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...getting complaints about chilies and other strong flavors, they wind up obliterating the essential character of a dish for fear of offending delicate Western tastebuds. Meanwhile, a lot of visitors forgo many of the city's delights by refusing to eat anywhere that lacks the appearance of a sanitized upmarket eatery, mistakenly assuming that Thais are somehow more tolerant of badly washed food and dirty cutlery. The following places don't have air-conditioning to match global fast-food chains?but neither do they serve homogenized pap. Some have English-speaking staff and translated menus; when they don't, just...
...busy spirit, the single-day "liver flush fast." The resort is also a magnet for passing alternative health therapists touting everything from hypnotherapy to acupuncture. Ask around: while many are skilled professionals, some are clearly charlatans. Check out spasamui.com or call (66-77) 230-855 for reservations. For more upmarket bungalows, try the Tamarind Retreat, 500 m away on a coconut-palmed hillside, with its own steam room and natural plunge pool (from $50). Call (66-77) 424-221 or e-mail via tamarindretreat.com...
Ayisi Makatiani starts his day early, planning his next 14 hours as the sun rises outside his five-bedroom home in an upmarket suburb of Nairobi. In his plush, carpeted city office, the 34-year-old co-founder and ceo of Internet company Africa Online spends most of his time in meetings, answering e-mail from employees and colleagues around the world or talking on his mobile phone, pausing only occasionally to take in the stunning view of Nairobi 16 floors below. Like most cyber-ceos, Makatiani is in a constant hurry to stake out an ever-larger chunk...
...Keeping a concubine is illegal in Guangdong, but laws against that and anything else are openly flouted. For years Gavin Zheng, 32, was part of a thriving liquor-smuggling operation in the city. One of his special skills was relabeling cheap French red vins de table as upmarket brands. Customs knew just what he was up to: it oversaw the whole scam and took a cut. "No one got caught," says Zheng. His gang would transport Hennessy or Bordeaux from Hong Kong to the border at Lo Wu, whisk them through the state-run duty free store, and wheel half...
...that upmarket image is what Heinecke is betting on. He has priced his pizzas higher than his rival's and is offering 30 varieties with a choice of three different crusts for a total of 90 combinations to Pizza Hut's 11. "If Thais see a better pizza, they will pay more for it,'' he says. As he leads his mounted pizza warriors through Bangkok's hot, steamy night, he seems more than a mere pizza man. He is indeed a warrior with a mission: build a better pizza and they will come, he assures his troops. And throw...