the<br />
stunning beach with plenty of sun loungers,<br />
hammocks, and activities such as a Hobie<br />
cat to sail and paddle boards to explore on.<br />
Clockwise from Top<br />
The resort’s freeform<br />
pool is a massive<br />
50 metres long.<br />
The kids club for the<br />
little ones.<br />
You don’t even have<br />
to get out of your<br />
private pool to enjoy<br />
a luxurious floating<br />
breakfast.<br />
The villas in The<br />
Reserve are outfitted<br />
with far more<br />
than the necessary<br />
amenities.<br />
Unwind in a hot bath.<br />
Families will be pleasantly surprised at<br />
the vast amount of activities for the little<br />
ones. There’s a kids club with outdoor and<br />
indoor play areas where they show movies,<br />
host hands-on projects, and tons of toys<br />
to keep them entertained. They even have<br />
movie time on the beach to keep them<br />
occupied while you relax at the restaurant.<br />
Speaking of restaurants, Santiburi has<br />
a few such as The Beach House where<br />
you can sit barefoot with your feet in the<br />
sand and order something from the wellrounded<br />
menu. Sala <strong>Thai</strong> has superb <strong>Thai</strong><br />
classic dishes and a sommelier on hand.<br />
12/12 Moo 1, Maenam Beach, Koh Samui,<br />
Surat Thani, +66 (0) 77 425 031<br />
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CHECKED IN: SAMUI<br />
Clockwise from<br />
Top Centre<br />
After a healing<br />
and detoxifying<br />
experience, nourish<br />
your body with a<br />
fresh and healthy<br />
meal in the café.<br />
Plunge pools await<br />
you around every<br />
corner, tucked<br />
amongst the<br />
towering granite<br />
boulders.<br />
Tamarind Springs’<br />
location couldn’t be<br />
more idyllic with<br />
the grounds lovingly<br />
maintained<br />
and styled.<br />
Here is where you<br />
begin and end your<br />
enchanting journey,<br />
shedding the<br />
accumulated stresses<br />
of daily life.<br />
TRIED: TAMARIND SPRINGS<br />
Steam swirls around you in random<br />
patterns visible in the dim light trickling<br />
through a few small frosted-glass<br />
windows. As condensed steam steadily<br />
drips off of the huge granite boulder<br />
in front of you, a mysterious rumbling<br />
emanates from somewhere deep in the<br />
shadows. The sound gradually seems<br />
to grow louder while at the same time<br />
crawling closer. Steam begins to slowly<br />
roll out of the hidden vent mingling with a<br />
bouquet of herbal scents beckoning you<br />
to breathe deeply. You’re starting to feel<br />
like a character in a movie script when you<br />
remember where you actually are – at one<br />
of the most unique spas in <strong>Thai</strong>land.<br />
Tamarind Springs is not what you<br />
might expect when browsing options<br />
of a place to spend an afternoon being<br />
pampered. Instead of being located<br />
off the side of a resort lobby, Tamarind<br />
Springs is in a perfectly manicured jungle<br />
valley amongst towering rounded granite<br />
boulders. Tree roots have grown to<br />
embrace boulders with a small stream<br />
meandering through as it has for millennia.<br />
Small waterfalls cascade into splash<br />
pools which can be found tucked into<br />
corners of boulders. Vibrant tropical vines<br />
dangle from tree trunks while butterflies<br />
flitter about and exotic bird song echoes<br />
through the canopy. The scene feels<br />
surreal, serene, and has an indescribable<br />
sense of magic.<br />
Visitors can begin their experience at<br />
the cooler of two steam rooms. Let the<br />
steam turn your stress and tense muscles<br />
into jelly. Once outside of the steam room<br />
splash off with cool water, rehydrate,<br />
and rub down with one of the natural<br />
body scrubs provided (the coffee scrub is<br />
amazing). Another steam, a rinse, and into<br />
the plunge pool you go. Make your way<br />
downhill where the hotter steam room<br />
awaits to work its healing magic.<br />
Although you’ve undoubtedly reached<br />
a euphoric level of relaxation and inner<br />
peace by now, you still have the massage<br />
to look forward to. Tamarind Springs offers<br />
up quite a selection and combination<br />
of options such as the Forest Dreaming<br />
where you can choose from 3 different<br />
types of 2.5-hour treatments or a <strong>Thai</strong><br />
oil massage paired with a facial, head<br />
or face reflexology. There are also hot<br />
and cold stone massages and specialty<br />
prenatal treatments.<br />
The open-air massage salas are<br />
perched on the hillside above the springs<br />
with cool breezes wafting in. Visiting on a<br />
rainy day makes the vibe more dreamlike.<br />
After reaching complete nirvana,<br />
showering and getting dressed, you will kick<br />
back in their beautiful 9 Seasons Restaurant<br />
with a coffee or tea and some fresh vegan<br />
spring rolls and fruit. The restaurant is open<br />
for breakfast and lunch with a menu of tasty<br />
<strong>Thai</strong> and fusion options.<br />
If you don’t want to wander too far<br />
from this jungle haven, they also have four<br />
different luxury villas available that are<br />
elegantly simple and private.<br />
When you’ve inevitably decided<br />
that it’s time for temporary detachment<br />
from a bustling world outside, Tamarind<br />
Springs beckons you to their sanctuary of<br />
relaxation, peace, and tranquility.<br />
205/7 Thong Takian, Koh Samui,<br />
Surat Thani, +66 (0) 85 926 4626<br />
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CHECKED IN: SAMUI<br />
TASTED: SEA GRILLE AT CELES<br />
What is it about seaside dining that is so<br />
alluring? The sea itself beckons many on<br />
some subliminal, instinctual level. So much<br />
so that simply looking out over it while<br />
indulging in a meal somehow satiates this<br />
mysterious desire.<br />
If you’re going to succumb to that<br />
urge while in Koh Samui, the Sea Grille<br />
is the place to do it. Located on the<br />
beachfront in the corner of Celes Resort,<br />
this bright and airy eatery delivers one of<br />
the finest dining experiences on the island.<br />
Ample space for any size party is<br />
available in the spacious, air-conditioned<br />
dining room. If that’s not close enough<br />
to the water, an outdoor patio gets you<br />
as close as possible without getting your<br />
feet wet. The theme is distinctly nautical<br />
with wooden fish lining the walls as well<br />
as lighthouse and sailboat models nestled<br />
in between.<br />
Okay, so it’s a beautiful spot, but what<br />
about the food? This is where we get<br />
down to business. This discussion can be<br />
prefaced by saying, if you’re a devotee to<br />
an epicurean lifestyle, especially fine cuts<br />
of beef; you’ve found a place that ought<br />
to appeal to your sensibilities.<br />
While the menu is overflowing with<br />
culinary delights from all around the<br />
world such as <strong>Thai</strong> favourites, pizza and<br />
pasta, and creative sandwiches, there are<br />
few stand-out dishes that deserve your<br />
special attention.<br />
The Jack’s Creek wagyu tomahawk<br />
steak certainly qualifies for this list and<br />
likely merits the top spot. Before even<br />
taking a bite you know it’s going to be a<br />
Clockwise from Top<br />
The experience of<br />
devouring amazing<br />
surf and turf.<br />
Jack’s Creek wagyu<br />
tomahawk steak.<br />
The Sea Grille is<br />
highly recommended<br />
for casual fine dining.<br />
The imported wagyu<br />
steak with a local twist.<br />
The popular tom<br />
yum goong is made<br />
right at your table.<br />
mind-blowing steak. Jack’s Creek earned the<br />
award as the “World’s Best Steak Producer”<br />
two years in a row. They specialise in only<br />
the highest quality grain-fed beef.<br />
However, the best cut is nothing<br />
without being cooked with care along<br />
with the right spices. Fortunately, the<br />
Sea Grille’s chef knows his way around<br />
the grille. The ideal blend of salt, pepper,<br />
and other spices combined with precisely<br />
enough time over just the right-sized<br />
flame produces an extraordinarily<br />
succulent and flavourful steak. Served with<br />
a savoury au jus and equally masterfully<br />
cooked roasted potatoes, there exists<br />
little opportunity for disappointment.<br />
If you want to stick with steak but<br />
are more inclined to dabble in the local<br />
flavours, the nuea yang namjim jaew fits<br />
the bill. Here is an incredibly tender cut of<br />
wagyu beef served with a crowd-pleasing<br />
sauce from northeastern <strong>Thai</strong>land that’s<br />
made with chillies, lime, fish sauce, and<br />
toasted ground sticky rice. The slight spicysourness<br />
of the sauce compliments the<br />
rich umami nicely and don’t be surprised to<br />
find yourself asking for a refill.<br />
Other instant favourites can be found<br />
such as the mixed sea and land skewer<br />
with generous servings of New Zealand<br />
lamb, beef tenderloin, and fresh prawns.<br />
Let’s not forget that it’s essential to<br />
warm up before embarking on a meal of<br />
this stature. To wake up the palate, the<br />
yellow fin tuna rolls couldn’t do a better job.<br />
Rolled with truffle essence, basil, served on<br />
top of a lemon tapenade green apple salsa<br />
and topped with roe, what could go wrong?<br />
The Sea Grille touts quite the bounty<br />
of enticing dining options sure to inspire<br />
the savvy gourmet.<br />
175/3 Thaveerat-Pakdee Bophut Beach,<br />
Bophut, Koh Samui, Surat Thani,<br />
+66 (0) 77 900 999<br />
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OVERTURES<br />
CHECKED IN: SAMUI<br />
TASTED: BAITONG RESTAURANT AT BANANA FAN SEA<br />
Here you are in <strong>Thai</strong>land – the land of experience their specialty, take a look at the<br />
smiles. It’s also the land of some of the southern <strong>Thai</strong> food offerings.<br />
tastiest food on the planet. This is so<br />
Unsurprisingly, most countries as<br />
universally agreed upon that it’s nearly big as <strong>Thai</strong>land exhibit several regional<br />
crossed the line from opinion to fact – if culinary variations. There are many famous<br />
that’s even possible. Regardless, there is dishes from the central and northeastern<br />
no doubt that to <strong>Thai</strong> people, their cultural parts of the country such as papaya salad,<br />
heritage has far transcended the realm larb, green curry, and tom yum. Southern<br />
of mere sustenance to something much <strong>Thai</strong> dishes are lesser-known but certainly<br />
more sacred and cherished.<br />
offer equal, if not more, in terms of flavour<br />
This being said, not all <strong>Thai</strong> food is varieties and intensities.<br />
created equal and this is evident after<br />
Let’s start with the dish that exemplifies<br />
dining at Baitong Restaurant. Located right the cuisine of several southern provinces<br />
on the water at the Banana Fan Sea Resort – orange curry with fish (gaeng som<br />
on Chaweng Beach, a beautiful tropical plaa). Many of these southern dishes are<br />
beachside atmosphere is complemented by inherently spicy, although they can tone<br />
an extended menu with plenty of options it down for you upon request, and orange<br />
for all palates. However, if curry is no exception. Typically made with<br />
you truly want to fresh white snapper, this thin curry mates<br />
The zesty khua<br />
kling gai is<br />
adorned with fresh<br />
green peppercorns.<br />
turmeric with chilli peppers, garlic, shallot,<br />
shrimp paste, tamarind, and lime to create<br />
a unique flavour that balances sour, sweet,<br />
and spicy.<br />
Another very unique dish is the shrimp<br />
pan fried with shrimp paste and sataw which<br />
is often called stink bean or bitter bean in<br />
English. They start with the freshest <strong>Thai</strong><br />
shrimp and lightly fry them. After, they toss<br />
in a pan with shrimp paste, fish sauce, palm<br />
sugar, garlic, and other spices along with<br />
the sataw beans. The result is an intensely<br />
potent and complex flavour. The distinct<br />
aromatic taste of the sataw meets the flavour<br />
of the shrimp paste halfway and morphs into<br />
something that is neither fishy nor overly<br />
oniony. There’s a depth to the flavour that is<br />
elusive in other types of cuisine.<br />
Top Right<br />
Sataw, or stink bean,<br />
can at first seem to<br />
overwhelm the senses,<br />
but will be followed<br />
by a new appreciation<br />
for its uniqueness.<br />
Middle Right<br />
This creamy curry<br />
with pork is cooked<br />
with a type of<br />
sprouted bean in a<br />
flavour similar to stink<br />
bean but lighter.<br />
Left<br />
Many would consider<br />
orange curry with fish<br />
the signature dish of<br />
southern <strong>Thai</strong> cuisine.<br />
Sticking with the theme of full,<br />
complex-flavoured dishes, khua kling is a<br />
dish commonly found in eateries across<br />
the south. Most often made with minced<br />
pork or chicken, khua kling is sautéed in<br />
a dry curry. Perhaps it’s the dryness that<br />
reduces the curry paste resulting in such<br />
profound tastes. Khua kling is packed<br />
with kaffir lime leaves, black pepper,<br />
lemongrass, galangal, turmeric, garlic,<br />
and of course chillies.<br />
All the food at Baitong tastes<br />
incredibly fresh thanks in part to their<br />
herb garden. On Mondays, Baitong puts<br />
together a great beach barbecue.<br />
201 Moo 2, Chaweng Beach, Chaweng,<br />
Koh Samui, Surat Thani,<br />
+66 (0) 77 413 483<br />
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AMATA CHITTASENEE<br />
Meet<br />
Pearypie:<br />
AN<br />
INFLUENCERWords Phoowadon Duangmee<br />
Photos Amata Chittasenee, Wichit Kongsiangsung<br />
OVES FROM COSMETICS<br />
to<br />
TRADITIONAL WEAR<br />
Makeup tutorials shot her to fame, and now<br />
this Instagram star hopes that by adding the<br />
cool factor to <strong>Thai</strong> traditional fabrics, they<br />
get to develop their own fandom.<br />
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AMATA CHITTASENEE<br />
On one Monday afternoon, Amata Chittasenee made her way to a<br />
<strong>Thai</strong> restaurant in Thong Lor, Bangkok’s trendy and fashionable<br />
neighbourhood. Her face, in neat makeup, had a sweet and charming<br />
glow. An outfit of a loose shirt and trousers from <strong>Thai</strong> traditional<br />
fabric may contrast with her Dr. Martens but they definitely made a fashion<br />
statement. In making <strong>Thai</strong> silk and combat boots unusual bedfellows, she<br />
made it cool. Her real name, Amata, makes her a relative unknown. But it’s<br />
“Pearypie” – her social media persona – that gives her celebrity status with<br />
almost two million followers in Asia and beyond.<br />
“That’s Pha Lai Yang! What a<br />
coincidence!” Amata or Pearypie<br />
bursts in excitement, as she<br />
discovered a piece of fabric hanging<br />
down a wooden bar at Patara Fine<br />
<strong>Thai</strong> Cuisine. It turns out her outfit<br />
and textiles in the restaurant are<br />
made from traditional Pha Lai Yang<br />
(Siamese chintz), which was once<br />
reserved for aristocracy in the late<br />
Ayutthaya and early Rattanakosin<br />
period and whose decorative patterns<br />
denote rank.<br />
“This traditional textile has<br />
a long history, when the trend of<br />
printed fabric made its way for the<br />
very first time to the Ayutthaya<br />
kingdom. Back then, Siam didn’t<br />
have the technology for printed<br />
fabric, and artisans in the royal court<br />
had to design the floral patterns<br />
before sending them to be printed in<br />
a textile factory in India,” she says.<br />
Concluding her story about<br />
India-Siam fashion influence<br />
around the 18th century, she<br />
called a waitress to order a glass<br />
of iced coffee to treat herself on a<br />
Top Right<br />
Pearypie poses with<br />
colourful threads<br />
of <strong>Thai</strong> silk at<br />
Thasawang Village<br />
in Surin province,<br />
Northeastern<br />
<strong>Thai</strong>land. The<br />
village is famous for<br />
making the finest<br />
silk in <strong>Thai</strong>land.<br />
Below, Left & Right<br />
Pearypie makes a<br />
personal statement<br />
for <strong>Thai</strong> silk on a trip<br />
to Petra Caves and<br />
the Roman Ruins at<br />
Jerash in Jordan.<br />
warm afternoon as I took notes<br />
on her commitment to traditional<br />
<strong>Thai</strong> fabrics.<br />
Amata’s friendly smile makes<br />
her seem quite nice and her story<br />
also holds amazing twists and turns.<br />
Born into a well-off family in<br />
Bangkok, Amata went to Central<br />
Saint Martin’s in London, England,<br />
to study art and theatrical design.<br />
Then she earned a master’s degree<br />
in business management. Like many<br />
people in the digital age, Amata has<br />
her physical world interface with a<br />
digital realm. She created “Pearypie”<br />
