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Between Beaches in Thailand

30

Oct

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: Features Wild Written by Tom Neal Tacker 0 Comments

What’s a Qualia?

27

Oct

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 should know the difference between humdrum and bespoke.

Category: Features Indulgence Written by Tom Neal Tacker 0 Comments

Opium and Elephants in the Golden Triangle

26

Oct

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 the world. Yet, its location is certainly off the beaten track, as far north in Thailand as it’s possible to go. Burma and Laos are literally within easy view. Former Alaskan Governor and Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin could say truthfully, ‘I can see Burma and Laos from my house.’ Strange place for a museum you ask?

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Turn Left When You Leave Istanbul

21

Oct

It’s a new Turkey on the road from Troy to Halicarnassus.

Travellers from Europe and Australasia tend to go directly from Istanbul to Gallipolis for obvious reasons, to engage in an ANZAC tradition. Other visitors veer off in the direction of Troy (Truva) but without going too far off this well-trod track, another Turkey, one that is equal parts old and new emerges with surprisingly little driving involved.

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Don’t Eat the Snake

20

Oct

Travelling and reporting: responsible tourism takes its lead from responsible travel writing. Leading from the front, travel writing is supposed to set an example for those who follow. What happens if it’s a bad example?

Did you read about that lovely pristine Thai island a while ago, the one that no one visited? It was in all the backpackers’ magazines. It’s not pristine any more. Another full moon party has landed and the plastic rubbish left behind on the beach each month stays there. The island has no recycling system or rubbish removal. It doesn’t have a sewerage system either. What a pity about all the garbage on the beach and the raw sewage in the water. It has lost all its appeal now.

Category: Features Travelling Written by Tom Neal Tacker 0 Comments

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