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...style: contemporary Thai. Room rates start around $85 a night. Meanwhile, a 30-minute speedboat ride away from Phuket's main town, on Racha Island, lies the Racha. Fronting one of Thailand's most pristine beaches, this Sanctuary resort boasts 70 villas. Some of these sit right on the sand, just meters from crystal-clear water, but the informed choice is villa 103?perched on a hill with a commanding view of the Andaman Sea. Room rates begin from $170 a night...
...contemporary Thai. Room rates start at around $85 a night. A 30-minute speedboat ride away from Phuket's main town is Racha Island, and an eponymous resort. Fronting one of Thailand's most pristine beaches, the Racha boasts 70 luxurious villas. Some of these sit right on the sand, just meters from crystal-clear water, but the informed choice is villa 103 - perched on a hill with a commanding view of the Andaman Sea. Rooms cost from $170 a night. (For more details go to www.sanctuaryresorts.com...
...rocks, Ano and Kato Koufonissia are part of the Cyclades, a tiny cluster of islands beloved by the Greeks but often left off tourist itineraries. Separated by a slim waterway from its sister island, Kato Koufonissi is virtually uninhabited. But the cognoscenti swear by its crystal-clear waters, coarse sand, craggy coves and the single taverna that serves up savory Greek dishes. Blue Star Ferries run trips to Ano Koufonissi three times a week from Piraeus. Don't expect luxurious accommodation on the island, but there are clean and quaint pensions like Akrogiali, tel: (30-228) 507 1685, near...
...pastime-in which riders on small boards are propelled by large kites in order to glide over or jump atop bodies of water (and sometimes on sand, grass or snow)-is the extreme sport of the moment. "Four years ago, kiteboarding was just for a few determined and durable extreme athletes because the equipment was unevolved and you had to teach yourself," says Trip Forman, co-owner of Real Kiteboarding in Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, a kiteboarding school. "But now there's good, inexpensive gear, and people can take classes from certified pros." Forman's outfit boasts 18 full-time...
DIED. JERRY GOLDSMITH, 75, prolific composer of movie scores and television theme music; of cancer; in Beverly Hills, Calif. In a career that spanned a half-century, his music adorned everything from film epics like Patton and The Sand Pebbles to TV classics like Gunsmoke and The Twilight Zone. He could be fast, writing the haunting score for Chinatown in just 10 days, or experimental, using mixing bowls for the score of Planet of the Apes. His creepy music for The Omen won a 1976 Oscar...