as an online identity to enjoy the<br />
thrill and adventure in digital<br />
platforms via Instagram, Facebook<br />
and other social media applications.<br />
Driven by a passion for makeup and<br />
fashion, she started her Instagram<br />
feed sharing makeup tutorials.<br />
“I am passionate about makeup,<br />
and always take it as an art form,”<br />
said Amata, having done her visual<br />
arts degree in the London art<br />
school. “I painted and dabbled in<br />
colours and cosmetics on models’<br />
faces. When the models changed<br />
their postures or express different<br />
emotions, I could see my art, as<br />
makeup springs to life and develops<br />
into different perspectives.”<br />
“When you do what you love,<br />
you give it your very best. I take<br />
Instagram, Facebook and other<br />
digital platforms as my centre<br />
stage, to bridge my creativity with<br />
like-minded followers.” Recently,<br />
Pearypie has 1.6 million followers.<br />
In the past five years, she was<br />
recognised as a leading beauty and<br />
fashion influencer in Asia. The viral<br />
success took her to London and<br />
Paris fashion shows. She worked<br />
with some major brands and had<br />
significant collaborations.<br />
Pearypie had been happy with the<br />
challenge and success for five years<br />
until she found a drawback in the<br />
circle of online influencer and shill<br />
business of product endorsement.<br />
By nature, an online influencer<br />
is a creature of propaganda. Unlike<br />
TV commercials in the conservative<br />
form of advertisement, the<br />
authenticity that drives the world<br />
of online advertising is based on<br />
having ordinary people recommend<br />
merchandise or services they enjoy.<br />
Imagine a review from some real<br />
user or even your friends telling the<br />
high and low points of their latest<br />
smartphone, digital camera or a new<br />
restaurant in the neighbourhood<br />
based on their liking. You don’t<br />
need very much creativity to shill a<br />
product, but you have to make your<br />
feed raw and real to ensure that<br />
people will respond to your post.<br />
But Pearypie is not the average<br />
influencer. “As soon as I post my<br />
latest beauty clip in my channels,<br />
someone would make a comment<br />
immediately: I cannot wait for your<br />
next video clip,” said Pearypie.<br />
“That’s heartbreaking! It took<br />
me longer than a month to do a<br />
storyboard, shooting, editing,<br />
reediting and finalising a video<br />
clip. Alas, the emotions and the<br />
lifespan of the clip lasted only a<br />
few seconds. Did a follower really<br />
appreciate my creativity?”<br />
Clearly, Amata, while an affable<br />
person, is also frank. She has many<br />
stories to share and is not shy to<br />
express her feelings and ideas.<br />
Looking into her dark eyes, I could<br />
see a strong sense of independence<br />
and wilfulness. The fashion<br />
industry is full of untruths, Amata<br />
admitted, and a person around<br />
the industry sometimes insults<br />
human intelligence by talking and<br />
dramatising the same old things.<br />
Almost two million people follow<br />
you, and many of them see you as<br />
an influencer, who is your influencer<br />
or idol, I asked – wondering if an<br />
influencer needs an influencer?<br />
“My influencers are Samruay in<br />
Buri Ram province, Ko in Surin<br />
province, Kong at The Cloud who<br />
is an environmental crusader and<br />
Kob at Big Tree Foundation who is a<br />
guardian of every single tree in the<br />
city,” says Amata. “My influencers<br />
and idols are ordinary people, a<br />
common man and woman, who<br />
contribute extraordinary work to<br />
a community.”<br />
Pearypie gave me a full body<br />
twist, and I needed a high dose<br />
of caffeine to handle her spin. In<br />
this case, a double shot espresso<br />
would do.<br />
If you follow Pearypie’s IG<br />
feed or Facebook lately, you might<br />
realise that Pearypie does not feed<br />
“As a makeup artist, I deal with colours and pigments all<br />
the time – but they’re chemicals. The local people taught<br />
me to source pigments from nature. They really took me<br />
out of my comfort zone. They’re my influencers.”<br />
Top Left<br />
Inspired by the<br />
Japanese kimono,<br />
Pearypie fashioned<br />
an outfit of<br />
elegant silk from<br />
Surin province<br />
in Northeastern<br />
<strong>Thai</strong>land.<br />
Top Right<br />
Pearypie does her<br />
strut at the Louvre<br />
in Paris with a gray<br />
overcoat made from<br />
<strong>Thai</strong> silk.<br />
beauty video clips any more. She<br />
found a new thrill in traditional<br />
<strong>Thai</strong> fabrics. This beauty influencer<br />
has transformed herself into a<br />
fashionista. While many <strong>Thai</strong>s find<br />
their traditional and ethnic textile<br />
uninspiring, Pearypie finds them<br />
cool and chic.<br />
“I got a piece of silk a few<br />
years ago as a gift for my beauty<br />
workshop at Khon Kaen University.<br />
The lecturer kept telling me how<br />
expensive and luxurious Khon Kaen<br />
silk was, and I doubted it, maybe<br />
it was an overstatement,” recalled<br />
Pearypie. With no better idea of<br />
what to do with that piece of silk,<br />
Pearypie tailored her clothing and<br />
packed it for a Dior fashion show<br />
in Paris. It was silk, burgundy-pink<br />
with geometric patterns, a classic<br />
blouse with Mandarin collar,<br />
winged shoulders and long sleeves.<br />
Pearypie put it on with her denim<br />
jeans to make a statement for Khon<br />
Kaen silk in Paris.<br />
“People from Dior gave me a<br />
thumbs up, and they asked where<br />
I got such a beautiful fabric to<br />
make my blouse,” said Pearypie.<br />
“Wow! Our traditional textiles can<br />
be super cool and extremely good if<br />
we make it right.”<br />
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AMATA CHITTASENEE<br />
After a trip to Paris, Pearypie<br />
gravitated to a new passion –<br />
traditional <strong>Thai</strong> fabrics. She often<br />
travels across the country scouring<br />
for material for her custom-made<br />
designs. Following the threads<br />
of textiles to local looms around<br />
<strong>Thai</strong>land, Pearypie came across<br />
equally beautiful people in her<br />
eyes who have dedicated their<br />
craftsmanship for the sustainable<br />
and lasting beauty of <strong>Thai</strong> fabrics.<br />
“In Buri Ram province, I met<br />
Auntie Samruay, who took me to<br />
gather volcanic stone in the wood,<br />
and she even taught me about<br />
sustainability. In Udon Thani, I<br />
found out that local people dye their<br />
clothes using water lily flowers,”<br />
said Pearypie. “As a makeup artist,<br />
I deal with colours and pigments all<br />
the time – but they’re chemicals.<br />
The local people taught me to source<br />
pigments from nature. They really<br />
took me out of my comfort zone.<br />
They’re my influencers.”<br />
Pearypie demystifies the<br />
“traditional textile makes boring<br />
dress” idea with her stylish designs<br />
that fit into the modern lifestyle.<br />
She wore her custom-made outfits<br />
and took some photos at iconic<br />
landmarks and travel destinations,<br />
such as Petra caves in Jordan, the<br />
Pink Palace in India’s Jaipur and the<br />
Louvre Museum in Paris.<br />
Pearypie posted her photos with<br />
these outfits in her social media<br />
networks, and followers take their<br />
hats off to her for the creativity.<br />
“I want to create a new fashion<br />
for traditional <strong>Thai</strong> fabric. I want to<br />
make it cool,” she ended.<br />
Special thanks to Patara Fine <strong>Thai</strong> Cuisine for<br />
shooting location. patarathailand.com,<br />
+66 (0) 2185 2960-1<br />
เมื่ออมตา จิตตะเสนีย์ ก้าวเข้ามายังร้าน<br />
อาหารภัทรา ย่านทองหล่อ ร้านก็ดูสว่าง<br />
จากออร่าของเธอขึ้นทันตา ใบหน้าสวย<br />
หวานแต่งแต้มด้วยเครื ่องสำอางอย่าง<br />
พิถีพิถัน เสื้อผ้าไทยหลวมๆ และกางเกง<br />
ขายาวดูขัดกับรองเท้า Dr. Martens<br />
ทว่าลงตัว น้อยคนนักที่จะรู้จักเธอในนาม<br />
“อมตา” แต่ถ้าเรียกเธอว่า “แพรี่พาย”<br />
แล้วไม่ได้ยินเสียง “อ๋อ” คงแปลกน่าดู<br />
บังเอิญที่ผ้าแขวนประดับร้านอาหาร<br />
กับผ้าที่ใช้ตัดเสื้อของเธอคือผ้าไทยดั้งเดิม<br />
ชนิดเดียวกัน ยิ่งสร้างความตื่นเต้นขึ ้น<br />
ไปอีก คุณอมตาเล่าถึงความเป็นมาของ<br />
ผ้า “ลายอย่าง” ด้วยความตื่นเต้นว่า<br />
เป็นผ้าสำหรับชนชั้นสูงในสมัยอยุธยาและ<br />
รัตนโกสินทร์ตอนต้นเท่านั้น ในสมัย<br />
อยุธยาเทคโนโลยีในการพิมพ์ลายผ้ายังไม่<br />
พัฒนามากพอ ช่างหลวงจึงจำเป็นต้องส่ง<br />
ลายผ้าให้โรงงานพิมพ์ผ้าที่อินเดียผลิตให้<br />
เลยทีเดียว พอเราได้ฟังเรื่องที่เธอเล่า เห็น<br />
ทีเธอคงไม่ใช่เน็ตไอดอลธรรมดาๆ แน่ๆ<br />
ภายใต้รอยยิ้มหวานเป็นมิตร มีเรื่อง<br />
ราวชีวิตที่ไม่คาดคิดแฝงอยู่ อมตาเกิดและ<br />
โตในกรุงเทพฯ เธอเข้าศึกษาการออกแบบ<br />
ศิลปะและละครใน Central Saint Martin’s<br />
กรุงลอนดอน จากนั้นเรียนจบปริญญา<br />
โทสาขาบริหารธุรกิจ เธอได้สร้างตัวตน<br />
ในนาม “แพรี่พาย” บนโลกดิจิทัลออนไลน์<br />
ผ่าน อินสตาแกรม เฟสบุ๊ค และโซเชียล<br />
มีเดียอื่นๆ เธอเริ่มจากการสอนแต่งหน้า<br />
ด้วยความหลงใหลในเครื่องสำอาง<br />
เธอเล่าว่า การแต่งหน้าคือศิลปะ<br />
รูปแบบหนึ่ง สีสันบนใบหน้าของนางแบบ<br />
ขณะเปลี่ยนท่วงท่าแสดงให้เห็นถึงศิลปะที่<br />
พัฒนาเป็นมุมมองที่แตกต่างออกไป เธอ<br />
ย้ำว่า คนเราจะทำอะไรเต็มที่เมื่อสิ่งนั้นเป็น<br />
สิ่งที่เรารัก และโลกออนไลน์ก็เป็นเหมือน<br />
สะพานที่เชื่อมระหว่างความคิดสร้างสรรค์<br />
ของเธอกับผู้ติดตามที่มีความหลงใหลใน<br />
สิ่งเดียวกัน<br />
ปัจจุบัน แพรี่พายมียอดผู้ติดตามกว่า<br />
1.6 ล้านคน เธอได้รับการยอมรับในเอเชีย<br />
ว่าเป็นกูรูด้านความงามและแฟชั่น จนนำ<br />
มาซึ่งความสำเร็จในงานแฟชั่นโชว์ระดับโลก<br />
ณ กรุงลอนดอนและปารีส<br />
ตลอดห้าปีในฐานะแพรี่พาย เธอมี<br />
ความสุขกับความท้าทายและความสำเร็จ<br />
แต่วงการออนไลน์อินฟลูเอ็นเซอร์และ<br />
การรีวิวสินค้าออนไลน์ไม่ได้น่าตื่นเต้น<br />
สำหรับเธออีกต่อไป<br />
เธอเล่าว่า พอเธอโพสต์คลิปวิดีโอ<br />
ล่าสุด ก็จะมีคนมาคอมเม้นต์ว่า “รอ<br />
คลิปต่อไปอยู่นะคะ” แต่ใครจะรู้ว่ากว่า<br />
เธอจะสร้างสตอรีบอร์ด ถ่ายทำ และ<br />
ตัดต่อ กระบวนการทั้งหมดนั่นใช้เวลา<br />
เป็นเดือน ขณะที่ความรู้สึกและอายุของ<br />
คลิปวิดีโอมีความยาวแค่ไม่กี่วินาที จน<br />
เธอเกิดคำถามในใจว่าผู้ที่ติดตามเธอ<br />
เห็นคุณค่าของความคิดสร้างสรรค์<br />
จริงหรือเปล่า<br />
นัยน์ตาสีเข้มของอมตาสะท้อน<br />
ความเป็นตัวของตัวเองและความมุ่งมั่น<br />
บนซ้าย<br />
อมตา จิตตะเสนีย์<br />
หรือที่เรารู้จักกันดีในชื่อ<br />
“แพรี่พาย” สวมเสื้อคลุม<br />
ผ้าไทย “ลายอย่าง” ซึ่ง<br />
บังเอิญเป็นผ้าชนิดเดียว<br />
กับที่แขวนประดับอยู่<br />
ร้านอาหารภัทรา<br />
ย่านทองหล่อ ที่เธอให้<br />
สัมภาษณ์กับนิตยสาร<br />
ฟ้าไทย<br />
ล่างขวา<br />
“แพรี่พาย” กับผ้าไหม<br />
ไทยสีฟ้าและผ้าทอมือ<br />
พันรอบคอเพื่อกันหนาว<br />
ระหว่างเดินทางท่องเที่ยว<br />
ที่เพชรบูรณ์<br />
แล้วเราก็ได้แปลกใจอีกครั้งเมื่อได้รู้ว่า<br />
ไอดอลของแพรี่พายคือใคร<br />
คุณอมตาได้รับแรงบันดาลใจจาก<br />
คุณสำรวยที่บุรีรัมย์ คุณโก้ที่สุรินทร์<br />
คุณก้องที่ The Cloud และคุณกบที่<br />
Big Tree Foundation เธอบอกกับเรา<br />
ว่าแรงบันดาลใจของเธอมาจากคน<br />
ธรรมดานี่แหละ บุคคลเหล่านี้คือผู้ที่<br />
สร้างคุณูปการให้แก่สังคมของเรา<br />
หากคุณติดตามแพรี่พายผ่านไอจี<br />
และเฟสบุ๊ค จะสังเกตว่าเธอหันมาให้<br />
ความสนใจผ้าไทยโบราณ เปลี่ยนตัวเอง<br />
ให้เป็นแฟชั่นนิสต้าผ้าไทย เธอเล่าว่า<br />
เธอได้รับผ้าไหมจากมหาวิทยาลัย<br />
ขอนแก่น เธอตัดผ้าไหมสีชมพูเบอร์กันดี<br />
ลายเรขาคณิตผืนหนึ่งเป็นเสื้อแขนยาว<br />
คอจีน ไหล่ตั้งเล็กน้อย สวมคู่กับกางเกงยีนส์<br />
ชุดของเธอสวยงามจนดีไซเนอร์ดิออร์<br />
ยกนิ้วให้ในงานแฟชั่นโชว์ที่ปารีส<br />
กลับจากปารีส แพรี่พายได้ค้นพบ<br />
ความตื่นเต้นใหม่ในผ้าไทยโบราณ เธอ<br />
เดินทางไปทั่วประเทศเพื่อเฟ้นหาลายผ้า<br />
ที่เปี่ยมด้วยเอกลักษณ์ จนเธอได้พบ<br />
กับผู้คนมากมายที่อุทิศตนเพื่อสืบสาน<br />
งานฝีมืออันงดงามของไทยไว้<br />
อมตาได้ความรู้มากมายจากชาวบ้าน<br />
ไม่ว่าจะเป็นการใช้สีย้อมผ้าจากดอกบัว<br />
และอีกหลายๆ ศาสตร์จากธรรมชาติ<br />
เธอพบโลกแห่งภูมิปัญญาและความ<br />
พอเพียง โลกใบใหม่นี้เองที่สร้างให้งาน<br />
ศิลปะของเธอมีเอกลักษณ์ ผ้าไทยจึง<br />
ไม่ใช่เรื่องน่าเบื่ออีกต่อไป อมตาสวมใส่<br />
เสื้อผ้าตัดจากผ้าทอผ้าไทย โดยมี<br />
ภาพพื้นหลังเป็นถ้ำเพตราในจอร์แดน<br />
พระราชวังสีชมพูในอินเดีย หรือจะเป็น<br />
พิพิธภัณฑ์ลูฟว์ในปารีส<br />
แพรี่พายแบ่งปันความแปลกใหม่<br />
สร้างจากความดั้งเดิมของไทย ผนวก<br />
ผ้าไทยเขากับไลฟ์สไตล์สมัยใหม่ของ<br />
แต่ละคน เปลี่ยนความคิดว่าผ้าไทย<br />
“เชย” ให้เป็นความ “ชิค” แบบลงตัว<br />
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BREATH-TAKING GETAWAY<br />
In Phang Nga, this wonder of a province<br />
comes with generous offerings of<br />
extraordinary natural sights and beauty.<br />
Phang Nga:<br />
SMALL AND<br />
AWESOME<br />
Words Sirin P Wongpanit<br />
Photos Permboon Wongpanit<br />
Phang Nga Bay from the<br />
Samed Nang Chee viewpoint.<br />
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This sleepy yet<br />
stunning town on<br />
the Andaman coast<br />
of <strong>Thai</strong>land calls<br />
out to those seeking beauty<br />
amidst absolute solitude.<br />
There are two types of travellers,<br />
I gather. One seeks recognition,<br />
perpetually in desperate need for<br />
popular, they-go-I-go kind of<br />
check-in destinations. And another<br />
type exists on the total opposite<br />
end. Those always finding a chance<br />
to leave the world behind may<br />
look deeper into something far<br />
more greater and significant than<br />
oneself. For this group, this is<br />
where nature beckons.<br />
Wedged between Phuket and<br />
Krabi – already the two megadestinations<br />
of the <strong>Thai</strong> south,<br />
Phang Nga is a vast and verdant<br />
province with everything to do<br />
amidst its natural wonders. If<br />
you try to pinpoint Phang Nga on<br />
the map, chances are that it will<br />
take you directly to the touristpopulated<br />
beachfront stretch of<br />
Right<br />
Once called Koh<br />
Tapu (Nail Island),<br />
this rock rose<br />
to fame for its<br />
appearance in a<br />
movie and became<br />
known as James<br />
Bond Island in<br />
Phang Nga Bay.<br />
Bottom<br />
Koh Panyi -<br />
Phang Nga’s only<br />
existing community<br />
on water.<br />
Khao Lak. Though not a faulty<br />
location choice, it limits your<br />
perspective on this wonderful place.<br />
The annual migration of tourists<br />
usually blow down from the northern<br />
hemisphere to <strong>Thai</strong>land. Winters<br />
see families from far away flocking<br />
to Phang Nga beaches for its<br />
tropical solace.<br />
But when the crowds lessen,<br />
your exploration can begin. Phang<br />
Nga locals will tell you in perfect<br />
unison that their province requires<br />
long drives – from one destination<br />
to another, and then from one<br />
communal cluster to another. So<br />
plan your trip wisely to get the total<br />
effect during this greenest time.<br />
Phang Nga is dense with lush<br />
forests. After all, this one province<br />
contains as much as three and<br />
a half national parks. While the<br />
stunning and mostly unpaved Si<br />
Phang-Nga National Park lines<br />
the northern rugged shores,<br />
Khlong Phanom National Park,<br />
Khao Lak-Lam Ru National Park<br />
and Ao Phang Nga National Park<br />
are equally great and open for<br />
authentic nature explorations.<br />
A trail of hot springs dot the<br />
northern Kapong District. Some<br />
sites are community-run facilities,<br />
others remain bare-boned in<br />
services, trimmed down to just being<br />
surrounded by limestone peaks. For<br />
tree worshippers, it’s a site best<br />
described as awesome. Visitors<br />
can enjoy the ancient hot springs,<br />
understanding their therapeutic<br />
properties from knowledge passed<br />
down from one generation to<br />
another. Rain, drizzle and cloudy<br />
skies are typical in Phang Nga,<br />
making secluded places even more<br />
mesmerising in scenery.<br />
Visit Phang Nga for a few days<br />
and you immediately realise that<br />
once overlooked things turn out<br />
to be hidden gems and one should<br />
have planned for more time to<br />
enjoy them all. The ever-famous<br />
Phang Nga bay is in fact best seen<br />
not from the middle of the bay, but<br />
instead from the elevated shores<br />
of Samed Nang Chee. You can’t<br />
pick the best weather, but even on<br />
Visit Phang Nga for a few days and you<br />
immediately realise that once overlooked things<br />
turn out to be hidden gems and one should have<br />
planned for more time to enjoy them all.<br />
partly cloudy days, the magnificent<br />
natural limestone structures of the<br />
bay is simply spectacular.<br />
If you’ve heard about the trading<br />
routes of the <strong>Thai</strong> south and the<br />
Malay peninsula, you will notice a<br />
remnant of this direct link between<br />
Phuket and Phang Nga. As the major<br />
trading hub of Phang Nga in the old<br />
days, the district of Takua Pa boasts<br />
a small but untainted stretch of an<br />
old Sino-English community. These<br />
original century-old shophouses are<br />
‘so authentic’ here a local told me,<br />
it can overwhelm Phuket people<br />
