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...seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder Visitors who want to enjoy the jungle treks and wildlife of remote northern Thailand in five-star comfort will have their wish granted when Four Seasons opens its "tented camp" in February 2006. Located near the town of Chiang Saen in Thailand's northernmost province, Chiang Rai, the resort (fourseasons.com/goldentriangle) will offer sweeping views of the Mekong River and the jungles of Laos and Burma on the opposite banks. And while all accommodation is in the form of tents, guests need not fret about spending sweltering nights under...
...weeks ago, Sukham Panjoy, a resident of Chiang Mai who had reportedly seen local media coverage of Jenkins' life story, declared that the woman in the photo was his younger sister, Anocha, who disappeared from Macau 27 years ago. These revelations have caused a storm of anger against North Korea in Thailand and sparked concerns that there may have been more Thai abductees. In a meeting with Thai officials last week, however, North Korean envoys denied that anyone by Panjoy's name or description had been kidnapped or had ever lived in North Korea...
...Christopher Redman, George Russell, John Saar Senior Writers: Michael S. Serrill, James Walsh Associate Editors: William R. Doerner, Barbara Rudolph Staff Writer: Emily Mitchell Contributors: Robert Ball, Marguerite Johnson, Dominique Moisi, Christopher Ogden, Frederick Painton, Michael Walsh Assistant Editors: Tam Martinides Gray (Research Chief), Ariadna Victoria Rainert (Administration), Oscar Chiang, Lois Gilman, Valerie Johanna Marchant, Adrianne Jucius Navon Reporters: Sinting Lai, Lawrence Mondi, Megan Rutherford, Sribala Subramanian Art: Jane Frey (Senior Associate Director); James Elsis (Associate Director); Nomi Silverman (Assistant Art Director); Victoria Nightingale (Designer) Photography: Julia Richer (Associate Editor); Eleanor Taylor, Karen Zakrison (Assistant Editors) Makeup: Eugene F. Coyle...
...celebrated exploits are recast as frauds. The Long March? The authors contend that legendary battles along the way didn't actually occur and suggest Mao and his communist army survived the 6,000-mile ordeal only because his political rival, Chiang Kai-shek, decided to let them move unopposed. The 1949 declaration of the People's Republic? A bust, the authors argue, as a nervous Mao frequently resorted to awkward throat clearing and offered no ideas for benefiting China's people. His love for the peasants? Phony. "There is no sign that Mao derived from his peasant roots any social...
...From its strategic perch on the edge of Siem Reap's burgeoning bar scene, the imposing, Art Deco-inspired La Paix formally launches the architectural career of Bill Bensley. The landscape designer behind the much-admired gardens and terraces at the Four Seasons Chiang Mai, Bensley proves that his talents extend to bricks and mortar here, with a massive glass dome that awes on arrival, as well as 107 guestrooms that exude understated chic and come equipped with luxurious rain showers (perfect for washing off any dust accumulated during your rambles through Angkor Wat). Evenings should be spent dining...