1. leisure | 05/02/2010
» For active members of the digital-camera generation, ''Italy'' may be no further than a two-hour's drive from Bangkok. Picturesque Tuscan-style villages and Siena-inspired town can now be appreciated with Thailand's famous national park mountains as the backdrop. Of course, it is bizarre and may be against what some people might cherish as authenticity. But thanks to the unusual combination of two of the world's most beautiful vistas, no one can deny that it has created another exciting recreational destination.
2. entertainment | 05/02/2010
» Yunasi from Kenya and rising American zydeco star Cedric Watson and his band Bijoux Creole headline Todd Lavelle's Rhythm of the Earth Festival, which began last Wednesday and continues to Sunday, in the plaza outside CentralWorld. In addition to Yunasi and Watson, bands from Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam and India feature, along with local outfits like reggae band Kai-Jo Brothers, Batucada, Ongsasin, the Kitchen Band and the Aram Drummers will play.
3. leisure | 05/02/2010
» The Scarpetta Factor
4. leisure | 05/02/2010
» Little Girls Lost
5. entertainment | 05/02/2010
» When she was a young girl, Nurutna Hawae's school was set alight by insurgents.
6. entertainment | 05/02/2010
» It is easy to think of the suicide bombers who almost daily find their way into hotels, wedding parties, buses, and crowded markets with the intention of killing as many innocent people as possible as semi-demented fanatics.
7. entertainment | 05/02/2010
» From a phoney Valentine cash-in to a battle of heavyweights, via another intriguing list.
8. leisure | 05/02/2010
» There aren't many places in Thailand where you can dine amidst an extensive vineyard next to a national park. And if you are looking for excellent home-style cuisine, then your choices can even be less than a handful.
9. leisure | 05/02/2010
» Dining on cloud nine does not need climbing up high, especially at Toscana Valley in Khao Yai. The place was surrounded by ground-level, cloud-like mist when we were there recently for lunch, and it was absolutely breathtaking. Yet, don't quickly assume that the awe-inspiring milieu is the highlight of the review you're going to read, because it isn't.
10. leisure | 05/02/2010
» And white... No this is not about China's national anthem, but about the Middle Kingdom's future in wine. The consumption of wine in Asia is expected to grow by 25 percent over the next five years, wrote Harper's magazine, quoting the International Wine and Spirit Record.