with nostalgia.<br />
However, the town centre of<br />
Phang Nga is not Takua Pa, though.<br />
Top Right & Below<br />
Ao Phang Nga<br />
National Park,<br />
famous for its<br />
unique limestone<br />
formations,<br />
and highly<br />
recommended for<br />
an adventurous<br />
daytrip.<br />
Ideal acitvity<br />
includes trekking at<br />
Khao Lak-Lam Ru<br />
National Park.<br />
The story has it that back in 1809,<br />
the Siam-Burmese wars drove<br />
people down to Phang Nga bay,<br />
hence the new settlement that<br />
has now become the province’s<br />
municipal seat. It’s still small<br />
in size, but with newer natural<br />
charms. Mountains surround<br />
Phang Nga with their magnificent<br />
limestone peaks that create<br />
wonderfully amazing signature<br />
views. Driving through the town’s<br />
small parallel streets and looking<br />
up, one can only marvel at Mother<br />
Nature. Perpetual rain and misty<br />
mornings to virtual greenness –<br />
Phang Nga people will confirm<br />
you get all that.<br />
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Only In<br />
Phang Nga<br />
Clockwise, from<br />
Top Left<br />
Phang Nga town -<br />
small, serene,<br />
yet full of life.<br />
The Phang Nga<br />
City Shrine.<br />
Turtles at the Royal<br />
Navy Turtle Nursery.<br />
Colonial-style<br />
mansion turned<br />
Phang Nga Museum.<br />
“Onsen” quail eggs<br />
at Plai Phu Hot<br />
Springs in<br />
Kapong district.<br />
PHANG NGA TOWN<br />
Enveloped by a series of limestone<br />
mountains, Phang Nga exudes<br />
greenery. Mornings can be spent<br />
spotting the lowering clouds on<br />
top of Wat Khao Lang Bat where<br />
a century-old pagoda stands.<br />
While a nondescript structure, it is<br />
classified as a royal-class temple<br />
and now a place with a solitude<br />
that’s sacred.<br />
PHANG NGA HOT SPRINGS<br />
For those wishing for a maximum<br />
do-nothing vacation, head towards<br />
some of the available mineral hot<br />
springs in Phang Nga. A daytrip or<br />
a stayover at nearby accommodations<br />
are possible. While the communityrun<br />
Rommanee Hot Springs are<br />
more built up with facilities, the<br />
all natural Plai Phu (both in Kapong<br />
district) is where you can embrace<br />
the elements of the nature while<br />
enjoying delicious ‘onsen-style’ eggs.<br />
ROYAL NAVY TURTLE NURSERY<br />
The third fleet of the Royal <strong>Thai</strong><br />
naval base in Phang Nga has<br />
been an important sanctuary for<br />
thousands of sea turtles since 1995,<br />
with support by the royal initiation<br />
of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit, the<br />
Queen Mother. This is an important<br />
nesting ground for this vulnerable<br />
animal and a great place to spend<br />
hours wandering from pond to<br />
pond, listening to tales of the<br />
turtles. Even better, you can be a<br />
volunteer helping clean the pond<br />
and turtles themselves. It’s a great<br />
excuse to be able to touch this<br />
magnificent creature.<br />
Feeding times: 9am, 1pm and 5pm,<br />
+66 (0) 76 453 342<br />
MURALS OF PHANG NGA TOWN<br />
Alex Face or Patcharapol Tangruen,<br />
an influential <strong>Thai</strong> graffiti artist,<br />
portrayed his three-eyed baby Mardi<br />
in three locations in Phang Nga town.<br />
All have become check-in points<br />
for visitors. For more information<br />
about Phang Nga’s popular stops,<br />
visit tourismthailand.org.<br />
PHANG NGA MUSEUM<br />
Get to know Phang Nga better by<br />
walking through simplified exhibits<br />
at the Phang Nga Municipality<br />
Museum. The museum is in a<br />
colonial-style mansion of the<br />
Rama VII era built back in the early<br />
1930s. Now preserved and visited,<br />
this beautiful building has been<br />
listed as a national architectural<br />
heritage landmark by the<br />
Department of Fine Arts in 1987.<br />
For more information,<br />
call +66 (0) 76 481 956. For a local<br />
guide, call +66 (0) 90 226 9556.<br />
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<br />
Stay in Phang Nga<br />
Hotels & Resorts<br />
<br />
<br />
APSARA BEACHFRONT<br />
RESORT AND VILLA<br />
Apsara Beachfront Resort and Villa<br />
on Pakarang Beach is a convenient<br />
90 minute drive from Phuket<br />
International Airport. Guests can<br />
enjoy the natural wonders of the<br />
area. Friendly waves make the<br />
beach an ideal spot to also surf<br />
during the green season from June<br />
to October.<br />
apsarakhaolak.com<br />
CASA DE LA FLORA<br />
A Design Hotels property in palmfringed<br />
Khao Lak. Stunning views<br />
of the Andaman will embed in<br />
your memory, including the modern<br />
architecture and unique design<br />
in a lush tropical setting that’s<br />
perfect for a romantic getaway or<br />
a relaxing stay in ultimate luxury.<br />
casadelaflora.com<br />
LA VELA KHAO LAK<br />
The ideal place to kick back and<br />
relax in tranquility, Khao Lak has<br />
always offered the loveliest beach<br />
to feel the sand between your toes.<br />
A modern resort, be sure to enjoy<br />
the swimming pool, their dining<br />
choices and feel like a whole new<br />
person at their spa.<br />
lavelakhaolak.com<br />
LAGUNA KHAOLAK RESORT<br />
Perched on the cliff off the Khao<br />
Lak range, Khao Lak Laguna is<br />
a sprawling northern-style<br />
property guaranteed to make<br />
you feel right in <strong>Thai</strong>land. All<br />
wood trimmings, <strong>Thai</strong> traditional<br />
decoration, glittering details and<br />
big swimming pools with facilities<br />
feature the old-school standards of<br />
<strong>Thai</strong> hospitality.<br />
khaolaklaguna.com<br />
<br />
EDEN BEACH RESORT<br />
AND SPA<br />
With a modern rustic theme,<br />
Eden’s plush natural-toned rooms<br />
provide excellent solace for<br />
travellers looking for some luxury<br />
to their trip. Located in the tourist<br />
cluster of Khao Lak, Eden Beach<br />
Resort offers a great choice for<br />
those wishing to explore the<br />
beachfront areas as well as the<br />
nearby national parks and hot<br />
springs. edenbeachkhaolak.com<br />
<br />
Hotels & Resorts<br />
Eat in Phang Nga<br />
Many local eateries in Phang Nga areas have been listed in the Michelin guide<br />
encompassing Bangkok, Phuket & Phang Nga (<strong>2019</strong>). This is a province of good local<br />
Southern foods, seafood and simple hearty all-day meals the likes of rice vermicelli<br />
and deep-fried chicken.<br />
KHRUA LUANG THEN<br />
Located on Phet Kasem road on the way<br />
to Khao Lak, this local restaurant has<br />
received the “Big Gourmand” award<br />
from Michelin Guide <strong>2019</strong>. Famous for<br />
its authentic Southern taste, be sure<br />
to try Khua Kling beef, deep-fried<br />
fish with cumin, Kaeng Som Mamud<br />
- whose herbs and spices spark your<br />
tastebuds. Be warned - dishes are hot, as<br />
authentic flavours and spiciness are not<br />
compromised (even for <strong>Thai</strong>s).<br />
Opens daily: 11am-1.30pm, 5-9.30pm, closed<br />
every 10th, 20th and 30th of each month,<br />
+66 (0) 90 716 4182<br />
KHANOM CHEEN PA SON<br />
(NA SAN CHAO)<br />
A hole-in-the-wall that serves all-youcan-eat<br />
rice vermicelli with a selection of<br />
curries rated from super spicy Gaeng Tai<br />
Plaa to sweet Nam Prik. Highlights are the<br />
generous selection of fresh, blanched and<br />
pickled vegetables and nibbles collectively<br />
called ‘Pak Nor.’ Opens Tuesday-<br />
Sunday: 11am-6pm,<br />
+66 (0) 86 593 9658<br />
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หากคุณเป็นนักท่องเที่ยวที่แสวงหาความ<br />
ยิ่งใหญ่และความล้ำลึกของโลกใบนี้ ได้<br />
เวลาสัมผัสธรรมชาติเขียวขจีอันกว้าง<br />
ใหญ่ที่พังงา จังหวัดที่ถูกขนาบข้างด้วย<br />
สองจังหวัดยักษ์ใหญ่อย่างภูเก็ตและกระบี่<br />
ทางชายฝั่งอันดามัน<br />
เมื่อนึกถึงพังงา ความคิดแรกคงหนี<br />
ไม่พ้นชายหาดเขาหลัก ที่คลาคล่ำไปด้วย<br />
นักท่องเที่ยวซึ่งหลีกหนีความหนาวเหน็บ<br />
มาให้แสงแดดชโลมผิว เมื่อไฮซีซั่นจบลง<br />
นักท่องเที่ยวเริ่มซา เมื่อนั้นคือช่วงเวลา<br />
สำหรับนักท่องเที่ยวตัวจริง<br />
คุณอาจต้องวางแผนการเดินทาง<br />
มากกว่าปกติ เพื่อไปยังแต่ละจุดหมาย<br />
ต่างๆ ในพังงาที่ห่างกันพอสมควร ความ<br />
อุดมสมบูรณ์ของธรรมชาติในอุทยาน<br />
แห่งชาติหลายแห่งกระจายตัวอยู่ทั่ว<br />
จังหวัด อย่างอุทยานแห่งชาติศรีพังงา<br />
อุทยานแห่งชาติคลองพนม อุทยานแห่ง<br />
ชาติเขาหลัก-ลำรู่ และอุทยานแห่งชาติ<br />
อ่าวพังงา<br />
ลองแวะไปตอนเหนือของพังงา ที่<br />
อำเภอกะปง เพื่อบำบัดร่างกายและ<br />
ผ่อนคลายจิตใจด้วยการแช่น้ำพุร้อน<br />
ซึ ่งห้อมล้อมด้วยภูเขาหินปูนและแมกไม้<br />
นานาชนิด ปรอยฝนและร่มเงาจากก้อน<br />
เมฆยิ่งทำให้บรรยากาศของพังงาน่า<br />
ค้นหาเพิ่มขึ้นอีก<br />
ระยะเวลาเพียงสองสามวันอาจไม่<br />
พอสำหรับการค้นหาความล้ำค่าของ<br />
พังงา คุณอาจพบความงดงามของอ่าว<br />
พังงาที่จุดชมวิวเสม็ดนางชี ไต่สูงขึ้นไป<br />
ตามแนวชายหาดเพื่อได้สัมผัสทิวทัศน์<br />
ภูเขาหินปูนธรรมชาติตั้งตระหง่านท้าให้<br />
ทุกคนตื่นตาตื ่นใจ<br />
หรือจะแวะไปที่อำเภอตะกั่วป่า เพื่อ<br />
ย้อนรอยเส้นทางการค้าระหว่างดินแดน<br />
ตอนใต้ของไทยกับคาบสมุทรมาเลย์ แม้<br />
ขนาดของชุมชนการค้าในพังงาจะค่อน<br />
ข้างเล็ก แต่สถาปัตยกรรมชิโน-อองเกลที่<br />
ผสมผสานระหว่างจีน-อังกฤษเต็มไปด้วย<br />
ความดั้งเดิมขนานแท้<br />
ถึงอย่างนั้น ศูนย์กลางของพังงาก็ไม่<br />
ได้อยู่ที่ตะกั่วป่า เนื่องจากชาวเมืองได้<br />
อพยพหนีสงครามระหว่างสยามและพม่า<br />
ในปี พ.ศ. 2352 ลงมาตั้งรกรากบริเวณ<br />
อ่าวพังงา สร้างเป็นเมืองเล็กๆ ปกคลุมไป<br />
ด้วยหมอกยามเช้าตรู่ ละอองฝนอ่อนโยน<br />
และธรรมชาติที่ทำให้นักท่องเที่ยวอย่างเรา<br />
ประทับใจครั้งแล้วครั้งเล่า<br />
พังงาโอนลี่<br />
ตัวเมืองพังงา<br />
เริ่มเช้าวันใหม่ที่วัดเขาล้างบาศ ชมสาย<br />
หมอกและปุยเมฆยามเช้าท่ามกลาง<br />
พรรณไม้เขียวและเขาหินปูน พร้อมกับ<br />
ความงามของเจดีย์อายุกว่าร้อยปี<br />
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ถึง ต.ค. ของปีที่แล้วอีกด้วย apsarakhaolak.com<br />
CASA DE LA FLORA<br />
โรงแรมดีไซน์โมเดิร์นเรียบหรู ท่ามกลางธรรมชาติของ<br />
ทะเลอันดามัน และความเขียวชุ่มฉ่ำของแมกไม้บริเวณ<br />
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EDEN BEACH RESORT AND SPA<br />
พักผ่อนในห้องพักโทนธรรมชาติเรียบหรูที ่ Eden Resort<br />
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ร้อนได้สะดวก ที่นี่คือที ่พักผ่อนสำหรับนักท่องเที่ยวอย่าง<br />
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LA VELA KHAO LAK<br />
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LAGUNA KHAOLAK RESORT<br />
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Phang Nga’s<br />
Preferred Hotels<br />
This paradise of a province boasts accommodations that range from homey charm to<br />
unimagined luxuries that never deviate from the ultimate comfort of guests.<br />
<strong>Fah</strong> <strong>Thai</strong> offers a shortlist of accommodations that showcase the best of Phang Nga<br />
hospitality, spectacular vistas included.<br />
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Luxuriate<br />
in Beauty and Comfort at<br />
La Vela Khao Lak<br />
Inspired by verdant tropical nature,<br />
a shimmering ocean, and a rich<br />
cultural heritage of the ancient<br />
Takola seaport, La Vela is anchored<br />
on Khao Lak’s most serene stretch of<br />
beach called Bang Niang. Khao Lak<br />
has long been considered one of the<br />
loveliest beach escapes in the south<br />
of <strong>Thai</strong>land, with stretches of sand<br />
meant for barefoot pleasure.<br />
La Vela Khao Lak, a modern<br />
resort with touches of rustic charm,<br />
welcomes visitors from everywhere<br />
with genuine hospitality that<br />
reflects the beautiful traditions of<br />
the local people tracing back to the<br />
era of maritime trade. Discover a<br />
haven of comfort at our exquisite<br />
beachfront, immerse yourself in<br />
our stunningly enormous free-form<br />
swimming pool, dine with a loved<br />
one by candlelight at our beach<br />
club, and refresh your spirits at<br />
our spa. What better way to spend<br />
a vacation than at La Vela in a<br />
beautiful destination?<br />
La Vela Khao Lak<br />
98/9 Moo 5, Khuk Khak,<br />
Takuapa, Phang Nga<br />
82220 THAILAND<br />
contact<br />
T +66 (0) 76 428 555<br />
F +66 (0) 76 428 500<br />
website<br />
www.lavelakhaolak.com<br />
reservations<br />
contact@lavelakhaolak.com<br />
A Brand New Luxury Hotel<br />
In Khao Lak, <strong>Thai</strong>land<br />
Situated on a white, sandy beach on the southern<br />
shores of Khao Lak overlooking the crystal waters of<br />
the Andaman Sea, Eden Beach Resort & Spa opened its<br />
doors to guests on the 10th of December 2018.<br />
Occupying over 30,000 square metres of land, the<br />
resort comprises 208 luxury accommodations in a<br />
variety of categories, including pool access suites.<br />
A spa with a full range of treatments, two dining<br />
outlets, a fitness centre, swimming pool and more<br />
allow our guests to enjoy the best in this pictureperfect<br />
piece of paradise.<br />
Eden Resorts is unique in the unspoiled Khao Lak beach,<br />
surrounded by the sea and nature. The resort overlooks<br />
the Andaman Sea’s southern <strong>Thai</strong> coast. A perfect drive<br />
within one hour from Phuket International Airport, or a<br />
second option from Krabi International airport which is<br />
approximately one and a half hour journey.<br />
Eden is the place where friendliness, happiness and<br />
caring take place for our guests and lives up to its name.<br />
We provide the finest personal service and facilities<br />
for our guests who will always enjoy a warm, relaxed,<br />
and comfortable setting.<br />
Eden always makes it happen for our guests’ needs.<br />
Eden Beach Resort & Spa<br />
12/12 Moo 2, T. Lam Kaen, A. <strong>Thai</strong> Muang, Phang Nga 82210 THAILAND<br />
contact<br />
T :+66 (0) 76 410 186-7 | F :+66 (0) 76 410 187<br />
website<br />
www.edenbeachkhaolak.com<br />
reservations<br />
info@edenbeachkhaolak.com
A Pleasure<br />
destination<br />
for your precious<br />
relaxation<br />
Stay in Modern Luxury,<br />
Hide Away in Nature’s Beauty<br />
Casa de La Flora, a member of Design<br />
Hotels, sits on the beautiful, palmfringed<br />
beach of Khao Lak; a scenic<br />
one hour and twenty minutes drive<br />
from Phuket International Airport. This<br />
ultimate design resort holds stunning<br />
Andaman views with a friendly service<br />
that warmly welcomes visitors from<br />
across the globe. We take pride in<br />
being the first modernist hideaway<br />
in Khao Lak, presenting cutting-edge<br />
architecture and a unique design amidst<br />
tropical nature. Whether you’re looking<br />
for a romantic hideaway or a luxury<br />
holiday experience, Casa de La Flora<br />
is definitely a perfect choice.<br />
Casa de La Flora<br />
67/213 Moo 5, Khuk Khak,<br />
Takuapa, Phang Nga<br />
82220 THAILAND<br />
contact<br />
T +66 (0) 76 428 999<br />
F +66 (0) 76 428 998<br />
website<br />
www.casadelaflora.com<br />
reservations<br />
contact@casadelaflora.com<br />
Apsara Beachfront Resort and Villa<br />
sits on tranquil Pakarang Beach just<br />
90 minutes from Phuket International<br />
Airport. The resort nestles in an area of<br />
outstanding natural beauty where the<br />
tides of the Andaman Sea flow into a<br />
lush lagoon and mangrove forest, a true<br />
paradise for nature lovers!<br />
The beautiful lagoon divides the<br />
resort into two zones. The resort zone<br />
itself has a lively ambiance while the<br />
Make us your home away from home.<br />
villa zone across the bridge offers<br />
privacy, quiet, and solitude.<br />
Apsara serves as a great place for<br />
surfing, particularly for those looking<br />
for uncrowded spots and friendly<br />
waves. Surfing at Pakarang Beach<br />
during the green season from June<br />
to October has become more popular<br />
with international surfers, especially<br />
following the Khao Lak Surf Contest<br />
& Festival 2018.<br />
Apsara Beachfront<br />
Resort and Villa<br />
45 Moo 2 Khuk Khak,<br />
Takua Pa, Phang Nga<br />
82220 THAILAND<br />
contact<br />
+66 (0) 76 584 444<br />
website<br />
www.apsarakhaolak.com<br />
reservations<br />
rsvn@apsarakhaolak.com
CHENGDU’S LIVE MUSIC<br />
An Insider’s Trip<br />
through the<br />
In Chengdu’s dark of the night,<br />
experience the city’s bars and live<br />
music venues that showcase an active<br />
indie scene.<br />
Words Joe Henley<br />
Photos Paul Ratje<br />
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CHENGDU’S LIVE MUSIC<br />
Only in China can a<br />
city of 14 million<br />
be considered<br />
“small.” But that’s<br />
Chengdu, capital of Sichuan<br />
Province, where the frontier<br />
of the airy eastern Tibetan<br />
highlands meets the hazy<br />
western China urban sprawl.<br />
For the people of Chengdu,<br />
in this left-of-centre section<br />
of a 1.4 billion-piece puzzle,<br />
flying under the radar is<br />
just fine. They’ve got their<br />
own thing going on, free of<br />
the snide cynicism of their<br />
eastern counterparts. And<br />
whether you’re a first-time<br />
visitor or an old Chengdu<br />
hand, you’re more than<br />
welcome to join in.<br />
In Chengdu’s Wuhou District,<br />
