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...looking dern and being it are entirely different things. Clues to Thailand's recent rural past are everywhere?witness motorcycle-taxi drivers in Bangkok sewing fishing nets as they wait for their next fare. This is still very much a society in transition, a place where the National Buddhism Office in 2003 felt obliged to warn monks not to use mobile phones in public. Very Thai is a compendium of fast-disappearing folklore: fortune-tellers who divine omens from rat-bitten clothes; apothecaries who make herbal aphrodisiacs so strong that they "could make a monk leap over the temple wall...
...King? Well, for a prince certainly. Built in Bangkok in 1908 by Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanath and converted into a boutique hotel in 2003 by his granddaughter, Narisa, the Chakrabongse Villas may well be one of the Thai capital's best-kept secrets...
...Located on the banks of the Chao Phraya river, smack in the heart of old Bangkok, the complex consists of three villas?the Riverside Villa, the Thai House and the Garden Suite?constructed in an architecturally sympathetic style around the original residence. The villas offer exquisite views of the Temple of Dawn and are serviced by 12 staff. Guests are ferried around Bangkok by the villas' own longboat, river launch or tuk tuk. Breakfast is enjoyed on private terraces, while lunch or dinner can be taken on a riverside veranda. And the best part? This discreet luxury comes...
...magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder Fit for a King? Well, for a prince certainly. Built in Bangkok in 1908 by Prince Chakrabongse Bhuvanath and converted into a boutique hotel in 2003 by his granddaughter, Narisa, the Chakrabongse Villas may well be one of the Thai capital's best-kept secrets. Located on the banks of the Chao Phraya river, smack in the heart of old Bangkok...
...launched a $117 million fund to fight avian flu over the next three years, with an 800,000-strong team of volunteers. Experts say that kind of initiative is needed from every country. "We live in a highly integrated world," says Dr. William Aldis, head of the WHO's Bangkok office. "The worst country in the world as far as surveillance and control methods sets the level of risk for all of us." That means what happens while Vietnam celebrates the Year of the Rooster could have implications for everyone...