The Importance of Family Travel
Thailand Ranks Highest in the World with 79% of Teenagers Confirming that their Favourite Memories Occurred During a Family Vacation Expedia.co.th released the results of the 2017 "Importance of Family Travel" Study. The study commissioned by the Expedia group (the world’s largest
Juice up your life
by: Grace T. Kim Ever wonder why you’re always hungry or low in energy even after having a meal? Most likely, your diet is missing essential nutrients. Without proper fuel, your body will be lethargic and you’ll end up eating more
Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix 2017
Race organizer Singapore GP Pte Ltd has unveiled a comprehensive fringe entertainment line-up to complement the festivities at the Marina Bay Street Circuit. In addition to previously announced acts Calvin Harris, Ariana Grande, Duran Duran, OneRepublic, Seal, The Chainsmokers, Lianne La
Sunday Brunch at The Rain Tree Café
The Rain Tree Café is offering gourmet Sunday brunches every week, with at least six interactive live cooking stations. Their Sunday Brunch offers grilled live lobster; Fines de Clair, Belon, Irish, and US oysters; caviar; seafood on ice including crayfish, Alaskan king
Late Autumn at Yamazato
As trees shed their leaves and Autumn begins to pass in Japan, the chefs at award-winning Yamazato Japanese restaurant at The Okura Prestige Bangkok celebrate with a Gozen lunch and Kaiseki dinner menus featuring seasonal ingredients such as oysters, Momiji
An Oasis in the City
by Grace T. Kim After a busy week and an eventful weekend, my body craved a mental and physical escape from the city – and absolute relaxation. Fortunately, Bangkok has many hidden gems to unwind. This time I went straight to Oasis
Men here mostly like Asian women!
Dear Soul Hacker, I’m European, I moved to Thailand two years ago for work, and I’ve noticed that men here mostly like Asian women. The more I go out, the more single female expats as I see, as all of us
Forest Bathing in Bangkok
by Grace T. Kim Are you always stressed and don’t know how to relax? Forest bathing—known as the practice of taking a short, leisurely visit to a forest for health benefits—may be a simple solution. There has been a long history of forest bathing
Launch of Vespa GTS and Sprint Sport Edition
Vespiario Thailand, the official importer and sole distributor in Thailand for Italian premium scooters Piaggio and Vespa, along with Italian motorcycles Aprilia and Moto Guzzi, recently launched the Vespa GTS and Vespa Sprint Sport Edition. Award-winning actor Ananda Everingham, street artist
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