an area with a sizable population of<br />
Tibetan migrants who come down<br />
from the plateau in search of work<br />
and a chance at living the urban<br />
dream, prayer flags hang in shop<br />
windows and signs and menus still<br />
feature the flowing scrawl of the<br />
Tibetan script.<br />
It is here in Wuhou, against the<br />
backdrop of Tibetan tradition, that<br />
Chengdu’s multi-faceted Chinese<br />
music scene thrives. It is where<br />
many streets are marked by Tibetan<br />
bars where singers still perform<br />
songs in their native tongue, singing<br />
for khata, silk scarves of red, green,<br />
or gold that equate to tips paid by<br />
patrons of between 100 and 500<br />
yuan (USD 14 and 72). A good singer<br />
will finish a song draped in layer<br />
upon layer of silk, the added weight<br />
no burden, as it means a hefty<br />
addition to an otherwise modest<br />
monthly paycheck.<br />
Clockwise, from Left<br />
New Machu Picchu<br />
Bar offers not just<br />
live performances<br />
but also an<br />
impressive bar.<br />
Patrons get to enjoy<br />
a thriving, confident<br />
music scene<br />
in Chengdu.<br />
At New Machu<br />
Picchu Bar,<br />
musicians from<br />
all over have<br />
performed – from<br />
jazz, acoustic, to<br />
electronic and<br />
experimental music.<br />
A much more<br />
relaxed city,<br />
Chengdu enjoys the<br />
increasing popular<br />
of live music venues.<br />
This is just a small part of what<br />
Wuhou has to offer, though. The<br />
district is also where you will find<br />
many of the bars and live-houses<br />
where the city’s underground<br />
and established rock and indie<br />
musicians ply their trade seven<br />
nights a week.<br />
As good a place as any for an<br />
intro to Chengdu’s musical culture<br />
is New Machu Picchu Bar, a dark,<br />
lamp-lit space that feels like home,<br />
even for the wayfarer. The walls<br />
are covered in photos of all the<br />
musicians who have taken to the<br />
bar’s small stage over the past six<br />
years, the furniture is carved from<br />
Himalayan softwoods, and the<br />
bands and solo acts who play here<br />
tend to favour the softer end of the<br />
musical spectrum - jazz, acoustic,<br />
electronic, and experimental.<br />
On any given night at Machu<br />
Picchu, you might see a table of<br />
Tibetans doing rounds of shots,<br />
musicians from Shaanxi or Luzhou<br />
or Yunnan talking shop or putting<br />
together new collaborations over a<br />
cocktail or two. Listen in and you<br />
might hear them mention that in<br />
Chengdu it’s not nearly as hard to<br />
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CHENGDU’S LIVE MUSIC<br />
make a living purely from music or<br />
art as it might be in the nation’s<br />
other tier-one urban centres. The<br />
scene here is well-developed in a<br />
country where indie music is still<br />
something of a fresh face, barely<br />
into its third decade of existence.<br />
Starting with a place called<br />
Little Bar just over 20 years ago,<br />
the Chengdu indie scene has<br />
flourished, and Machu Picchu is<br />
merely a starting point. A short taxi<br />
ride away is Steam, a music and art<br />
hub that also serves as a hostel, a<br />
place where many an underground<br />
touring band beds down for the<br />
night when passing through the<br />
city for a gig.<br />
Steam’s owner, Mao Mao, is<br />
one of those who has come from<br />
away. Originally from Yushan,<br />
a county west of Chengdu, the<br />
transplanted thirty-something<br />
founded Steam with the simple<br />
goal of providing a space<br />
wherein musicians, music fans,<br />
and travellers can have a good<br />
time. Even if there isn’t a show<br />
scheduled, anyone is welcome to<br />
get up on the Steam stage and jam.<br />
There is even an on-site studio,<br />
Havoc, where local bands record,<br />
and where artists from abroad,<br />
including New York post-punk<br />
legends Television, had expressed<br />
interest in laying down tracks.<br />
Top, Clockwise<br />
Jam sessions at Jah<br />
bar, a reggae joint,<br />
with a riverside<br />
location.<br />
A casual and<br />
down-to-earth<br />
spot, Jah Bar draws<br />
music fans and<br />
musicians alike.<br />
In between<br />
listening to sets,<br />
foosball matches<br />
offer additional<br />
entertainment at<br />
Jah Bar.<br />
Chengdu, according to locals,<br />
is relatively more free - more<br />
liberal in its sensibilities - than<br />
other major cities in China. Still,<br />
there are the usual one-party state<br />
authoritarian hallmarks that can<br />
plague something as liberated and<br />
disorderly as rock n’ roll. There<br />
was a time, scenesters say, when<br />
the 21 floors of the Poly Center on<br />
Jinxiu Street were filled with rock<br />
and electro clubs. Today, just one<br />
remains. TAG (which stands for “To<br />
Another Galaxy”) is the last space<br />
standing, the others shut down<br />
by police raids and accusations<br />
of open drug use on site. Online<br />
reviews for TAG are a mixed bag,<br />
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CHENGDU’S LIVE MUSIC<br />
WHERE TO ENJOY<br />
THE TUNES<br />
New Machu Picchu Bar<br />
Yulin Beijie 1, Chengdu<br />
• Tel: +86 158 8235 6944<br />
Steam<br />
30 Wuhouci Street,<br />
Wuhou district, Chengdu<br />
• facebook.com/Steam-Hostel<br />
but when it comes to big-name<br />
international DJs coming through<br />
Chengdu, it’s the place to be.<br />
For a real taste of Chengdu’s<br />
libertarian spirit, though, head to Jah<br />
Bar, near the Old South Bridge in the<br />
Jinjiang District. It’s a reggae bar,<br />
the interior bathed in a red glow,<br />
paper lanterns hanging overhead,<br />
strings of lights behind the bar. The<br />
red could very well be a cheeky nod<br />
to the bar’s location, in the middle<br />
of Chengdu’s officially unofficial red<br />
light district.<br />
Jah Bar is a place where you<br />
might catch an impromptu reggae/<br />
dub jam session by a crew of scene<br />
veterans both homegrown and<br />
foreign, or a live set from a tight<br />
jazz trio. Patrons bask in the peaceand-love<br />
vibes, watching the band,<br />
heading outside for a cigarette and<br />
a game of Foosball, going back in<br />
for another libation and a few more<br />
songs. It’s a throwback, bar regulars<br />
say, to what the Chengdu scene was<br />
like a decade ago, organic and pure.<br />
The growth of any music community<br />
brings with it its share of pain and<br />
contempt bred from the strains of<br />
familiarity. But none of that seems<br />
to exist at Jah Bar. Here it’s all about<br />
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Above<br />
At Steam, also<br />
a hostel, musicians<br />
benefit from the<br />
presence of<br />
Havoc studio.<br />
Wu Zhuoling<br />
(right) of indie<br />
band Wednesday’s<br />
Trip hangs with<br />
bandmate Mao Mao<br />
at Steam.<br />
the love and the P.M.A., Positive<br />
Mental Attitude.<br />
From Little Bar to Jah Bar,<br />
Chengdu pumps with both positivity<br />
and creativity. It is a place to indulge<br />
and be indulged, a million miles<br />
from pretension, a stone’s throw<br />
from the Next Big Thing. Come, stay<br />
a while, and you just might discover<br />
your new favourite band, or that<br />
intimate venue that will make you<br />
say “I know a little place...” the next<br />
time you hear “little” Chengdu come<br />
up in conversation.<br />
GETTING THERE<br />
Bangkok Airways flies<br />
to Chengdu four times<br />
a week from Koh Samui.<br />
For flight information,<br />
visit bangkokair.com.<br />
Little Bar<br />
87 Fang Qin Jie, Yulin Shang<br />
Wu Gang, Chengdu<br />
Jah Bar<br />
Old South Bridge, Huang Gate<br />
Road #36-118, Chengdu<br />
• Tel: +86 136 8905 1773<br />
Tag<br />
Room 2118, Building A –<br />
Poly Centre, Jinxiu Street,<br />
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CHENGDU’S LIVE MUSIC<br />
คงจะมีเพียงประเทศจีนเท่านั้น ที่ถือว่า<br />
เมืองที่มีประชากร 14 ล้านคน เป็นเมือง<br />
ขนาด “เล็ก” ที่แห่งนี้คือเฉิงตู เมืองเอก<br />
ของมณฑลเสฉวน ดินแดนที่เชื่อมระหว่าง<br />
ที่ราบสูงตะวันออกของทิเบตกับเขตเมือง<br />
ทางตะวันตกของประเทศ ไม่ว่าคุณจะ<br />
เคยมาเยือนเฉิงตูหรือไม่ สถานที่แห่งนี้<br />
จะอ้าแขนต้อนรับคุณอย่างอบอุ่นเสมอ<br />
ณ อำเภอวูเฮาของเฉิงตู ซึ ่งคลาคล่ำ<br />
ไปด้วยชาวทิเบตที่เข้ามาแสวงหาอาชีพ<br />
ธงมนต์ที่โบกสะบัดอยู่หน้าร้านรวงเป็น<br />
สัญลักษณ์ว่าร้านนี้ต้อนรับชาวทิเบต<br />
เสมอ หากลองเงี่ยหูฟังดีๆ คุณจะได้ยิน<br />
ดนตรีจีนสอดประสานกับเสียงร้อง<br />
ภาษาทิเบต นักร้องเสียงหวานจะได้รับ<br />
คาทา (khata) ผ้าพันคอไหมสีแดง เขียว<br />
และทองเป็นรางวัล ซึ่งจะเปลี่ยนเป็น<br />
เงินสดได้ราว 100-500 หยวนเมื่อวัน<br />
สิ้นเดือนมาถึง<br />
หากคุณกำลังมองหาเมืองที่มีบาร์<br />
และดนตรีใต้ดิน ดนตรีร็อก และอินดี้เล่น<br />
สดทั้งเจ็ดวันต่อสัปดาห์ รับรองได้ว่า<br />
เฉิงตูจะไม่ทำให้คุณผิดหวัง<br />
ลองแวะไปที่ New Machu Picchu<br />
Bar ร้านแสงไฟสลัวแต่อบอุ่นเหมือน<br />
บ้าน ผนังตกแต่งด้วยรูปถ่ายศิลปินที่<br />
เคยแสดงบนเวทีเล็กๆ แห่งนี้ เฟอร์นิเจอร์<br />
แกะสลักจากไม้เนื้ออ่อนหิมาลายัน<br />
คุณจะได้พบกับศิลปินทั้งเดี่ยวและกลุ่ม<br />
ที่มากับเสียงดนตรีแจ๊ส อะคูสติกส์<br />
อิเล็กทรอนิกส์ และเอ็กซ์เปริเมนทัล แล้ว<br />
ดื่มด่ำไปกับวัฒนธรรมแห่งเสียงดนตรี<br />
ในสไตล์เฉิงตู<br />
เมื่อ 20 ปีก่อน Little Bar เป็นจุดเริ่ม<br />
ต้นเล็กๆ ของดนตรีอินดี้ ที่ปัจจุบัน<br />
เติบโตจนมีนักดนตรีจากสถานที่หลาก<br />
หลายมาปล่อยของให้แก่ผู้ฟังทั้งชาวจีน<br />
และทิเบตได้เพลินเพลินโดยมีแอลกอฮอล์<br />
เป็นกับแกล้ม<br />
นั่งแท็กซี่ออกมาอีกสักหน่อยก็จะเจอ<br />
ร้าน Steam ที่เป็นแหล่งศิลปะ ดนตรีและ<br />
โฮสเทลในที่เดียวกัน คุณเหมา เหมา<br />
เจ้าของร้าน ไม่ได้เกิดและเติบโตที่วูเฮา<br />
เขาเพียงแต่ตั้งใจเปิดบริการที่พักให้แก่<br />
ศิลปิน แฟนเพลง และนักท่องเที่ยว แต่ก็มี<br />
เวทีให้แก่ศิลปินแสดงตัวตนได้ทุกเมื่อ แถม<br />
ยังมีห้องอัด Havoc ที่แม้แต่ศิลปินจาก<br />
ต่างประเทศยังให้ความสนใจมาใช้บริการ<br />
แม้ว่าเฉิงตูจะรู้จักกันโดยทั่วไปว่าค่อน<br />
ข้างเสรีมากกว่ามณฑลอื่นๆ ในประเทศจีน<br />
แต่ก็มีบางยุคที่เจ้าหน้าที่มีอิทธิพลเข้า<br />
ตรวจค้นแหล่งบรรเทิงยามราตรีอย่าง<br />
Poly Center ที่เคยอัดแน่นไปด้วยอิเล็กโทร<br />
และร็อกคลับ จนเกือบทั้งหมดต้องปิดตัว<br />
ตามเข็มนาฬิกา<br />
จากบนซ้าย<br />
นักดนตรีจากทั่วประเทศ<br />
จีนมักแวะเวียนกันมา<br />
เฉิงตูเพื่อซึมซับรับฟัง<br />
ดนตรีคุณภาพจากนัก<br />
ดนตรีฝีมือฉกาจ หาตัวจับ<br />
ได้ยาก ที่เล่นกันสดๆ<br />
คิดดูว่าโลกดนตรีของ<br />
เฉิงตูทีเด็ดขนาดไหน<br />
ขนาดภาครัฐยังโปรโมท<br />
เชื้อเชิญว่าดนตรีสดของที่<br />
นี่ เป็นสิ่งที่ “ต้อง” มาชม<br />
บาร์หลายๆ แห่งของเฉิงตู<br />
ไม่ได้มีสีสันแค่ดนตรีสด<br />
ตัวสถานที่เองก็น่านั่ง<br />
ชิลล์ไม่แพ้กัน<br />
จูดี้ ฉู่ เจ้าของบาร์เร็กเก้<br />
Jah Bar<br />
ลงในที่สุด เหลือเพียงแค่คลับ TAG เท่านั้น<br />
ถ้าคุณกำลังหาแหล่งรวมดีเจสุดฮ็อตจาก<br />
ทั่วโลก ที่นี่ตอบโจทย์แน่นอน<br />
หากต้องการสัมผัสความเสรีนิยมของ<br />
เฉิงตูที่แท้จริง ให้แวะไปที่ Jah Bar ใกล้กับ<br />
Old South Bridge ในอำเภอจินเจียง คุณ<br />
จะได้สัมผัสบาร์เร็กเก้ ภายในตกแต่งด้วย<br />
สีแดงสว่าง เพดานห้อยโคมไฟกระดาษ<br />
พร้อมกับศิลปินเร็กเก้ที่เล่นดนตรีแบบ<br />
ด้นสดกันเดี๋ยวนั้น อินไปกับความรักและ<br />
สันติภาพผ่านเสียงดนตรี หรือจะชวนกัน<br />
เล่นโต๊ะโกลเพลินๆ ก็อยู่ที่นี่ได้ทั้งคืน<br />
จาก Little Bar สู่ Jah Bar เฉิงตูอัด<br />
แน่นไปด้วยทัศนคติเชิงบวกและความคิด<br />
สร้างสรรค์ ที่นี่คือสถานที่สำหรับทั้งให้<br />
และรับความสุขโดยไม่มีเสแสร้ง ลองแวะ<br />
มาสักครั้ง คุณอาจได้พบวงดนตรีสุด<br />
โปรดวงใหม่ ได้ใกล้ชิดกับสถานที่แห่งนี้<br />
จนบอกกับใครต่อใครได้ว่า “รู้จักที่เล็กๆ<br />
แห่งหนึ่ง...” จนไม่อยากเก็บเอาไว้คน<br />
เดียว เพราะของดีมีไว้บอกต่อ<br />
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GALLERY<br />
Visiting the Last<br />
Pwo Karen<br />
Taking a tricky path to a remote place in Chiang Mai, a writer spends time with a<br />
hilltribe community whose endangered way of life could see a rebirth with their<br />
vibrant crafts and welcoming spirit. Words & Photos Marisa Marchitelli<br />
The road becomes increasingly treacherous<br />
as I cling to the roof of the pick-up truck<br />
for fear of being flung overboard. We<br />
soon lose cell reception and eventually<br />
emerge in a verdant valley that evokes a<br />
feeling of a time gone by. The surrounding<br />
<strong>Thai</strong> mountains that border Myanmar<br />
are virgin forests, protected by their<br />
sheer remoteness. We have arrived in<br />
Sop Lan village, a quiet community in<br />
the southernmost edge of Chiang Mai<br />
province, a dizzying 6-hour journey from<br />
Chiang Mai city.<br />
The Pwo Karen people have settled in<br />
this village for generations, for the most<br />
part in complete isolation from the outside<br />
world. It was soon before my visit that they<br />
had electricity for the first time. Before<br />
that, they existed entirely off the land and<br />
continue to produce everything they need<br />
to survive — they grow their own rice and<br />
food, they raise a variety of farm animals,<br />
they weave vibrant and intricate textiles<br />
and make stunning baskets to carry their<br />
things. They welcomed me into their<br />
homes and allowed me to observe their<br />
way of life. They shared stories of wild<br />
elephants and tigers that used to roam<br />
the area and insisted that I taste their<br />
powerfully spicy Karen chilli pepper.<br />
The Karen people make up the largest<br />
group of hilltribe in <strong>Thai</strong>land, littered<br />
throughout the Northern highlands and<br />
lowlands. The Pwo Karen are a minority<br />
sub-group who possess a distinct way of<br />
life, a preliterate language, and unique<br />
culture and customs, all of which are<br />
critically endangered.<br />
Polo Mu carries spools of<br />
fine silk to the loom to set<br />
up for weaving.<br />
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85
GALLERY<br />
BELOW LEFT<br />
Jetli and Phong<br />
diligently weave rattan<br />
baskets at a workshop<br />
led by Sop Moei Arts,<br />
who provides sustainable<br />
support to the Pwo Karen<br />
for over 30 years.<br />
BELOW RIGHT<br />
A rustic pedestrian<br />
bridge crosses the<br />
Yuam River, close<br />
to the <strong>Thai</strong> border<br />
with Myanmar.<br />
BOTTOM<br />
The Salween River is the<br />
last undamed major river<br />
in Southeast Asia, running<br />
from the Himalayas,<br />
through China, Myanmar,<br />
<strong>Thai</strong>land and back<br />
to Myanmar.<br />
OPPOSITE TOP<br />
This bridge for<br />
motorbikes also<br />
crosses the Yuam<br />
River, serving as<br />
a conduit for travel<br />
and commerce<br />
between villages.<br />
OPPOSITE BOTTOM<br />
A woman at<br />
Huay Naam Sai<br />
village waits for<br />
her husband to<br />
return home<br />
from planting rice<br />
in the fields.<br />
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87
GALLERY<br />
OPPOSITE PAGE, CLOCKWISE FROM TOP<br />
Yai Gi Phae prepares bamboo strips to<br />
weave traditional baskets adapted as<br />
plant holders.<br />
Paku Mu is in the midst of one of the<br />
many detailed stages leading up to the<br />
weaving process.<br />
A traditional Pwo Karen blouse, vibrant<br />
and hand-embroidered with fine thread<br />
and Jobe’s tears seeds.<br />
The loom is set up and ready for weaving<br />
in Sop Lan Village, Om Koi.<br />
THIS PAGE, TOP RIGHT<br />
A curious Pwo Karen woman stops by a<br />
weaving workshop.<br />
Her tattoo markings depict flowers and fire<br />
ants, and elements from nature, only seen<br />
on women from her tribe.<br />
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GALLERY<br />
OPPOSITE PAGE<br />
Husband and wife, Paku Phi<br />
and Paku Phu in their home in<br />
Sop Lan, Om Koi.<br />
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT<br />
Paku Mu attends to the many<br />
detailed stages before weaving.<br />
She and her sister have been<br />
weaving together since they<br />
were about 7 years old.<br />
Polo Mu stays with her sister<br />
Paku Mu as she spins fine silk<br />
threads onto spools in<br />
preparation for weaving<br />
on the loom.<br />
Yai Gi Phae’s tattoos reveal his<br />
<strong>Thai</strong> animist faith. The Pwo<br />
Karen follow a range of beliefs<br />
from Christianity, to Buddhism<br />
and animism - often combined.<br />
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91
GALLERY<br />
ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHER<br />
BELOW, CLOCKWISE<br />
A young generation of Pwo<br />
Karen hill tribe men are<br />
learning to weave fine baskets<br />
from generations before them.<br />
Yai Gi Phae preparing bamboo<br />
for chicken baskets.<br />
Klu De meticulously weaves<br />
baskets to hold bottles in his<br />
home. The baskets are then<br />
placed in a smokehouse for<br />
about a month, following a<br />
centuries-old tradition of<br />
fumigation while adding a<br />
warm patina.<br />
Marisa Marchitelli is a <strong>Thai</strong>-Italian filmmaker,<br />
photographer and writer living in Chiang Mai.<br />
Her photography and writing has appeared in<br />
Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia, BBC Travel,<br />
