The Great Burmese Gold Rush
The recent surge in tourism numbers to the once forbidden Myanmar has opened up rich possibilities for both hotel companies and independent tourists alike, but is this really the great…
Slow Tourism in Cambodia’s Wild Side
Dolphins, ibises, butterflies and elephants: Mark Bibby Jackson discovers that slow tourism is mandatory when communing with nature in Cambodia’s wild side. Wild Side: Dolphin Watching The Irrawaddy Dolphin is one…
New Horizons: Swimming with Elephants
Set at the meeting point of Laos and Myanmar, Thailand’s “Golden Triangle” is set to become the country’s next tourism hotspot. Words by Mark Bibby Jackson. My trip starts mundanely…
Anantara: Taking Thai Hospitality to the World
Since its inception in 2001, the Anantara Hotel Group has become a major player in the region’s hotel industry. Horizon Thailand unveils the secret of its success. Sitting in her…
Waterways Travel in Northern Laos
In search of well-deserved respite, publisher Mark Bibby Jackson tries some waterways travel in Laos and gets caught up in New Year chaos along the way. The boy with the pump-action…
Water Water Everywhere
My ball soars, as if guided by angels, straight towards the inviting green ahead. A 520-yard par five, the eighteenth is the longest hole on the Pun Hlaing Golf Club…
