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# world’s best luxury eco lodges : Soneva Kiri 5*@Koh Kood / Thailand

Written by Tia Genet ☽ ❍ ☾/ photos by P. Soubbotnik / hotel & spa / April 01, 2025

Koh kood.. an hidden gem .. Soneva experience starts with a short flight by private plane from Bangkok to Koh Kood, this cute island located in the golf of Thailand, just next to Koh Chang, between the China Sea and the Andaman Sea… A wild and still preserved paradise that has much fewer tourists than other Thai islands. Koh Kood is a real wonder which offers us sublime landscapes, forests, waterfalls, sandy beaches lined with …

# city trip @ Bangkok.. The Shanghai Mansion 4*

Written by Tia Genet ☽ ❍ ☾/ photos by P. Soubbotnik / hotel & spa / April 01, 2025

Following our Bangkok city trip, exploring in depth Ratchadamri Road and its chic surroundings, we opted for a change of scenery .. A 25 minute taxi ride and here we are in the popular and authentic neighborhood of old Thailand Chinatown .. In the middle of the main street, in lively Chinatown, stands the Shanghai Mansion. This little oriental hotel transports us elegantly back to the Shanghai of the 1930s. A real gem ! Welcome to the Shanghai …

# city trip @ Bangkok .. The Hansar 5 *

Written by Tia Genet ☽ ❍ ☾/ photos by P. Soubbotnik / hotel & spa / April 01, 2025

Welcome to « Krung Thep mahanakhon amon rattanakosin mahintara ayuthaya mahadilok phop noppharat ratchathani burirom udomratchaniwet mahasathan amon piman awatan sathit sakkathattiya witsanukam prast. » …. otherwise known as Bangkok ;-)!!!!! Bangkok is one of my favorite capitals and is famous for its nightlife and its electric energy which give it so much charm. Love it or hate it, you will definitely have an opinion on it! As soon as …

# So much for Robinson @ El nido, Philippines

Written by Tia Genet ☽ ❍ ☾/ photos by P. Soubbotnik / sweet escapes / April 01, 2025

During my last Asian trip, I made a stop to the Philippines. I had to change my plans thought, because the typhoon Hagupit whipped out pretty badly severals islands just before my arrival, so I decided to focus on the famous island of Palawan, located in the south east of the Philippines (one of the first seasons of Koh Lanta had been shot in this place.. The …

# koh lipe , my secret hideaway … Bila beach hotel vs Castaway resort ..

Written by Tia Genet ☽ ❍ ☾/ photos by P. Soubbotnik / hotel & spa / April 01, 2025

When thinking about Thailand, the first islands to pop out in your mind would be Koh Phi Phi thanks to Leo.. , Koh Lanta, the TV Show reference, the famous Koh Samui or the James bond island, Khao Phing Kan, etc.. But what about the archipelagos of the Southern part of the country, next to the Malaysian’s border, also called the Andaman pearls As you have probably guessed, …