CNN, DestinAsian <strong>Magazine</strong> and more. She<br />
is passionate about the environment and<br />
disappearing culture and offers bespoke tours<br />
of the region.<br />
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Soulful Mix<br />
We know a place on<br />
the island paradise of<br />
Samui with<br />
exotically-crafted<br />
cocktails best<br />
enjoyed while<br />
listening to<br />
the brassy notes of<br />
a saxophone.<br />
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HAPPENINGS<br />
THAILAND<br />
BANGKOK<br />
SPOTLIGHT<br />
Free Ticket to Ride<br />
Great news for those who waited in anticipation<br />
and excitement for the new MRT Blue Line<br />
extension. The public can get aboard the latest<br />
metro transit system at the first four stations of<br />
the MRT Blue Line. With its recent unveiling, the<br />
interiors are hardly nondescript or utilitarian for<br />
MRT stations. Commuters will experience the<br />
wonderment of their striking design, cultural<br />
expression and the thrill of modern transport.<br />
The first four stations of the long-awaited Hua<br />
Lamphong-Bang Khae extension includes Sanam<br />
Chai, Wat Mangkon, Sam Yot and Itsaraphap,<br />
all standouts with their own design concept<br />
that reflects the history or cultural legacy of<br />
the area. Sanamchai station, for instance, sits<br />
within the vicinity of the classic Rattanakosin<br />
Photos Dolnapa Ram-Indra<br />
Island with its many venues<br />
of <strong>Thai</strong> history. The station is<br />
designed to resemble a royal<br />
court or a palace. Meanwhile<br />
Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, or<br />
Dragon Temple, is one of the<br />
destinations known to people<br />
who seek to improve their fate<br />
and ask for blessings. The vision<br />
for Wat Mangkon MRT station<br />
combines Sino-<strong>Thai</strong> aspects,<br />
represented by the station’s<br />
dragon pattern as well as lotus<br />
and other dragon decor. For<br />
Sam Yot station, the ambience<br />
of the century-old shophouses<br />
along Charoen Krung Road<br />
provide great inspiration for<br />
the station’s mixed Sino-<br />
Portuguese architecture, which<br />
was then fused with classic<br />
<strong>Thai</strong> culture. Finally, Itsaraphap<br />
marks its significance as the<br />
first MRT station on Bangkok’s<br />
Thonburi area, connected with<br />
the recent construction of a<br />
tunnel under the river, stressing<br />
the station’s importance as the<br />
gateway Bangkok’s s sibling<br />
area. Enjoy free rides between<br />
<strong>Jul</strong>y and <strong>Aug</strong>ust – after, fares<br />
start from 16 Baht to 42 Baht in<br />
September. Bangkok MRT daily<br />
operating hours: 6am to midnight<br />
MOVING TOWARD CREATIVITY<br />
Based in Los Angeles and Bangkok, the<br />
foundation called Creative Migration<br />
launched its latest project by converting<br />
the residence that once belonged to<br />
former <strong>Thai</strong> minister Sanan Devahastin<br />
Na Ayudhaya, known for his noble title of<br />
“Chao Phraya Thammasakmontri”. With<br />
this transformed and collaborative space<br />
called Bangkok 1899 – art, design, urban<br />
and social innovation meet and interact<br />
with the organisation’s goal to connect<br />
through cultural diplomacy. With support<br />
from The Rockefeller Foundation and<br />
the Ford Motor Company Fund, Bangkok<br />
1899 appeals to locals and visitors alike<br />
with artist residency programmes and<br />
events, as well as a variety of public<br />
events. The space is open to everyone and<br />
provides the opportunity to rediscover<br />
one’s inner creativity in a gathering with<br />
like-minded folks in discussions and sharing<br />
of experiences. 134 Nakhon Sawan Road,<br />
Wat Sommanat, Pom Prap Sattru Phai,<br />
creativemigration.org<br />
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HAPPENINGS<br />
THAILAND<br />
SAMUI<br />
SPOTLIGHT<br />
Good Chi in Bangrak<br />
Bangrak beach has long been<br />
known as one of the best<br />
places on the island to catch<br />
a stunning sunset with a<br />
mountains and sea backdrop.<br />
Chi Samui is among one of<br />
the many establishments to<br />
provide their patrons a lush<br />
and comfortable setting to<br />
experience them. Their 25m<br />
beachfront stretch sets Chi<br />
apart and an infinity salt pool<br />
complete with a swim up<br />
bar. Each evening from 6pm<br />
onwards Chi features live<br />
music with sets ranging from<br />
instruments like the saxophone<br />
and guitar to opera and more.<br />
In addition to the luxury pool<br />
and live entertainment, Chi also<br />
offers an international wine<br />
list, artisan cocktails, and food<br />
expertly crafted by chef Andrew<br />
Freeman who comes from the<br />
UK. Wednesday nights are<br />
arguably the most popular at<br />
Chi with their brilliant Oysters<br />
& Sax night offering guests<br />
delectable molluscs with wine<br />
pairings and the brassy sounds<br />
of the saxophone. 16/4 Moo 4,<br />
Bophut, +66 (0) 92 271 7439,<br />
chisamui.com<br />
A THRILLING JUMP<br />
At some point in life, people may<br />
have imagined jumping from 50<br />
metres in the air with the wind<br />
rushing past their ears and pure<br />
adrenaline pumping through their<br />
veins. For some, this may just be a<br />
fantasy that could never possibly<br />
come true, but for those who dare<br />
– Samui Bungy Jump can make it<br />
a reality. Being the only bungee<br />
jumping service on Koh Samui,<br />
it offers an exciting alternative<br />
beyond the usual days at the beach<br />
or trips around the island. Samui<br />
Bungy Jump offers guests some<br />
of the most incredible views of<br />
the Chaweng area from 50 metres<br />
up, with sights like a beautiful<br />
golden temple, the white sands<br />
of Chaweng coast, and popular<br />
Chaweng lake. However, those<br />
who dare to live on the edge and<br />
jump can only see these views.<br />
Booking in advance is encouraged<br />
to avoid disappointment. Soi<br />
Reggae, Chaweng, samuibungy.com,<br />
+66 (0) 77 414 252<br />
HIGH END & FUSION<br />
Asian meets Italian at Link Cuisine – located in the heart<br />
of Fisherman’s Village on Bophut Beach. Long known as<br />
a tourism hot spot, the stretch of beach with its dining<br />
and entertainment options have always been bountiful in<br />
Fisherman’s Village and Link Cuisine has staked its claim as<br />
being one of the best for the past three and half years. An<br />
eye-catching sleek wooden shopfront draws guests in while<br />
the highly-rated food and beautiful sea views keep them<br />
staying. Link prides itself in creating an upscale atmosphere<br />
where guests feel relaxed while enjoying meals that blend<br />
East and West. Visitors and locals alike hold Link in high<br />
regard and consider dining there a special night out along<br />
beautiful Bophut beach. Though reservations are not required,<br />
the restaurant is busy and booking in advance will help<br />
guarantee a spot during high season. Opens Daily for lunch<br />
& dinner, 79/3 Moo 1, Fisherman’s Village, Bophut, Samui,<br />
+66 (0) 77 963 493, linkcuisine.com<br />
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HAPPENINGS<br />
THAILAND<br />
SAMUI<br />
Photos Apiwath Boonsin<br />
SPOTLIGHT<br />
Peaceful Beach<br />
Camping<br />
Dreamy boho beach vibes create<br />
a kind of theme that some<br />
holidaygoers seek on trips to<br />
Koh Samui. Samui Caravans<br />
provides one of the best places<br />
on the island to experience that<br />
ideal. Beach camping with a<br />
collection of charming caravans<br />
has drawn many from around<br />
the world to the sandy south<br />
coast of Koh Samui. Samui<br />
Caravans prides itself on being<br />
the only accommodations<br />
provider on the island that offers<br />
this special experience. With a<br />
full service breakfast, breathtaking<br />
sunrise views, and free<br />
access to kayaks, the offerings<br />
go beyond just camping on<br />
the beach. A stay with Samui<br />
Caravans offers the ultimate<br />
peaceful experience that should<br />
not be missed. Reservations can<br />
be made year-round online, by<br />
phone, or in person. 35/2 Moo 4,<br />
Namuang, +66 (0) 65 395 2659,<br />
facebook.com/samuicaravans<br />
STAY AND CATCH<br />
For lovers of fishing, or even those new<br />
to the sport, Fishing Park Samui offers<br />
the chance to throw a line without having<br />
to leave the comfort of your resort. Fully<br />
equipped with 17 guest rooms and 12<br />
comfortable day salas that can seat<br />
four people each, the Fishing Park has<br />
options for guests to stay at the resort or<br />
purchase day passes for fishing. Choices<br />
of three different room types including<br />
poolside townhouse cottages, lakeside<br />
superior and lakeside deluxe rooms with<br />
both lakeside accommodations offering<br />
the chance to fish directly from your<br />
room. The resort sits on an 8 rai (over<br />
1 hectare) lake with some 3,000 fishes<br />
and over 25 species, including Mekong<br />
Catfish, Amazon Arapaima, Redtail Catfish,<br />
Siamese Carp and more. All fishing<br />
equipment is provided to novices and<br />
experts who would like to try their hand<br />
at reeling one in. Fishing Park Samui is<br />
a unique venue offering an experience<br />
unlike any other on Koh Samui. 66/16<br />
Moo 2, Namuang, +66 (0) 61 419 1414,<br />
fishingparksamui.com<br />
FRESHLY CAUGHT FARE<br />
With an already well-established<br />
reputation on Koh Samui, the<br />
owners of the ever-popular Italian<br />
restaurant Pepenero decided in March<br />
2017 to open a second location,<br />
focusing on fresh seafood cooked<br />
in a Mediterranean style. Salefino<br />
(meaning fine salt) has established itself<br />
as a worthy follow-up to Pepenero<br />
with its breezy seaside location and<br />
unparallelled Mediterranean flair. The<br />
fresh, never frozen, seafood is sourced<br />
directly from local fishmongers several<br />
times throughout the day providing<br />
patrons true deliciousness. Though<br />
there are a handful of Italian options<br />
available on Koh Samui, none have<br />
quite nailed the true essence of Italian<br />
seafood, that is, until Salefino came<br />
along to fill that need. A traditional<br />
Spaghetti alle Vongole paired with<br />
a juicy Italian wine, and the gentle<br />
lapping of waves from the Gulf of<br />
<strong>Thai</strong>land at your feet makes for a<br />
perfect afternoon or evening. Opens<br />
Monday-Saturday 6pm-10pm, 300<br />
metres before Big Buddha, Bangrak,<br />
+66 (0) 91 825 2190, salefinosamui.com<br />
DIY GOURMET<br />
When looking to prepare a delicious meal while on a resort island, tourists<br />
and locals alike can go to Merchant Gourmet who provides high-quality<br />
essentials. Gourmet food options on Koh Samui continue to grow each<br />
year, and Merchant Gourmet has become a go-to food provider in Lamai<br />
town. They specialise in meats, steaks, tomahawk cuts, lamb to seafood<br />
like Canadian lobsters, to cheeses and home-made ice cream. Though the<br />
shop is located in Lamai in the southeast corner of the island, visitors come<br />
from all areas to purchase the imported quality products. Specialty meats<br />
and cheeses typically purchased abroad are found in the shining display<br />
cases of Merchant Gourmet. The shop offers different cuts and size options,<br />
happily tailoring to small or large portions, based on requests. Opens Monday<br />
-Saturday 9am-6pm, 127/8 Moo 4, Maret, Lamai, +66 (0) 88 857 5563,<br />
merchantgourmetsamui.com<br />
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THAILAND<br />
PHUKET<br />
SPOTLIGHT<br />
Oceans For All<br />
There’s no overlooking the<br />
mounting support for<br />
environmental awareness<br />
and conservation in <strong>Thai</strong>land.<br />
Many resorts, restaurants, and<br />
other businesses are boasting<br />
about their paper straws,<br />
water conservation practices,<br />
and composting and recycling<br />
programmes. Every little bit helps,<br />
however, the majority of these<br />
efforts are just “green washing”<br />
or making a big deal of a small<br />
effort for marketing purposes.<br />
Thankfully there are<br />
organisations whose efforts are<br />
geared towards making tangible,<br />
substantial, and lasting positive<br />
impacts. Based in Boat Lagoon<br />
Marina in Phuket, Oceans For All<br />
is a non-profit organisation that<br />
has made it its mission to bring<br />
about these changes. They are<br />
implementing a mutli-faceted<br />
approach beginning with the crucial<br />
education of the youth about the<br />
big problems that plague marine<br />
environments such as overfishing,<br />
climate change, pollution, and<br />
tourism impacts.<br />
Oceans For All is keenly aware<br />
that to acknowledge these issues<br />
and bring about change, they<br />
must collaborate and integrate<br />
with Phuket’s tourism industry.<br />
Developing solutions that reward<br />
participation economically are<br />
crucial while evolving Phuket’s<br />
reputation to be one which<br />
treasures and protects the marine<br />
environment it depends on so<br />
heavily. oceansforallfoundation.org,<br />
+66 (0) 92 197 9338<br />
A WELL-CRAFTED CAFÉ<br />
Located in Cherngtalay in the Laguna<br />
Phuket area, Project Artisan is a recent<br />
addition to the burgeoning café scene<br />
on the island.<br />
The idea of Project Artisan was<br />
born out of inspiration to create<br />
a community-oriented place that<br />
represented the diversity of modern<br />
<strong>Thai</strong>land as well as the local expat<br />
community. It is partly a bohemianstyle<br />
café (think Canggu, Bali) with<br />
luscious garden seating offering up<br />
a tantalising selection of breakfast<br />
options like smoothie bowls and<br />
Brussels-style waffles. Veggie-lovers<br />
will find many creative plates such as a<br />
poached-pear salad, quinoa and roasted<br />
pumpkin salad, as well as black bean<br />
and red rice vegan burgers.<br />
As the name suggests, another<br />
facet of Project Artisan is to foster a<br />
creative atmosphere. The walls are<br />
adorned with huge paintings and<br />
creative spaces are bustling with activity.<br />
With a strong focus on art and local<br />
crafts visitors can learn everything from<br />
the secrets of music therapy to the<br />
ancient and holistic benefits of proper<br />
breathing techniques. Come for the<br />
food, stay for the drinks, and enjoy the<br />
atmosphere. 53/17 Moo 6, Cherngtalay,<br />
Thalang, +66 (0) 93 790 9911<br />
TANDOORI NIGHTS<br />
Everything about this non-descript Indian eatery is<br />
unassuming: the name, the location on the quiet end<br />
of a strip mall on a busy street, and if you changed the<br />
name on the front of the menu it could fit most Indian<br />
restaurants. However, this place stands out where it<br />
counts most – the flavour.<br />
Who knows what kind of culinary magician they<br />
have back there in the kitchen, but he deserves a<br />
raise. Some of the garden-variety dishes such as butter<br />
chicken, jalfrezy, and vindaloo curry exhibit flavours<br />
with surprising depth. The usual tandoori chicken<br />
could simply not be improved; it’s moist and tender,<br />
the rich smoky-spiced-flavour somehow permeates<br />
the meat through and through.<br />
If there is one dish to not be missed, it is the eggplant<br />
masala. Take it is a personal challenge to find a better<br />
one. The wide variety of fresh spices like cardamom,<br />
ginger, and turmeric are perfectly and delicately balanced<br />
and blend seamlessly with the soft-but-not-mushy<br />
eggplant. It’s the kind of meal that will make your eyes roll<br />
back in your head. 5/32 Fisherman Way Business Garden,<br />
Wiset Road, Rawai, +66 (0) 89 652 9265<br />
ALL HANDS ON DECK<br />
Attention all sailing enthusiasts! It’s time to batten down the<br />
hatches and get all hands on deck because the Cape Panwa<br />
Hotel Phuket Raceweek is right around the corner.<br />
Coming into its 16th year, the Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket<br />
Raceweek is comprised of four days of world-class yacht racing<br />
and of course, the four nights of obligatory beachside parties.<br />
Run over six or more classes including IRC, multihull, charter<br />
and one-design classes – Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek<br />
has gained a reputation for its competitive racing and moderate<br />
courses around islands for less experienced racers.<br />
phuketraceweek.com<br />
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HAPPENINGS<br />
THAILAND<br />
PHUKET<br />
SPOTLIGHT<br />
Surf<br />
House<br />
Phuket<br />
The waves come and go, but at<br />
the Surf House Phuket the surf<br />
is always up!<br />
With locations in both Kata<br />
Beach and Patong Beach, the<br />
Surf House gives you and your<br />
