One of the most visited regions of Thailand, Phuket is the country’s largest island that lies off its west coast in the Andaman Sea. Covering 576 square kilometres, Phuket is Thailand’s major tourist destination.
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No regular travellers to Thailand would be unfamiliar with Phuket. While luxurious resorts are abound on this popular island, there are only a few which offer truly friendly and excellent service, a wonderfully secluded spot with yet walking distances to local communities, spacious, comfortable and well-isolated rooms with full privacy.
The 5-star Pullman Phuket Arcadia Naithon Beach Resort offered us just that. I was very warmly welcomed at the reception upon arrival, with a dedicated customer service officer who attended to our needs throughout our stay. Unlike most service attitude on Phuket, she was genuine, kind and extremely personable.
Located in southern Caribbean together with Aruba and Bonaire, Curaçao form the Dutch Antilles islands known as the ABC islands. Here are 14 tips for visitors to Curaçao, the Island of Healing!
Rhodes, Greece’s fourth largest island, is one of its most popular tourist destinations. This capital of the Dodecanese, which has a three-thousand-year-long history and was once home to one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World – the Colossus of Rhodes, has so much to offer to the world traveller with a penchant for ancient history and authentic cultural exchanges, and a refined standard in wining and dining. Here are 12 tips for the discerning sophisticated gentlemen on Rhodes.
Nestled in the hills in the centre of Rhodes and at the foot of the island’s highest mountain Attavyros, lies the small village of Apollona. Here, amongst the olive groves and hillside stone cottages, is the most valuable culinary treasure in the whole of Rhodes: the modest, unassuming village restaurant called Paraga Παράγκα.
Have you ever been to a place which makes your heart skip a beat and your soul goes wildly jubilant at the sight of immense beauty? Well, if you are planning to visit Rhodes, then you should not miss the chance for this experience by witnessing the one of the most beautiful sunsets you may come across in your life, at Monolithos.
When in Rhodes, dine like Sophia Loren or Barbra Streisand! On the main square before the entrance to the city of Lindos, stands the oldest restaurant there and one of the most famous on Rhodes and even in the whole of Greece. Founded in 1933, Mavrikos is still run by the same family.
Like Ialysos, Lindos was founded by the legendary King Tlepolemus of Rhodes. Located on the east of the island, Lindos rose to become an important trading post between Greeks and Phoenicians by the 8th century BC. But with the founding of Rhodes in 408 BC, Lindos gradually declined.
Less than half an hour’s drive from Lindos lies the village of Asklipio, where one of the most impressive castles were built by the Knights Hospitaller who ruled the island of Rhodes from 1310 until 1522.
Ialysos was a Classical city in the northern part of the Rhodes island, supposedly founded by King Tlepolemus of Rhodes in Greek mythology. A son of Heracles and Astyoche (daughter of Phylas, King of Ephyra), Tlepolemus fled to Rhodes after killing Licymnius, Heracles’ aged maternal uncle. Once arrived, he divided the island into three and created three city-states: Ialyssos, Kamiros and Lindos.
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