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...meditation sessions and Khmer massage are available. There's also an expansive sea-facing infinity pool. The French cuisine (with a Khmer touch) uses fresh local seafood and produce and is superb. Menus are drawn up in consultation with guests, and meals are served on terraces or in the open-air dining pavilion. The communal areas at Knai Bang Chatt are appointed with a mix of Art Deco ornaments and furniture and Khmer bronzes sourced by Vervoordt in his other life as an antiques dealer. But his best pieces are probably the comfy double canopy beds, placed on prime sand...
...meditation sessions and Khmer massage are available. There's also an expansive sea-facing infinity pool. The French cuisine (with a Khmer touch) uses fresh local seafood and produce and is superb. Menus are drawn up in consultation with guests, and meals are served on terraces or in the open-air dining pavilion. The communal areas at Knai Bang Chatt are appointed with a mix of Art Deco ornaments and furniture and Khmer bronzes sourced by Vervoordt in his other life as an antiques dealer. But his best pieces are probably the comfy double canopy beds, placed on prime sand...
...nature and diverse culture. Lessons range from oceanside painting with local artists and aromatherapy using the oil of indigenous plants to Hindu astrology and an introduction to the religion's deities and rituals. Class dismissed, there's no better place to unwind than the spa, especially for the open-air ylang-ylang couples massage and postrub jacuzzi...
...Dinner can be enjoyed either in your villa (many with private gardens and pools) or in the romantic open-air restaurant. Head chef Pierre Burgade's menu also reflects the island's diversity: seared ruby snapper with Mauritian spices and a light curry sauce followed by a Grand Marnier soufflé with mandarin sherbet are just two gems. But perhaps the best way to savor the feasts on offer is at a candlelit table on the beach with the aroma of frangipani lingering in the air, ensuring that all five senses are titillated. www.oberoihotels.com
...relates all this in a hotel room, out of public view, fearful of meeting the same fate as his father. Militant leader Hassam is different. A doleful-looking man with an ill-concealed revolver in his anorak, Hassam chooses to meet with TIME in a open-air teashop in the southern city of Yala?a measure of how confident the insurgents have become...