friends and family a way to<br />
test your skills on the flow rider.<br />
The flow rider shoots a wide,<br />
shallow sheet of water over an<br />
inclined, padded base. Although<br />
often referred to as surfing,<br />
it’s a closer relative to wake<br />
boarding in style and equipment.<br />
Regardless, it’s super fun and<br />
almost anyone can try it.<br />
The Kata Beach Surf House<br />
is just across the street from<br />
the sand and is an ideal<br />
location for catching the sunset<br />
with a happy hour drink,<br />
ordering up something tasty<br />
from their restaurant, and<br />
working on your cutbacks and<br />
180’s. The Patong Surf House<br />
is complemented by a complex<br />
with a bar, restaurant, surf<br />
shop, as well as indoor dining<br />
with a co-working space.<br />
Opens everyday from 9.30am<br />
to midnight, 4 Soi Pakbang,<br />
Karon, Mueang, Phuket,<br />
surfhousephuket.com<br />
PURE VEGAN HEAVEN<br />
Adhering to veganism where you don’t<br />
consume nor use any foods or products<br />
derived from animals can be challenging.<br />
Luckily we have restaurants like Pure Vegan<br />
Heaven that eases that challenge a bit.<br />
Nestled among the Muay <strong>Thai</strong> camps,<br />
tattoo shops, and barbecue joints<br />
lining Soi Ta-ied, Pure Vegan is armed<br />
with a well-rounded menu offering up<br />
appetizers, options for every meal of the<br />
day, and a long list of fresh juices and<br />
other hot and cold creations.<br />
Omnivores might be dissuaded by<br />
the vegan concept assuming that the<br />
food is not as hearty or flavourful but<br />
alas, here’s a little eatery that busts those<br />
myths. The portions are oversized, prices<br />
quite reasonable, and the flavours are<br />
rich and super healthy.<br />
The smoky bbq bowl can be<br />
vouched for and is loaded with<br />
roasted sweet potatoes, bbq jackfruit,<br />
lettuce, pico de gallo, probiotic kimchi,<br />
crispy shallots, and topped with a<br />
raw turmeric chia dressing. A perfect<br />
complement is the Ayurveda turmeric<br />
latte which is even better than it<br />
sounds. You won’t miss the meat.<br />
10/120 Moo 5, Soi Ta-ied, Chalong,<br />
Mueang, Phuket, +66 (0) 64 014 4068<br />
BREATH-TAKING PHROMTHEP CAPE<br />
Despite the fact that several breath-taking viewpoints can be<br />
found on Phuket, many would consider Phromthep Cape the<br />
crowning jewel.<br />
Situated at the very southern tip of the island, Phromthep<br />
Cape is a vividly picturesque vantage point that looks down along<br />
a rocky peninsula, which points out across the blue expanse of the<br />
Andaman Sea. A nearby island has a small Buddhist temple empty<br />
except for a few monks who reside there. The outlines of islands<br />
far offshore are visible on clear days.<br />
The viewpoint itself dominated the hilltop with a shrine<br />
dedicated to elephants and a small lighthouse that houses a<br />
maritime museum. Don’t expect to get this gem all to yourself<br />
as it is a planned stop on just about every tour itinerary. There<br />
are a variety of shops peddling the usual souvenirs and a hillside<br />
restaurant whose food and prices are both pretty good.<br />
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HAPPENINGS<br />
THAILAND<br />
CHIANG MAI / PATTAYA<br />
MIXED FEASTS<br />
For the past 16 years, Chef John Lee<br />
has been offering enticing Mexican<br />
comfort food at two branches of Salsa<br />
Kitchen in Chiang Mai. With his wife<br />
Latawan by his side, the power couple<br />
opened Feast Society late last year,<br />
which became a playground for John<br />
to experiment and explore, extending<br />
beyond his Mexican repertoire. The<br />
menu is rustic home cooking, influenced<br />
by Mediterranean cuisine with a dabble<br />
of Middle Eastern and the occasional<br />
appearance of kimchi. What brings<br />
it all together is John’s signature<br />
sourdough bread, which is charred and<br />
piled on to just about every dish, a<br />
WEAVING A BUZZ<br />
Don’t be fooled by the industrial, nondescript exterior.<br />
Weave Artisan Society is all the buzz about Chiang Mai.<br />
This creative hub was formed by a group of diverse and<br />
international friends and echoes their love of craft heritage<br />
while inviting it into a contemporary and dramatic space<br />
(that was formerly an ice factory). Set in the heart of<br />
Wualai, a historic community of silversmiths, Weave is part<br />
artisan studio and part performance space, with an in-house<br />
flower shop and barista featuring carefully selected<br />
local coffee. <strong>Jul</strong>ian Huang, one of the founders, speaks<br />
passionately about how he imagined a centre to showcase<br />
and tell stories of the many skilled artisans scattered<br />
throughout Chiang Mai. As a visitor, the remoteness of<br />
these craftsmen impedes exploration, but Weave offers<br />
the opportunity to visit a living community of artisans, all<br />
conveniently under one roof. Their concept store will surely<br />
leave you a few pennies poorer, but all in the name of<br />
supporting local makers! weaveartisansociety.com<br />
reflection of how John himself likes<br />
to eat: fork in one hand and bread in<br />
the other. He speaks so lovingly of his<br />
customised oven that he retro-fitted<br />
for bread making that you wonder if<br />
his wife is jealous! He prides himself<br />
on making absolutely everything from<br />
scratch – from sauces, to curing meats,<br />
breadmaking, pickling and even cheesemaking.<br />
Excellent offerings for vegans<br />
and carnivores alike. Noon-11pm, daily,<br />
facebook.com/Feast-Society-by-Salsa-<br />
Kitchen-610992249315943/<br />
Sriphoom Road Soi 1, Mueang, Chiang Mai,<br />
+66 (0) 99 376 4400<br />
SPOTLIGHT<br />
Time with Adorable<br />
Animals<br />
Get yourself ready to have a fun day in another<br />
one of Pattaya’s popular attractions. Located on<br />
the Pattaya-Rayong Road, Pattaya Sheep Farm<br />
is a perfect destination for family or a group of<br />
friends. The farm has four main zones to cater<br />
to all creature preferences. Animal lovers should<br />
not miss the Pet Farm where you’ll be greeted<br />
with endearing animals such as alpacas, sika deer,<br />
rabbits, and sheep that wander freely in the green<br />
field, surely the highlight on the farm. You can feed<br />
the sheep and other animals too.<br />
For an extra treat, head to Bird Land where<br />
you can see many kinds of birds up close. And the<br />
Animal Show will impress you with their talents.<br />
For the perfect photo, you will also want to stop by<br />
the Town of Fairy Tales for group shots or selfies.<br />
Spare a day and come for a good time here. 73/8<br />
Moo 3 Nong Plalai, Bang Lamung, Chon Buri,<br />
+66 (0) 92 321 6718, pattayasheepfarm.com<br />
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HONG KONG / SINGAPORE MALAYSIA KUALA LUMPUR<br />
SPOTLIGHT<br />
Gordon’s At The Peak<br />
Fish & Chips, Marrow Fat Peas and Curry Sauce<br />
– these are the quintessential British favourites<br />
that await diners at Gordon Ramsay’s Bread<br />
Street Kitchen & Bar at the Peak Galleria in Hong<br />
Kong. Offering Hong Kong diners and global<br />
travellers an authentic British dining experience<br />
at The Peak, the restaurant introduces a whole<br />
new dimension to destination dining.<br />
With a large open space and urban English<br />
feel, Bread Street Kitchen & Bar serves a<br />
selection of meticulously prepared British<br />
favourites designed for sharing with family<br />
and friends. The menu features signature and<br />
new additions including flatbreads, Foie Gras<br />
Ballantine and the appetising seasoned Smoked<br />
Steak Tartare, paired with crispy home-made<br />
tacos. Opens Monday to Sunday, 8am to 10pm,<br />
Shop G02, G/F, Peak Galleria, 118 Peak Road, Hong<br />
Kong, diningconcepts.com/restaurants/Bread-<br />
Street-Kitchen<br />
SPOTLIGHT<br />
Caddy<br />
Concierge<br />
As a leading creator of exclusive experiences,<br />
Hilton Kuala Lumpur has introduced a<br />
programme specifically curated for golfers.<br />
The Caddy Concierge, a one-stop contact to all<br />
things golf, takes care of all the necessary<br />
booking arrangements according to guests’<br />
schedules and preferences. The service also<br />
entails a private chauffeur service and massage<br />
therapies at the hotel’s spa.<br />
The programme not only handles the<br />
scheduling of training slots, coaching sessions<br />
and games but also offers guests the opportunity<br />
to tee off at the city’s best golf clubs, such as the<br />
TPC Kuala Lumpur, which is a mere 15 minutes<br />
away from the property. Each golf getaway<br />
package will be curated to suit guests’ requests<br />
upon their arrival. For bookings, email kualalumpur@hilton.com,<br />
life.hiltonkl.com.<br />
RUN WILD<br />
Get closer to nature without leaving the city at the Southern<br />
Ridges. Spread over 10km of green and open spaces, this<br />
network of scenic ridges and pathways boast some of the<br />
best panoramic views of the city, harbour and the Southern<br />
Islands. A trek along the Southern Ridges brings visitors to<br />
five other parks – Mount Faber Park, Telok Blangah Hill Park,<br />
HortPark, Kent Ridge Park and the Labrador Nature Reserve.<br />
As part of the journey, travellers cross bridges through<br />
the Adinandra Belukar, a distinct secondary forest, and can<br />
observe a variety of birds. Henderson Waves is another<br />
highlight of the walk. Singapore’s highest pedestrian bridge,<br />
it’s a marvel during nightfall when it’s illuminated with LED<br />
lights. Here, trekkers can also enjoy panoramic views of lush<br />
greenery and the sights and sounds of wildlife. Henderson<br />
Road, Mount Faber Park, Telok Blangah Hill Park, Singapore<br />
TRUE SINGAPOREAN TZE CHAR<br />
Visitors wanting to experience some<br />
authentic Singaporean tze char (street food)<br />
should pay a visit to New Ubin Zhongshan<br />
Park, located within the vibrant Balestier<br />
commune. The new outlet from the<br />
home-grown restaurant chain, New Ubin<br />
Group, serves up a variety of signature<br />
appetisers and wok-kissed classics, which<br />
will surely tantalise tastebuds.<br />
The 150-seat restaurant can be<br />
found within the four-star Ramada by<br />
Wyndham Singapore at Zhongshan Park.<br />
Top picks on the menu include the Foie<br />
Gras Egg Special, which is a decadent<br />
spin on the traditional Singaporean<br />
breakfast of soft-boiled eggs, with chunks<br />
of foie gras and sprinkling of truffle salt.<br />
Also not to be overlooked is the Boss<br />
Bee Hoon, a three-ingredient family<br />
recipe that truly brings out the<br />
flavours and aroma of stir-frying.<br />
Opens daily from 12am to 3pm;<br />
6.30pm to 10.30pm, 16 Ah<br />
Hood Road, Singapore<br />
newubinseafood.com<br />
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CAMBODIA / LAOS PHNOM PENH / VIENTIANE VIETNAM<br />
NHA TRANG<br />
FOR A GOOD CAUSE<br />
A social enterprise operated by nongovernmental<br />
organisation, the Tree<br />
Alliance, this restaurant trains and<br />
employs former street children and<br />
marginalised youth in a variety of<br />
sectors such as hospitality and F&B.<br />
Friends the Restaurant is located<br />
near the National Museum and has<br />
been serving up creative tapas and<br />
good vibes since 2001.<br />
The vibrant and colourful<br />
training restaurant specialises in<br />
shared plates of creative cuisine<br />
with influences from across the<br />
globe along with refreshing cocktails<br />
and beverages. Diners can not only<br />
experience the best of Cambodian<br />
cuisine here but also enjoy some of<br />
its art forms thanks to the restaurant’s<br />
ongoing collaboration with culture<br />
enterprise, Cambodian Living Arts.<br />
Opens daily, 11am to 11pm, 215,<br />
St 13, Phnom Penh, Cambodia,<br />
tree-alliance.org<br />
ACCESSIBLE STREET FOOD<br />
No trip to Cambodia would be complete without a sampling of local<br />
street food. Mr. Mab 123 aims to cater to the demands of visitors<br />
by making Khmer street food more accessible. Operated by expert<br />
chefs and caterers, this restaurant and bar not only serves classic local<br />
dishes but also an extensive variety of bites from Asia as well as Europe.<br />
A perfect place to not only savour Cambodian cuisine, the<br />
eatery is also an ideal place to kick back and relax with some<br />
refreshing beverages. Mr. Mab 123’s drinks menu includes a wide<br />
selection of beers, cocktails as well as rum and whiskey flights.<br />
If you’re visiting Phnom Penh and want to experience a slice of<br />
Cambodian life, then this place will undoubtedly satisfy your<br />
craving. Opens 11am-11pm daily, 69, Street 123, Chomkamorn,<br />
Phnom Penh, mrmab.com<br />
SPOTLIGHT<br />
Nha Trang<br />
Noodles<br />
With a coastline of over 3,000km,<br />
Vietnam has a sea that is a vital<br />
part of daily life. Nowhere is it<br />
more evident than the city of<br />
Nha Trang on the south central<br />
coast of Vietnam. Blessed with<br />
a beautiful bay, Nha Trang<br />
enjoys some of the most pristine<br />
beaches and an abundant bounty<br />
of sea life from which tourism<br />
and fishing play relevant roles.<br />
This is most obvious in<br />
the culinary offerings where<br />
fish is prominent. While the<br />
entire country features<br />
vermicelli noodles and<br />
their respective protein of<br />
either pork or beef, in Nha<br />
Trang, fish takes centre stage<br />
with dishes like Bun Ca and Banh<br />
Canh Cha Ca. Bun is rice vermicelli<br />
(bun) and fish (ca), while banh<br />
canh is a thicker rice noodle<br />
similar to Japanese udon as a<br />
complementary noodle to the dish<br />
of Banh Canh Cha Ca (Vietnamese<br />
udon with grilled fish).<br />
These dishes may not be served<br />
in too many dining establishments<br />
in the rest of the country, so it is<br />
here in Nha Trang that it should<br />
be enjoyed. Chopsticks may be<br />
the more popular choice but in<br />
Nha Trang, to eat banh canh cha<br />
ca, people use a spoon instead for<br />
more delicious slurping. This can<br />
be enjoyed at eateries dotting the<br />
city or a food stall at the market.<br />
For a bowl of Bun Ca, visit<br />
Xom Moi market at Vo Tru Street<br />
corner where it’s guaranteed goodness since<br />
this food stall has been in business for over two<br />
decades. It will be a tasty bowl priced at around<br />
20,000 VND per bowl, that’s less than 1 USD! Open<br />
daily from 1pm-7pm.<br />
Nocturnal snackers wishing for thicker noodles<br />
can go to Banh Canh Ba Thu<br />
at 55 Yersin Street or Dam<br />
market at night at Hai Ba<br />
Trung Street, from 5pm-<br />
3am. Again, that bowl<br />
will set you back<br />
around 1 USD.<br />
SPOTLIGHT<br />
Vientiane Memories<br />
Make a souvenir more than just<br />
a keepsake when you use it for<br />
home décor and reminder of an<br />
adventure on the road. When<br />
in the Lao capital of Vientiane,<br />
visit FranMuan at Sihom Café<br />
for travel mementoes with<br />
their great stories to share<br />
back home. FranMuan is a<br />
local brand for Lao handicrafts<br />
made by underprivileged and<br />
handicapped Lao women across<br />
the country. At the corner of a<br />
high-ceiling and stylish café,<br />
you’ll be enticed by displays of<br />
indigo plate mats and napkins,<br />
beautiful wooden mugs and<br />
spoons and more. “FranMuan”<br />
comes from two different terms –<br />
Fran or Frangipani (Plumeria);<br />
Lao national flower, and “Muan”<br />
which means “fun” in the Lao<br />
language. Handicrafts by Lao<br />
women and the handicapped<br />
(who fantastically mastered<br />
their craftsmanship) are very<br />
unique, liberated and delicate.<br />
Appreciating the texture and<br />
uniqueness of each handiwork<br />
leads to supporting Lao women’s<br />
lives. At home, pieces of plate<br />
mat with blue, red and yellow<br />
strips could bring back good<br />
memories of hiking in Northern<br />
Laos and savouring heartwarming<br />
chicken soup made by Lahu<br />
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HAPPENINGS<br />
MALDIVES / INDIA<br />
MALDIVES / MUMBAI<br />
MYANMAR<br />
YANGON<br />
SPOTLIGHT<br />
Autonomous Eats<br />
& Drinks<br />
SPOTLIGHT<br />
Ithaafushi Heaven<br />
The latest design-forward and ultra-luxury<br />
property in the Maldives is the Waldorf<br />
Astoria Hotels & Resorts, located in the heart<br />
of the South Malé Atoll at Ithaafushi Island.<br />
The Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi<br />
debuted their all-villa resort in <strong>Jul</strong>y,<br />
encompassing three private islands.<br />
The property will offer a sophisticated<br />
and serene retreat just 30 minutes from<br />
Malé International Airport, reachable with<br />
the resort’s private yacht. The resort boasts<br />
122 luxuriously appointed villas, each with<br />
