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Bangkok’s Softer Side: Oriental Residence Bangkok

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I fear that my recent trip to Thailand is going to set a precedent for all years that follow. By that I mean, I’m going back. Now, many of you may know the backstory re Thailand travels, but, as a brief synopsis. I had originally been whilst in my twenties, way back when in 2006. At that time, Bangkok was still a heady, busy, hedonistic metropolis, but by the standards of 2025, much, MUCH smaller and shorter. The coastal regions and islands had barely seen a hotel brand, let alone a chain, and of course, before the horrendous tsunami of 2011 that laid waste to much of a coastline still…

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School’s out! | Great John Street

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I was last in Manchester for the opening of what was literally a high-level drinking venue – and that was some time ago now. The sounds of the Hacienda that inspired a generation at the hand of Tony Wilson are long since gone too. Groove remains in the heart, but the club that once ‘was’ is now apartments. There has been much construction and sights that remain familiar still exist, but the ‘Madchester’ scene is still alive, vibrant and going from strength to strength. Watch this space, as where The Review goes, others will follow. Having passed Mr Wilson’s old temple of sound. I turn down more modest back streets,…