Отправлено 04 September 2011 - 20:02
(с)The Sunday Times 4 September 2011
Tourists? It’s just me here
Discover the island of Ko Kut, one of the last slices of unspoilt Thailand, an hour's boat trip from the mainland
You can’t tell, but this lady is grinning. And quite rightly. Not only has she bagged herself a lounger at super-luxurious hotel
Soneva Kiri by Six Senses, but she’s also found one of the last slices of unspoilt Thailand — the hotel is on the still-under-the-radar island of Ko Kut, just an hour’s boat ride from the well-trodden mainland. Smart girl.
Thanks to the Thai navy and a large chunk of impenetrable jungle, Ko Kut is still largely unheard of, but the arrival of Soneva Kiri on the island last year means more affordable bolt holes are following suit — find out more, as well as how to get there and where to stay, in the October edition of The Sunday Times Travel Magazine, our glossy sister title (on sale now, priced £3.70, from all good newsagents and supermarkets).
The new issue also reveals the mag’s eagerly awaited annual 100 Best Hotels in the World — the definitive list of the globe’s most desirable bedrooms (from a very affordable £47 a night, to the rather more showy £937). Elsewhere in the award-winning monthly there are inspirational, in-depth features on InterRailing for adults (hostel and backpack not required) and the secret about Sicily — perfect weather, balmy seas and empty beaches in the Italian honeypot in September.
And there’s more: a 24-page guide to the southern United States, packed full of everything you need for a soulful break that’ll make your heart sing — the Mississippi juke joints playing proper blues, the lowdown on how to tackle cowboy country, and seven blow-your-mind (and taste buds) meals from Florida to Texas. Finally, there are tear-out-and-take-off weekend guides to Abu Dhabi, Rioja, Copenhagen and surprise foodie favourite, the Brecon Beacons. Superb trips, affordable price tags — you’ll be forgiven for feeling a touch smug, too.
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