its own pool and uninterrupted<br />
views of the Indian Ocean in its own<br />
private enclave. Reef, beach and<br />
overwater villas will open onto an<br />
indoor and outdoor deck featuring a<br />
swinging daybed, dining gazebo, an<br />
infinity pool, in-water lounge and<br />
an outdoor shower.<br />
The Waldorf Astoria Spa<br />
comprises ten idyllic overwater<br />
and garden treatment villas, and<br />
an extensive menu of treatments<br />
with Asian-inspired therapies for<br />
relaxation and rebalance. Families<br />
can enjoy The Waldorf Astoria Young<br />
Discovery Park, a water park for<br />
young guests, and the Lagoon Pool,<br />
ideal for families looking to enjoy a<br />
variety of activities with ease.<br />
To celebrate the hotel’s opening,<br />
Hilton Honors members will earn an<br />
additional 5,000 Points per stay of<br />
three nights or more, for bookings<br />
from <strong>Jul</strong>y to September <strong>2019</strong>.<br />
waldorfastoriamaldives.com,<br />
+960 4 000300<br />
Created by PUN + PROJECTS in<br />
2014, Port Autonomy has had<br />
many incarnations since it first<br />
opening in Lanthit Jetty, from<br />
a verdant garden on Kabar Aye<br />
Pagoda Road to its highly<br />
anticipated dining pop-ups at<br />
Yangon Zay.<br />
The legendary Port Autonomy<br />
is now back in Yangon. In<br />
collaboration with 57 Below,<br />
Port Autonomy can be found at<br />
the former Union Bar and Grill<br />
building on 42 Strand Road,<br />
Botahtaung Township.<br />
Bigger and better than ever,<br />
Port Autonomy will be bringing<br />
exciting brunches, live DJ sets,<br />
signature cocktails and an Asian<br />
fusion menu along with Mexican<br />
and Western influences. From<br />
the King George of Cuba<br />
sandwich, made with Korean<br />
dijonnaise and gochujang, to<br />
Charred Kimchi Quesadilla,<br />
and Rainbow Chopped Tea Leaf<br />
Salad to Rare Australian Sirloin<br />
“Not A Steak Sandwich”, the<br />
newly-revamped bar provides<br />
refreshing and potent cocktails<br />
to cool you off at this distinctive<br />
open-air bistro. 11am-11pm, 42<br />
Strand Rd, beside the Red Cross<br />
Myanmar building, Botahtaung<br />
Township, Yangon, +95 (0) 1 392 263<br />
DANCING IN THE RAIN<br />
Mumbai’s monsoon is meant to be enjoyed thoroughly, which means stepping<br />
outside and getting drenched in the downpour! The best place to do this is<br />
at Marine Drive, a 3.6km seaside boulevard in South Mumbai flanked by Art<br />
Deco buildings on one side and the Arabian Sea on the other. Walk along the<br />
promenade from Girgaon Chowpatty all the way down to what’s called Land’s<br />
End (near NCPA theatre). Grab a bhutta (roasted corn on the cob sprinkled<br />
with salt, chilli powder, and lime juice) and get soaked as the waves crash over<br />
the stone parapet onto the promenade. In the evenings, as the streetlights<br />
come on, the drive is cast in the golden glow of the “Queen’s Necklace”.<br />
Other places in the city to enjoy the monsoon are Worli Sea Face and Bandra<br />
Bandstand; the latter has the added advantage of a fantastic view of the<br />
Bandra-Worli Sea Link, an iconic cable-stayed bridge that connects South<br />
Mumbai to the suburbs.<br />
DAY TRIPPING<br />
As monsoon sets in, almost every Mumbaiite plans a day trip to Lonavala,<br />
a popular hill station in the Western Ghats that is less than 2 hours’ drive<br />
from the city. Whizz on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway and follow the<br />
signs for Lonavala. The hill station is surrounded by verdant hills dotted<br />
with waterfalls in the monsoons. There are plenty of hiking opportunities<br />
here such as to Rajmachi Point, Lohagad Fort, and Duke’s Nose. Then head<br />
over to the Bushi Dam waterfall to join monsoon revellers. Next stop is<br />
Karla Caves, a complex of Buddhist cave shrines that date to 3rd century<br />
BC. Don’t forget to buy a packet of Lonavala chikki, a candy made with<br />
jaggery & peanuts from several shops in and en route Lonavala.<br />
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BANGKOK AIRWAYS NEWS 116 / ROUTE MAP 126 / AIRCRAFT INFO 128<br />
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BANGKOK AIRWAYS NEWS<br />
BANGKOK AIRWAYS RECEIVES<br />
AWARD AS MOST PUNCTUAL AIRLINE<br />
Bangkok Airways is the only <strong>Thai</strong><br />
carrier that ranks in the Top 20 airlines<br />
– based on its On-Time Performance<br />
(OTP) of 87.16 per cent in 2018. In<br />
addition to ranking fifth overall<br />
in an impressive leap from 32nd<br />
place in 2017, the airline is also<br />
ranked second among airlines in<br />
the Asia Pacific region. This<br />
recognition means a great deal<br />
and encouragement for everyone at<br />
Bangkok Airways. With this recognition,<br />
the goal continues to maintain<br />
quality on punctuality performances<br />
with the highest safety standards.<br />
OAG is the world’s leading<br />
provider of annual travel data and<br />
insight ranking of OTP for the<br />
world’s largest airlines and airports.<br />
สายการบินบางกอกแอร์เวย์สเป็นสายการบิน<br />
เดียวของประเทศไทยที่ติดอันดับท็อป 20<br />
ด้านความตรงต่อเวลา จากการจัดอันดับ<br />
ของสายการบินจากทั่วโลก (Top 20<br />
Airlines by On-Time Performance) จาก<br />
โอเอจี (OAG) ด้วยสถิติความตรงต่อเวลา<br />
87.16% ในปี 2561 เป็นอันดับที่ 2 ใน<br />
ภูมิภาคเอเชียแปซิฟิก และเป็นอันดับที่ 5<br />
ของโลก เลื่อนขึ้นมาจากอันดับที่ 32 ของ<br />
โลก ในปี 2560 ทั้งนี้ สายการบินฯ ไม่เพียง<br />
แต่ให้ความสำคัญในระดับความตรงต่อ<br />
เวลา (On-Time Performance: OTP)<br />
เท่านั้น แต่ยังคงมุ่งมั่นปฏิบัติตามขั้นตอน<br />
เพื่อให้เกิดความตรงต่อเวลาอย่างแท้จริง<br />
โอเอจี (OAG) เป็นบริษัทชั้นนำในการ<br />
วิเคราะห์ข้อมูลด้านอุตสาหกรรมการบิน<br />
ระดับโลก ที่เปิดเผยข้อมูลรายงานเกี่ยวกับ<br />
สถิติความตรงต่อเวลาของสายการบินเเละ<br />
ท่าอากาศยานทั่วโลกเป็นประจำทุกปี<br />
BANGKOK AIRWAYS WINS “TRAVELERS’ CHOICE AWARDS –<br />
REGIONAL AIRLINE ASIA <strong>2019</strong>” FROM TRIPADVISOR<br />
Bangkok Airways Public Company Limited<br />
has been awarded the “Travelers’ Choice<br />
Awards – Regional Airline Asia <strong>2019</strong>” by<br />
TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel site.<br />
TripAdvisor’s Travelers’ Choice Awards<br />
are based on reviews by global travellers<br />
that focus on service, quality and value.<br />
TripAdvisor, through using an algorithm,<br />
accounts for the quantity and quality<br />
of airline reviews and ratings over a<br />
12-month period (January - December<br />
2018) to determine the award recipients.<br />
BANGKOK AIRWAYS<br />
AWARDED SUPERBRANDS<br />
THAILAND 2018<br />
Bangkok Airways President Mr. Puttipong Prasarttong-<br />
Osoth (left) recently received the Superbrands <strong>Thai</strong>land<br />
2018 Award from Mr. Preecha Kaenprom, Country<br />
Director, Superbrands <strong>Thai</strong>land (right). The award<br />
presentation took place at the airline headquarters.<br />
The award bestows a distinguished accolade to<br />
organisations with the strongest brands in <strong>Thai</strong>land. <strong>Thai</strong><br />
consumers, marketers and journalists give their votes and<br />
final results are determined by the Superbrands council of<br />
judges from over 500 leading organisations in <strong>Thai</strong>land.<br />
สายการบินบางกอกแอร์เวย์ส โดย นายพุฒิพงศ์ ปราสาททองโอสถ<br />
กรรมการผู้อำนวยการใหญ่ (ซ้าย) รับมอบรางวัลสุดยอดแบรนด์<br />
แห่งปี 2561 จาก นายปรีชา แก่นพรม ผู้อำนวยการซุปเปอร์แบรนด์<br />
ประเทศไทย (ขวา) ณ สำนักงานใหญ่ สายการบินบางกอกแอร์เวย์ส<br />
รางวัลสุดยอดแบรนด์แห่งปี 2561 ถือเป็นรางวัลทรงเกียรติ<br />
สำหรับองค์กรที่มีความเป็นเลิศในการสร้างแบรนด์ให้แข็งแกร่งเป็นที่<br />
ยอมรับในระดับสากล ซึ่งได้รับการโหวตจากผู้บริโภค ผู้ทรงคุณวุฒิ<br />
ด้านการตลาด สื่อมวลชน และได้รับคะแนนโหวตสูงสุดจากคณะ<br />
กรรมการอิสระจากองค์กรชั้นนำกว่า 500 แห่งทั่วประเทศไทย<br />
สายการบินบางกอกแอร์เวย์ส ได้รับรางวัล<br />
“ทราเวลเลอร์ส ช้อยส์ แอร์ไลน์ อวอร์ดส์ –<br />
สายการบินยอดเยี่ยมในภูมิภาคเอเชีย ประจำปี<br />
2562” จากทริปแอดไวเซอร์ (TripAdvisor)<br />
เว็บไซต์ด้านการท่องเที่ยวชั้นนำของโลกที่มีการ<br />
จัดอันดับความพึงพอใจในการใช้บริการสายการบิน<br />
ทั่วโลกตลอดระยะเวลา 12 เดือน (มกราคม -<br />
ธันวาคม 2561) การรีวิวและคะแนนที่ได้รับล้วน<br />
แสดงถึงคุณภาพและความโดดเด่นในการให้<br />
บริการของสายการบินที่ลูกค้าชื่นชอบ ซึ่งเป็น<br />
ส่วนสำคัญที่ทำให้นักเดินทางมีความเชื่อมั่นและ<br />
เลือกใช้บริการกับสายการบินฯ<br />
BANGKOK AIRWAYS ANNOUNCES OPERATING RESULTS FOR THE<br />
FIRST QUARTER OF <strong>2019</strong> TOTAL REVENUE 7,789.9 MILLION BAHT;<br />
NET PROFIT 510.8 MILLION BAHT<br />
Bangkok Airways Public Company<br />
Limited announces its operating<br />
results for the first quarter of<br />
<strong>2019</strong> which has achieved a total<br />
revenue amounting to 7,789.9<br />
million baht. The net profit was<br />
reported at 510.8 million baht.<br />
Mr. Puttipong Prasarttong-<br />
Osoth, President of Bangkok<br />
Airways Public Company Limited<br />
commented that, “In the first<br />
quarter, total revenue of the company<br />
was 7,789.9 million baht. The net<br />
profit was reported at the amount<br />
of 510.8 million baht in which the<br />
profit attributable to the equity<br />
holder of the company was 504.3<br />
million baht. Earnings per share<br />
equal to 0.24 baht. The total<br />
number of passengers in the first<br />
quarter of <strong>2019</strong> was 1.73 million<br />
passengers and the passenger<br />
load factor was at 74.6 per cent.<br />
For this quarter, the majority of<br />
passengers were from point-ofsale<br />
in Europe at 25 per cent, in<br />
<strong>Thai</strong>land at 23 per cent and in<br />
Asia, excluding <strong>Thai</strong>land, at 20<br />
per cent respectively.”<br />
“In February, the Civil Aviation<br />
Authority of <strong>Thai</strong>land approved<br />
the renewal of the company’s<br />
Airport Operator License (AOL);<br />
the license is valid for 10 years. In<br />
March <strong>2019</strong>, Bangkok Air Aviation<br />
Training Center Company Limited<br />
(BATC), a subsidiary of Bangkok<br />
Airways Public Company Limited<br />
signed a partnership agreement<br />
with International Air Transport<br />
Association (IATA) on the<br />
establishment of IATA Regional<br />
Aviation Training Partner in Bangkok.<br />
Additionally, the company has<br />
joined hands with BTS Group<br />
Holding Public Company Limited<br />
and Sino-<strong>Thai</strong> Engineering &<br />
Construction Public Company<br />
Limited, submitting the proposal<br />
under the name of “BBS Joint<br />
Venture” for the bidding of U-Tapao<br />
International Airport and Eastern<br />
Aviation City Development project<br />
to the Royal <strong>Thai</strong> Navy, which is<br />
under the public private partnership.”<br />
In the first quarter of <strong>2019</strong>,<br />
Bangkok Airways launched new<br />
non-stop flight services between<br />
Bangkok-Cam Ranh (Vietnam)<br />
with 4 flights per week and<br />
Chiang Mai-Krabi (one way) with<br />
3 flights per week. Additionally,<br />
the airline increased its flight<br />
frequency on various routes such<br />
as Bangkok-Danang (Vietnam)<br />
route from 7 flights per week to<br />
14 flights per week, Bangkok-<br />
Mandalay (Myanmar) from 11<br />
flights per week to 14 flights per<br />
week to facilitate its passengers<br />
and code-share partners,”<br />
Mr. Puttipong confirmed.<br />
นายพุฒิพงศ์ ปราสาททองโอสถ กรรมการผู้อำนวยการใหญ่<br />
บริษัท การบินกรุงเทพ จำกัด (มหาชน) เปิดเผยว่า “ผลการ<br />
ดำเนินงานในไตรมาสที่ 1 ของปี 2562 บริษัทฯ มีรายได้รวม<br />
7,789.9 ล้านบาท มีกำไรสุทธิเท่ากับ 510.8 ล้านบาท โดย<br />
เป็นกำไรสุทธิที่เป็นส่วนของผู้ถือหุ้นของบริษัทฯ เท่ากับ 504.3<br />
ล้านบาท กำไรต่อหุ้นเท่ากับ 0.24 บาทต่อหุ้น มีจำนวนผู้<br />
โดยสารรวม 1.73 ล้านคน และมีอัตราส่วนการขนส่งผู้โดยสาร<br />
เฉลี่ย (Load Factor) ร้อยละ 74.6 ซึ่งสัดส่วนผู้โดยสารจากจุด<br />
จำหน่ายบัตรโดยสาร (Point-of-Sale) 3 อันดับแรก มาจาก<br />
ภูมิภาคยุโรปร้อยละ 25.0 ในประเทศไทยร้อยละ 23.0 และใน<br />
ภูมิภาคเอเชียไม่รวมประเทศไทยร้อยละ 20.0”<br />
“ในเดือนกุมภาพันธ์ที่ผ่านมา บริษัทฯ ได้รับการต่อใบอนุญาต<br />
ประกอบกิจการค้าขายในการเดินอากาศ (Airport Operator<br />
License หรือ AOL) จากสำนักงานการบินพลเรือนแห่ง<br />
ประเทศไทย โดยใบอนุญาตมีอายุ 10 ปี และในเดือนมีนาคม บริษัท<br />
บางกอกแอร์ เอวิเอชั่น เทรนนิ่ง เซ็นเตอร์ จ ำกัด ซึ่งเป็นบริษัทในเครือ<br />
ได้ลงนามสัญญากับสมาคมขนส่งทางอากาศระหว่างประเทศ<br />
(IATA) เพื่อจัดตั้งศูนย์ฝึกอบรมด้านการบินของ IATA ระดับภูมิภาค<br />
และนอกจากนี ้บริษัทฯ ได้ร่วมกับ บริษัท บีทีเอส กรุ๊ป โฮลดิ้งส์<br />
จำกัด (มหาชน) และ บริษัท ซิโน-ไทย เอ็นจิเนียริ่ง แอนด์ คอน<br />
สตรัคชั่น จำกัด (มหาชน) ในนามของ “กิจการร่วมค้าบีบีเอส”<br />
ในการยื่นข้อเสนอเข้าร่วมลงทุนในโครงการพัฒนาสนามบิน<br />
อู่ตะเภาและเมืองการบินภาคตะวันออกต่อกองทัพเรือ”<br />
“สำหรับการขยายเส้นทางบินและการเพิ่มเที่ยวบินของ<br />
บริษัทฯ ในไตรมาสแรกปี 2562 บริษัทฯ ได้เปิดให้บริการเส้น<br />
ทางบินใหม่ระหว่างกรุงเทพฯ-คัมรัน (เวียดนาม) เมื่อเดือน<br />
มกราคมที่ผ่านมา โดยให้บริการสัปดาห์ละ 4 เที่ยวบิน ด้วย<br />
เครื่องบินแบบแอร์บัส เอ319 ขนาด 144 ที่นั่ง และเส้นทาง<br />
เชียงใหม่-กระบี่ (เที่ยวเดียว) ให้บริการ 3 เที่ยวบินต่อสัปดาห์<br />
ด้วยเครื่องบินแบบแอร์บัส เอ319 ขนาด 144 ที่นั่ง ในเดือน<br />
มีนาคม และได้เพิ่มความถี่ของเที่ยวบินในเส้นทางบินระหว่าง<br />
ประเทศที่ได้รับความนิยม ได้แก่ กรุงเทพฯ-ดานัง (เวียดนาม)<br />
จากสัปดาห์ละ 7 เที่ยวบิน เพิ่มเป็นสัปดาห์ละ 14 เที่ยวบิน<br />
กรุงเทพฯ-มัณฑะเลย์ (เมียนมาร์) จากสัปดาห์ละ 11 เที่ยวบิน<br />
เพิ่มเป็นสัปดาห์ละ 14 เที่ยวบิน เพื่ออำนวยความสะดวกให้แก่<br />
ผู้โดยสารและสายการบินพันธมิตร” นายพุฒิพงศ์กล่าวปิดท้าย<br />
116 117
BANGKOK AIRWAYS NEWS<br />
BANGKOK AIRWAYS WELCOMES ITS LATEST ATR 72-600 AIRCRAFT<br />
Recently, Bangkok Airways led by<br />
Air Marshall Dechit Chareonwong,<br />
Vice President of Flight Operations<br />
(3th from right) together with<br />
airline pilots welcomed a brandnew<br />
ATR 72-600 aircraft at<br />
Suvarnabhumi Airport.<br />
The new ATR 72-600 was<br />
delivered from the ATR manufacturer<br />
in Toulouse, France. This new<br />
generation ATR-600 is equipped<br />
with a state-of-the-art, full-glass<br />
cockpit monitoring and control<br />
systems. It also features high<br />
comfort layout seating for 70<br />
passengers with larger overhead<br />
bins to enhance travel convenience<br />
and satisfaction. The recently<br />
delivered ATR 72-600 will be<br />
part of added services on domestic<br />
flights such as Sukhothai, Trat,<br />
Lampang, Samui (Surat Thani),<br />
Phuket, Krabi and Hat Yai (Songkhla).<br />
Currently, the Bangkok Airways<br />
fleet consists of 40 aircrafts; 2<br />
ATR72-500s, 13 ATR72-600s,<br />
16 A319s, and 9 A320s.<br />
เมื่อเร็วๆ นี้ สายการบินบางกอกแอร์เวย์ส นำโดย<br />
กัปตัน พล.อ.ท. เดชิศร์ เจริญวงศ์ รองกรรมการ<br />
ผู้อำนวยการใหญ่ ฝ่ายปฏิบัติการบิน (ที่ 3 จากขวา)<br />
และผู้บริหารของสายการบินฯ ร่วมกับทีมนักบิน ให้การ<br />
ต้อนรับเครื่องบินแบบเอทีอาร์ รุ่น 72-600 ลำล่าสุด<br />
ณ ท่าอากาศยานสุวรรณภูมิ<br />
เครื่องบินโดยสารแบบเอทีอาร์ รุ่น 72-600 ลำนี้<br />
มาจากโรงงานเอทีอาร์ เมืองตูลูส ประเทศฝรั่งเศส<br />
ประกอบไปด้วยที่นั่งจำนวน 70 ที่นั่ง มีระบบควบคุม<br />
การบินที่มีความทันสมัยซึ่งแสดงผลเป็นระบบดิจิตัล<br />
ทั้งหมด มีที่นั่งโดยสารที่กว้างขวางสะดวกสบาย<br />
และช่องใส่สัมภาระเหนือศีรษะที่มีขนาดใหญ่ขึ้นกว่าเดิม<br />
โดยเครื่องบินเอทีอาร์รุ่น 72-600 ลำใหม่นี้จะให้<br />
บริการสำหรับเส้นทางบินในประเทศของบางกอก<br />
แอร์เวย์ส อาทิ สุโขทัย ตราด ลำปาง สมุย (จังหวัด<br />
สุราษฎร์ธานี) ภูเก็ต กระบี่ และหาดใหญ่ (จังหวัด<br />
สงขลา) เป็นต้น<br />
ปัจจุบัน สายการบินบางกอกแอร์เวย์สมีเครื่องบิน<br />
ประจำฝูงบินทั้งหมด 40 ลำ ประกอบไปด้วยเครื่องบิน<br />
แบบเอทีอาร์ 72-500 จำนวน 2 ลำ เอทีอาร์ 72-600<br />
จำนวน 13 ลำ แอร์บัส เอ 319 จำนวน 16 ลำ และ<br />
แอร์บัส เอ 320 จำนวน 9 ลำ<br />
BANGKOK AIRWAYS CONGRATULATES<br />
THAI AIRWAYS ON ITS 59TH ANNIVERSARY<br />
Recently, Bangkok Airways represented by Mr.<br />
Songkrot Palakawong Na Ayuthaya, Director<br />
– Corporate Communications, (3rd from left)<br />
made a visit to the <strong>Thai</strong> Airways International<br />
(THAI) Head Office to congratulate the national<br />
carrier on its 59th anniversary and to donate<br />
funds for their “Rak Khun Tao <strong>Fah</strong>” charity<br />
campaign. The donation was received by Mr.<br />
Sumeth Damrongchaitham (2nd from right),<br />
President of <strong>Thai</strong> Airways International.<br />
เมื่อเร็วๆ นี้ สายการบินบางกอกแอร์เวย์ส โดยนาย<br />
ทรงกรต ปาลกะวงศ์ ณ อยุธยา ผู้อำนวยการส่วน<br />
ประชาสัมพันธ์องค์กร (ที่ 3 จากซ้าย) ร่วมแสดง<br />
ความยินดีและมอบเงินบริจาคเข้ากองทุนเพื่อการ<br />
กุศล “รักคุณเท่าฟ้า” เนื่องในโอกาสวันคล้ายวัน<br />
ก่อตั้งครบรอบ 59 ปีของบริษัท การบินไทย จำกัด<br />
(มหาชน) โดยมีนายสุเมธ ดำรงชัยธรรม กรรมการ<br />
ผู้อำนวยการใหญ่ (ที่ 2 จากขวา) เป็นผู้รับมอบ ณ<br />
สำนักงานใหญ่ บริษัท การบินไทย จำกัด (มหาชน)<br />
118
BANGKOK AIRWAYS NEWS<br />
FRENCH CUISINE WORKSHOP BY BANGKOK AIRWAYS<br />
An exclusive cooking workshop<br />
for members of the media to<br />
learn about French cuisine was<br />
recently organised by Bangkok<br />
Airways. Led by airline president<br />
