Posts Tagged ‘eco-tourism’

Between Beaches in Thailand

30
Oct
1

There’s a lot more to a holiday in Thailand than a beach. Heading west to east from Khao Lak north of overcrowded Phuket, we leave the beaches behind and head for the hills, first stop, Elephant Hills Rainforest Camp nestled among the dominating limestone karst outcrops, jutting like rocky white spears into the humid air.

Category: FeaturesWild Written by Tom Neal Tacker 0 Comments

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What’s a Qualia?

27
Oct
1

The Whitsunday Islands in Queensland have a new star. Qualia, according to its cashed-up owners, the Oatley family (yes, they sold Rosemount Wines to Southcorp with perfect timing, wine sales have dropped out the bottom of the proverbial spit bucket since then) comes from the Latin, ‘quality of conscious experience’, implying that Qualia’s discerning guests […]

Category: FeaturesIndulgence Written by Tom Neal Tacker 0 Comments

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Opium and Elephants in the Golden Triangle

26
Oct
1

Combined success stories: rescuing elephants from a life of street walking and people from drug addiction, the Golden Triangle reveals its latest quixotic changes. Rising up from the nearby banks of the Mekong River, a modern monolith emerges from surrounding forest. Marble and concrete, bunker-ish and austerely graceful, resembling any number of museums scattered around […]

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