Check Out The New Star at Cape Dara Resort Pattaya
Cape Dara Resort is launching a new star called ‘SPHERE LOUNGE’, under the new world concept. The newest cocktail innovation with liquid nitrogen is made to be the‘Interstellar’, a signature cocktail that is made of red or whitewine infuses with fresh
Spa Retreat at Sheraton Hua Hin Pranburi
Enjoy a perfect retreat in Pranburi with Sheraton Hua Hin Pranburi Villas and find out why beauty enthusiasts love our SAVING FACE program. Pamper your face with Spa Villa's 3 special packages during July-August from "Deep Hydration" that works well for anyone who
Healing from Within
The Indian holistic healing organization, Shiv Yog, is coming to Bangkok this month to give hands-on training on self-healing. by Parmesh ChopraOver the last decade or so, physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual stress has affected mankind like never before. To nullify
Game of Kings
How did polo come all the way from Persia to Thailand? by Alexander Eeckhout From Persia to India to Great Britain to Argentina to Thailand. Polo has definitely traveled a good deal of miles before conquering the world. The game of kings
Eye on Expansion
Why super-regional mall Megabangna is the ultimate family shopping destination in Bangkok. by Percy Roxas When Megabangna (●02 105 1000; www.mega-bangna.com) opened in 2012, it was billed as the largest low-rise shopping mall in Southeast Asia. Other malls in the region might
“Bangkok has the perfect buzz for me”
David Ecija, GM at Hilton Sukhumvit Bangkok and DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, tells us why he loves living in Asia while he shares what’s new and fun at both properties he manages. by Laurence Civil David Ecija, a Spanish national, started
I Believe I Can Fly
Oh, how it feels to grab a plane by its control wheel and see the world through a bird’s-eye view! by Anita ZarorI've had a fascination with airplanes, airports, and everything wings-related since I was little, probably because they are all
Happy Birthday to Us!
44 years of Lookeast … and counting by Percy Roxas “Lookeast is like a warm and wonderful host who invites travelers into the family living room,” says avid Lookeast reader and long-time superstar Toon Hiranyasap, one of the countless readers who, for
All Our Yesterdays
A look back into how Thailand was in the days when Lookeast was founded. by Ken Barrett Rather alarmingly for those of us who were around at the time, 1971 is beginning to sound rather like ancient history. That was the year
Pattaya Emerges
Pattaya’s story as a resort begins in the mid 1960s, when the small Royal Thai Navy airfield of U-Tapao was rebuilt by the United States to handle the B52 bombers that were being used during the Vietnam War. This resulted
A Look Back: Q & A
Author of 32 books and thousands of newspaper and magazine stories, Harold Stephens began writing travel and adventure stories for Lookeast in 1974. This is how he remembers Thailand around that time. How was life in Bangkok in the 1970s? You hear