Mr. Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth<br />
(3rd from left) and Gourmet Primo<br />
Co. General Manager Mr. Gerhard<br />
Engleitner (2nd from right), the<br />
workshop was held at Brassie 9<br />
restaurant also with members of the<br />
Bangkok Airways management team.<br />
BANGKOK AIRWAYS INTRODUCES<br />
A “SURF ON BOARD” CAMPAIGN<br />
To support a healthy lifestyle and<br />
sports tourism, Bangkok Airways<br />
launches the special “Surf On Board”<br />
campaign, waving the usual service<br />
fees when passengers check in their<br />
surfboards for all flights (conditions<br />
apply). The offer will be valid from 1<br />
May until the end of December <strong>2019</strong>.<br />
Surfers who travel on Bangkok<br />
Airways flights (except for ATR aircraft)<br />
will be able to load their surfboards (1<br />
per passenger) for free in addition to the<br />
regular baggage allowance (limited space<br />
per each aircraft). The surfboard should<br />
be properly packed. Additionally, this<br />
service is applied for travel purpose only<br />
and not for commercial.<br />
To take advantage of this service,<br />
passengers are requested to contact<br />
Bangkok Airways Call Centre at 1771, or<br />
at email: reservation@bangkokair.com to<br />
book space, as there may be limitations<br />
in some aircraft.<br />
For worry-free travel, the airline highly<br />
Gourmet Primo Co., is a business<br />
unit of Bangkok Air Catering Co.,<br />
(BAC), offering the highest quality<br />
food products for a wide range<br />
of customer tastes. The company<br />
also provides semi-prepared<br />
products, specialty dish ingredients,<br />
as well as fully-prepared cooked,<br />
chilled, or frozen meals. In addition,<br />
the company manages three<br />
dining establishments: Brasserie 9<br />
restaurant, offering their finest in<br />
authentic French cuisine located<br />
on Sathorn Soi 6, and two branches<br />
of the Al Saray restaurant, serving<br />
the best of Lebanese and Indian<br />
cuisine. In the fourth quarter of<br />
<strong>2019</strong>, the company also plans<br />
to introduce another restaurant,<br />
“Ruen Noppakao,” to offer the<br />
best in <strong>Thai</strong> royal cuisine.<br />
recommends passengers travelling with<br />
surfboards to consider purchasing “Protective<br />
Wing,” a travel insurance that will ensure<br />
their travels go smoothly by avoiding any<br />
potential damage that may occur. To<br />
purchase the Protective Wing policy,<br />
please visit insurance.bangkokair.com or<br />
call 02 305 8457 for more information.<br />
สายการบินบางกอกแอร์เวย์ส จัดแคมเปญ “Surf<br />
On Board” เพื่อส่งเสริมการออกกำลังกายและ<br />
สนับสนุนการท่องเที่ยวเชิงกีฬา โดยมอบสิทธิพิเศษ<br />
แก่ผู้โดยสารของสายการบินฯ ในการโหลดกระดาน<br />
โต้คลื่นในเที่ยวบินโดยไม่มีค่าใช้จ่าย ทั้งนี้อยู่<br />
ภายใต้เงื่อนไขที ่บริษัทฯ กำหนด เริ่มตั้งแต่วันที่<br />
1 พฤษภาคม ถึงวันที่ 31 ธันวาคม 2562 นี้<br />
ผู้โดยสารที่เดินทางกับสายการบินบางกอก<br />
แอร์เวย์สและมีความประสงค์ที่จะโหลดกระดานโต้คลื่น<br />
สามารถโหลดขึ้นเครื่องได้ 1 ท่านต่อ 1 ชิ้น นอกเหนือ<br />
จากสัมภาระปกติ (น้ำหนักสัมภาระรวมของผู้โดยสาร<br />
จะไม่ถูกนับในสิทธิพิเศษนี้) โดยผู้โดยสารจะต้องจัด<br />
เก็บกระดานโต้คลื่นในถุงอุปกรณ์ให้เรียบร้อย ทั้งนี้<br />
การให้บริการจะยกเว้นเที่ยวบินที่ให้บริการด้วย<br />
เครื่องบินแบบเอทีอาร์ และมีจำกัดจำนวนกระดาน<br />
เมื่อเร็วๆ นี้ สายการบินบางกอก<br />
แอร์เวย์ส โดยนายพุฒิพงศ์<br />
ปราสาททองโอสถ กรรมการ<br />
ผู้อำนวยการใหญ่ (ที่ 3 จากซ้าย)<br />
ร่วมกับบริษัท กรูเมท์พรีโม่ จำกัด<br />
โดย มร. แกร์ฮาร์ด อิงลิชเนอร์<br />
ผู้จัดการทั่วไป (ที่ 2 จากขวา) จัด<br />
กิจกรรมเวิร์กช็อปทำเมนูอาหาร<br />
ฝรั่งเศสแบบดั้งเดิม โดยมีสื่อมวลชน<br />
และผู้บริหารของสายการบินฯ เข้า<br />
ร่วม ณ ร้านอาหารบราซารี่ไนน์<br />
(Brasserie 9) ถนนสาธร ซอย 6<br />
บริษัท กรูเมท์พรีโม่ จำกัด เป็น<br />
บริษัทในเครือบริษัท บางกอกแอร์<br />
เคเทอริ่ง จำกัด (BAC) ให้บริการ<br />
อาหารแปรรูปเพื่อจัดจำหน่าย<br />
รวมถึงให้บริการจัดเลี้ยงและให้<br />
บริการให้คำปรึกษาเกี่ยวกับเรื่อง<br />
อาหาร นอกจากนี้ ยังมีธุรกิจร้าน<br />
อาหารในเครืออีก 3 แห่ง ได้แก่<br />
ร้านอาหารบราซารี่ไนน์<br />
(Brasserie 9) เป็นร้านอาหารฝรั่งเศส<br />
แบบดั้งเดิม ร้านอาหาร Al Saray<br />
เป็นร้านอาหารเลบานีสและอาหาร<br />
อินเดีย ซึ่งปัจจุบันมีอยู่ 2 สาขา<br />
คือ สาขาซอยศูนย์วิจัยและสาขา<br />
สีลม และภายในปี 2562 บริษัทฯ<br />
มีแผนจะเปิดให้บริการร้านเรือน<br />
นพเก้า ซึ่งเป็นร้านอาหารไทย<br />
ตำรับชาววังเพิ่มเติมอีก 1 แห่ง<br />
โต้คลื ่นต่อเที่ยวบิน การใช้สิทธิ์ดังกล่าวเพื่อจุด<br />
ประสงค์ในการท่องเที่ยวเท่านั้น ไม่สามารถใช้<br />
ขนย้ายอุปกรณ์กระดานโต้คลื่นในเชิงพาณิชย์ได้<br />
ผู้โดยสารต้องติดต่อแจ้งความประสงค์ก่อนเดิน<br />
ทางล่วงหน้า เพื่อตรวจสอบสถานะการใช้สิทธิ์ได้ที่<br />
ศูนย์บริการข้อมูลลูกค้าโทร 1771 (ค่าบริการครั้งละ<br />
3 บาททั่วไทย เฉพาะโทรศัพท์พื้นฐาน) หรือที่อีเมล<br />
reservation@bangkokair.com และทางสายการ<br />
บินฯ แนะนำผู้โดยสารที่มีความประสงค์ซื้อประกัน<br />
การเดินทาง Protective Wing เพื่อคุ้มครองการเดิน<br />
ทางและอุปกรณ์ที่จะนำขึ้นโหลด สามารถซื้อพร้อม<br />
บัตรโดยสาร หรือผ่านทาง http://insurance.<br />
bangkokair.com ล่วงหน้า 3 ชั่วโมงก่อนเวลา<br />
เดินทาง สอบถามข้อมูลเพิ่มเติมเกี่ยวกับประกันภัย<br />
การเดินทางได้ที่ โทร. 02 305 8457<br />
BANGKOK AIRWAYS AND TAT<br />
LAUNCH “BANGKOK AIRWAYS<br />
HAPPY WEEKDAYS” CAMPAIGN<br />
Bangkok Airways Public Company<br />
led by Ms. Plernpis Kosolutasarn,<br />
Director – Marketing Promotion<br />
(2nd from right), in collaboration<br />
with the Tourism Authority of<br />
<strong>Thai</strong>land (TAT) led by Mr. Noppadon<br />
Pakprot, Deputy Governor for<br />
Domestic Marketing (2nd from<br />
left) and Mr. Wiboon Nimitrwanich,<br />
Executive Director of the Eastern<br />
Region (1st from left ) organised<br />
the official launch of “ Bangkok<br />
Airways Happy Weekdays”<br />
campaign. Bangkok Airways<br />
passengers who purchase a<br />
domestic ticket for travel on the<br />
weekdays of Monday, Tuesday,<br />
Wednesday, and Thursday<br />
during 15 May - 31 <strong>Jul</strong>y <strong>2019</strong><br />
will receive a chance to win<br />
Bangkok Airways prizes. The<br />
launch was announced at the<br />
Bangkok Airways head office on<br />
Vibhavadi Rangsit Road.<br />
The “Bangkok Airways Happy<br />
Weekdays” campaign is aimed at<br />
boosting tourism and travel before<br />
the weekend arrives. Bangkok Airways<br />
passengers who purchase a domestic<br />
ticket during 15 May - 31 <strong>Jul</strong>y <strong>2019</strong><br />
will be eligible to win one of the 50<br />
prizes of 2 round trip tickets to<br />
various domestic destinations such<br />
as Bangkok-Samui (10 prizes), Bangkok-<br />
Chiang Rai (10 prizes), Bangkok-Krabi<br />
(10 prizes), Bangkok-Lampang (10<br />
prizes) and Bangkok-Trat (10 prizes).<br />
Bangkok Airways passengers<br />
can register at www.bangkokair.com<br />
/weekdayspecial from 15 May - 2<br />
<strong>Aug</strong>ust <strong>2019</strong> to participate and<br />
take advantage of this offer. The<br />
drawing of ticket prizes will take<br />
place on 8 <strong>Aug</strong>ust <strong>2019</strong>. The<br />
lucky winners will be announced<br />
on 15 <strong>Aug</strong>ust <strong>2019</strong> via www.<br />
bangkokair.com/weekdayspecial and<br />
www.facebook.com/flybangkokair<br />
เมื่อเร็วๆ นี้ สายการบินบางกอกแอร์เวย์ส น ำโดย นางสาวเพลินพิศ<br />
โกศลยุทธสาร ผู้อำนวยการส่วนส่งเสริมการตลาด (ที่ 2 จากขวา)<br />
ร่วมกับ การท่องเที่ยวแห่งประเทศไทย (ททท.) โดยนายนพดล<br />
ภาคพรต รองผู้ว่าการด้านตลาดในประเทศ (ที่ 2 จากซ้าย) และนาย<br />
วิบูลย์ นิมิตรวานิช ผู้อำนวยการภูมิภาคตะวันออก (ซ้าย) เปิดตัว<br />
แคมเปญ “บางกอกแอร์เวย์ส ชวนบินวันธรรมดา ลุ้นฟินแบบไม่<br />
ธรรมดา” มอบสิทธิ์ในการลุ้นรางวัลบัตรโดยสารเครื่องบินแก่ผู้<br />
โดยสารของบางกอกแอร์เวย์ส เมื่อซื้อบัตรโดยสารเส้นทางภายใน<br />
ประเทศระหว่างวันที่ 15 พฤษภาคม - 31 กรกฎาคม 2562 เพื่อเดิน<br />
ทางท่องเที่ยวในวันธรรมดา (จันทร์ อังคาร พุธ พฤหัสบดี) ณ<br />
สำนักงานใหญ่ สายการบินบางกอกแอร์เวย์ส<br />
แคมเปญ “บางกอกแอร์เวย์ส ชวนบินวันธรรมดา ลุ้นฟินแบบไม่<br />
ธรรมดา” จัดขึ้นเพื่อกระตุ้นการเดินทางท่องเที่ยวในวันธรรมดาให้<br />
มากขึ้น โดยผู้โดยสารของสายการบินฯ ที่ซื้อบัตรโดยสารเส้นทาง<br />
ภายในประเทศระหว่างวันที่ 15 พฤษภาคม - 31 กรกฎาคม 2562<br />
เพื่อเดินทางท่องเที่ยวในวันธรรมดา (จันทร์ อังคาร พุธ พฤหัสบดี)<br />
จะได้รับสิทธิ์ลุ้นรางวัล บัตรโดยสาร ไป-กลับ เส้นทางบินภายใน<br />
ประเทศจำนวน 50 รางวัลๆ ละ 2 ที่นั่ง ได้แก่ กรุงเทพฯ-สมุย 10<br />
รางวัล กรุงเทพฯ-เชียงราย 10 รางวัล กรุงเทพฯ-ลำปาง 10 รางวัล<br />
กรุงเทพฯ-กระบี่ 10 รางวัล และ กรุงเทพฯ-ตราด 10 รางวัล<br />
ผู้โดยสารที่สนใจสามารถลงทะเบียนร่วมกิจกรรมได้ที่ www.<br />
bangkokair.com/weekdayspecial ตั้งแต่วันที่ 15 พฤษภาคม -<br />
2 สิงหาคม 2562 ทั้งนี้แคมเปญดังกล่าวมีกำหนดจับรางวัลในวันที่<br />
8 สิงหาคม 2562 และจะประกาศรายชื่อผู้โชคดีที่ได้รับรางวัลในวันที่<br />
15 สิงหาคม 2562 ผ่านทางเว็บไซต์ที่ www.bangkokair.com/<br />
weekdayspecial และทางเฟสบุ๊คที่ www.facebook.com/<br />
flybangkokair<br />
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BANGKOK AIRWAYS NEWS<br />
“BANGKOK AIRWAYS KRABI HALF MARATHON” MARKS AIRLINE’S<br />
BOUTIQUE SERIES <strong>2019</strong><br />
The “Bangkok Airways Krabi Half<br />
Marathon” at Thara Park in Krabi<br />
province was recently organised<br />
by the airline, led by Mr. Nijjapat<br />
Piyapant, Vice President – Ground<br />
Operations. The event was attended<br />
by Mr. Somkuan Khanngern, Vice<br />
Governor of Krabi and joined by<br />
more than 3,500 running enthusiasts<br />
from around the world.<br />
Bangkok Airways organised<br />
the half marathon to promote<br />
Krabi tourism and to ensure<br />
that participants recognise the<br />
importance of a healthy lifestyle.<br />
Divided into 3 categories, the fun<br />
runs on offer included 5 kilometres,<br />
a mini marathon of 10 kilometres<br />
and a half marathon of 21 kilometres.<br />
Along the route, runners had an<br />
opportunity to experience the<br />
vibrant lifestyle of Krabi city and<br />
the natural beauty of the Paknam<br />
Krabi area. This year’s participants<br />
also experienced Bangkok Airways’<br />
signature boutique touches<br />
from the collaboration with<br />
stupidnoobmacc, a renowned <strong>Thai</strong><br />
illustrator behind “BabyBoy” who<br />
designed a special collection just<br />
for “Bangkok Airways Boutique<br />
Series <strong>2019</strong>”. The unique designs<br />
highlighted each province’s<br />
uniqueness thus themes created<br />
by BabyBoy are featured on the<br />
running series’ shirts, medals and<br />
trophies in each destination.<br />
Bangkok Airways Krabi Half-<br />
Marathon is the first event out of<br />
six planned programmes of the<br />
Bangkok Airways Boutique Series<br />
<strong>2019</strong>. The remaining programmes<br />
are the “Samui Half Marathon”<br />
on 2 June <strong>2019</strong>, “Lampang Half<br />
Marathon” on 7 <strong>Jul</strong>y <strong>2019</strong>, “Phuket<br />
Half Marathon” on 4 <strong>Aug</strong>ust <strong>2019</strong>,<br />
“Chiang Rai Marathon” on 15<br />
September <strong>2019</strong> and “Lanna Half<br />
Marathon” on 3 November <strong>2019</strong>.<br />
For more information, please<br />
visit www.facebook.com/Bangkok<br />
Airways.Run or register to participate<br />
at www.bangkokairwaysrun.com<br />
เมื่อเร็วๆ นี้ สายการบินบางกอกแอร์เวย์ส โดย นายนิจพัฒน์<br />
ปิยะพันธ์ รองกรรมการผู้อำนวยการใหญ่ ฝ่ายปฏิบัติการ<br />
ภาคพื้น จัดงาน “บางกอกแอร์เวย์ส กระบี่ฮาล์ฟมาราธอน”<br />
รายการวิ่งรายการแรกของ “บางกอกแอร์เวย์ส บูทีค ซีรีส์<br />
<strong>2019</strong>” (Bangkok Airways Boutique Series <strong>2019</strong>) ณ<br />
สวนสาธารณะธารา จังหวัดกระบี่ โดยมีนายสมควร ขันเงิน<br />
รองผู้ว่าราชการจังหวัดกระบี่ เป็นประธานในพิธีเปิด และมี<br />
นักวิ่งทั้งชาวไทยและชาวต่างชาติร่วมงานกว่า 3,500 คน<br />
การแข่งขัน “บางกอกแอร์เวย์ส กระบี่ฮาล์ฟมาราธอน” จัดขึ้น<br />
เพื่อส่งเสริมการท่องเที่ยวและการกีฬาในจังหวัดกระบี่ โดยแบ่ง<br />
การแข่งขันออกเป็นประเภทฟันรัน 5 กิโลเมตร มินิมาราธอน 10<br />
กิโลเมตร และฮาล์ฟมาราธอน 21 กิโลเมตร โดยเส้นทางวิ่งผ่านตัว<br />
เมืองทำให้นักวิ่งมีโอกาสได้สัมผัสวิถีชีวิตผู้คนยามเช้า และความ<br />
งดงามทางธรรมชาติบริเวณปากน้ำกระบี่ ผสมผสานความเป็น<br />
บูทีคในแบบฉบับของบางกอกแอร์เวย์ส โดยเสื้อวิ่งที่ใช้ในการแข่งขัน<br />
ได้รับการออกแบบโดย stupidnoobmacc ศิลปินอิลลัสเตรเตอร์<br />
ชื่อดังชาวไทย ในการนำคาแรคเตอร์ “เบบี้บอย (BabyBoy)” มาใช้<br />
ในเสื้อ เหรียญรางวัล และถ้วยรางวัล ให้มีเอกลักษณ์ไม่ซ้ำกันใน<br />
แต่ละรายการวิ่งของ บางกอกแอร์เวย์ส บูทีค ซีรีส์ <strong>2019</strong><br />
รายการวิ่ง “บางกอกแอร์เวย์ส กระบี่ ฮาล์ฟมาราธอน” เป็น<br />
รายการแรก จากทั้งหมด 6 รายการของ “บางกอกแอร์เวย์ส บูทีค<br />
ซีรีส์ <strong>2019</strong>” ที่จัดขึ้นใน 6 จุดหมายปลายทางของสายการบินฯ<br />
ตลอดปี 2562 โดยรายการวิ่งที่เหลืออีก 5 รายการ ได้แก่ รายการ<br />
วิ่ง “สมุยฮาล์ฟมาราธอน” ที่อำเภอเกาะสมุย จังหวัดสุราษฎ์ธานี<br />
ในวันที่ 2 มิถุนายน 2562 รายการวิ่ง “ลำปางฮาล์ฟมาราธอน”<br />
ที่จังหวัดลำปาง ในวันที่ 7 กรกฎาคม 2562 รายการวิ่ง “ภูเก็ต<br />
ฮาล์ฟมาราธอน” ที่จังหวัดภูเก็ต ในวันที่ 4 สิงหาคม 2562 รายการ<br />
วิ่ง “เชียงรายฮาล์ฟมาราธอน” ที่จังหวัดเชียงราย ในวันที่ 15<br />
กันยายน 2562 และรายการวิ่ง “ล้านนาฮาล์ฟมาราธอน” ที่จังหวัด<br />
เชียงใหม่ วันที่ 3 พฤศจิกายน 2562<br />
สำหรับผู้ที่สนใจสามารถสอบถามและดูรายละเอียดเพิ่มเติม<br />
ได้ที่ www.facebook.com/BangkokAirways.Run และสมัครเข้า<br />
ร่วมแข่งขันได้ที่ www.bangkokairwaysrun.com<br />
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AIRCRAFT INFO<br />
AIRBUS A319<br />
NUMBER OF FLEET : 16<br />
LENGTH : 33.84 m<br />
WINGSPAN : 34.1 m<br />
HEIGHT : 12.17 m<br />
ENGINE : IAE V2500<br />
CRUISING SPEED :<br />
920 km/h<br />
MAX OPERATIONAL ALTITUDE :<br />
39,800 ft<br />
PASSENGER CAPACITY :<br />
12 seats & 108 seats / 144 seats / 138 seats<br />
BANGKOK AIRWAYS OPERATES FOUR TYPES OF AIRCRAFT<br />
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of Bangkok Airways. It is YOUR<br />
MAGAZINE. It is distributed with our<br />
compliments on all Bangkok Airways<br />
flights. We hope you enjoy it.<br />
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AIRBUS A320<br />
NUMBER OF FLEET : 9<br />
LENGTH : 37.57 m<br />
WINGSPAN : 34.1 m<br />
HEIGHT : 12.17 m<br />
ENGINE : IAE V2500<br />
CRUISING SPEED :<br />
870 km/h<br />
MAX OPERATIONAL ALTITUDE :<br />
39,800 ft<br />
PASSENGER CAPACITY :<br />
162 seats<br />
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ATR 72-500<br />
NUMBER OF FLEET : 2<br />
LENGTH : 27.17 m<br />
WINGSPAN : 27.06 m<br />
HEIGHT : 7.65 m<br />
ENGINE : 2 x 2,750 hp<br />
Pratt & Whitney<br />
Canada PW127F<br />
CRUISING SPEED :<br />
509 km/h<br />
MAX OPERATIONAL ALTITUDE :<br />
25,000 ft<br />
PASSENGER CAPACITY :<br />
70 seats<br />
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ATR 72-600<br />
NUMBER OF FLEET : 13<br />
LENGTH : 27.166 m<br />
WINGSPAN : 27.050 m<br />
HEIGHT : 7.72 m<br />
ENGINE : 2 x 2,750 hp<br />
Pratt & Whitney<br />
Canada PW127M<br />
CRUISING SPEED :<br />
509 km/h<br />
MAX OPERATIONAL ALTITUDE :<br />
25,000 ft<br />
PASSENGER CAPACITY :<br />
70 seats<br />
OUR SCHEDULE FLIGHTS AND FREQUENCY<br />
DOMESTIC FLIGHTS<br />
Bangkok, Koh Samui, Phuket and Chiang Mai :<br />
Numerous flights every day from a variety of destinations<br />
Chiang Mai : 1 flight per day from Koh Samui<br />
Chiang Rai : 2 flights per day from Bangkok<br />
Hat Yai :<br />
1 flight per day from Phuket<br />
Koh Chang/Trat : 3 flights per day from Bangkok<br />
Krabi : 3 flights per day from Bangkok ;<br />
1 flight per day from Koh Samui ;<br />
1 flight per day from Chiang Mai<br />
Lampang : 3 flights per day from Bangkok<br />
Mae Hong Son : 1 flight per day from Chiang Mai<br />
Pattaya : 1 flight per day from Phuket ;<br />
1 flight per day from Koh Samui<br />
Sukhothai : 2 flights per day from Bangkok<br />
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS<br />
Chengdu : 4 flights per week from Koh Samui<br />
Chongqing : 3 flights per week from Koh Samui<br />
Da Nang : 2 flights per day from Bangkok<br />
Hanoi :<br />
1 flight per day from Chiang Mai<br />
Hong Kong : 2 flights per day from Koh Samui<br />
Kuala Lumpur : 1 flight per day from Koh Samui<br />
Luang Prabang : 2 flights per day from Bangkok ;<br />
3 flights per week from Chiang Mai<br />
Malé :<br />
1 flight per day from Bangkok<br />
Mandalay : 11 flights per week from Bangkok ;<br />
4 flights per week from Chiang Mai<br />
Mumbai : 1 flight per day from Bangkok<br />
Nay Pyi Taw : 6 flights per week from Bangkok<br />
Nha Trang : 4 flights per week from Bangkok<br />
Phnom Penh : 6 flights per day from Bangkok<br />
Phu Quoc : 1 flight per day from Bangkok<br />
Siem Reap : 5 flights per day from Bangkok<br />
Singapore : 2 flights per day from Koh Samui<br />
Vientiane : 2 flights per day from Bangkok<br />
Yangon : 4 flights per day from Bangkok ;<br />
1 flight per day from Chiang Mai<br />
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CHECKING OUT<br />
Maldivian<br />
Encounters<br />
In the incredible<br />
underwater world<br />
of the Maldives,<br />
expect a drop in<br />
from a friendly<br />
whale shark.<br />
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