Glowing a softening white gold, the setting sun heads towards the Mae Nam horizon, paving a line of warm orange light across Bophut bay toward me. A yacht sails taut, slips across the bay, returning from a day cruising the tropical waters and islands surrounding Koh Samui. Gentle waves lap…

Launched in 2007, Aqua Expeditions is a boutique luxury river and yacht cruise line with ships offering a unique brand of expedition cruising in the world’s most ecologically and culturally significant locales: the Peruvian Amazon, the Mekong river in Cambodia and Vietnam, as well as the seas of East Indonesia,…

Nestled high among the mountains in the north of Thailand, Pai is a tiny town surrounded by secluded waterfalls and hiking trails that many consider as a backpacker’s mountain paradise. Once upon a time, it was a sleepy marketplace and although the relaxed atmosphere is still present—it is not as…

When it comes to choosing paradise on earth, one thinks of several places but top of your list should definitely be the island of Palawan in the Philippines. Travel and Leisure magazine honored Palawan the title of the “World’s Best Island” for the third time in three years—and who can…

Ever wondered what life is like within the local villages of our Prachuab Kiri Khan province? Questioned how people make their living? Pondered what their daily life looks like? Recently, I had the opportunity to find answers to those questions, and I jumped at it. But more on that in…

Quite fancy being a Russian oligarch. Pootling about on my superyacht, motoring ashore for cocktails and calamari, securing pipeline deals on deck, while staff top up my drink. Trouble is, I don’t have a superyacht, there are no pipeline deals, only an ever-expanding overdraft and 27 years left on the…

Time is our most precious resource. When you’re always connected and, on the go,, your time is the one thing you can never get back. To help you save time and get privileged access to private events that money can’t buy; a luxury concierge is your perfect companion. Built from…

The Belmond Company was established in 1976 when American James B. Sherwood purchased the legendary Hotel Cipriani on the island of Giudecca in Venice, northern Italy. Long considered one of the leading luxury hotels of the world, its room rates begin at USD $1,400 per night. Today the Company’s collection…

Flying high on a private jet is the ultimate height of luxury. However, some jets are much more fabulous than others. Gulfstream, a division of General Dynamics, has always taken the crown in the jet industry, as the symbol of status among the world’s wealthiest. Leaving aside VIP versions of…