Sukrita Chomdhavat (Director of Marketing Communications, Pullman Bangkok Grande Sukhumvit Hotel), Viktoria Egli (Guest Experience Manager, The Monttra Pattaya) and Tania Joslin tell us their favorite place.
Name: Sukrita Chomdhavat
Age: 46
Country: Thailand
Job/Profession: Director of Marketing Communications, Pullman Bangkok Grande Sukhumvit Hotel
My favorite place: Doi Ang Khang, Chiang Mai
Bring there: Money, camera, and warm outfits because it’s usually freezing up there on the mountain
Must-do: Visit the Winter Plant Research Station, a Royal Project that is famous for winter plants and flowers, which grow abundantly all-year-round. Great place to enjoy the wonderful temperate weather too!
Must-see: The strawberry fields and hilltribe villages
Must-buy: Souvenirs, tribal handicraft and trinkets
Eat at: Doi Ang Khang
Drink at: Doi Ang Khang
Sleep at: Accommodation is available at the Winter Plant Research Station
Name: Viktoria Egli
Age: 25
Country: Switzerland
Job/Profession: Guest Experience Manager, The Monttra Pattaya
My favorite place: Pai, Mae Hong Son
Bring there: As less as I can so I gain as much as I can: experience, relaxation, friends, and freedom
Must-do: Thai boxing at Charn Chai Muay Thai. It is the best, fastest, and funniest way to get in touch with other travelers, get in touch with Thai culture, and enjoy a local sport at the same time. Once you have seen Muay Thai at Charn Chai, you will miss it for a lifetime.
Must-see: The jungle and mountains with its waterfalls around.
Must-buy: All those big, little souvenirs such as the “I Love Pai” t-shirts. Things that — after you’re back home – will remind you of the great time you have had in the place.
Eat at: Curry Shark. But you need to be there at 6 p.m., or you will not have a table anymore for the entire evening. The chef is Pai’s curry cooking master, so expect great food.
Drink at: Buffalo Bar – definitely the place to be in the evening
Sleep at: Huan Saran Guesthouse. This is a nice, decent guesthouse that is located in the middle of the town center and has the loveliest rooms and hosts!
Name: Tania Joslin
Age: 46
Country: German born, residing in Singapore
Job/Profession: Senior PR Director
My favorite place: Surin Beach, Phuket Bring there: Family and friends, a good book, sunblock, and a Panama hat
Must-do: Enjoy a swim in the sea, go for a long walk on the beach, and enjoy a sundowner!
Must-see: I tend to just enjoy the beautiful beach and Thai food
Must-buy: Oils and scents at The Lemongrass House
Eat at: Catch Beach Club and a small Thai restaurant on the beach
Drink at: a glass of chilled rosé at Catch Beach Club
Sleep at: Twin Palms Resort Phuket
