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Koh Samui Thailand – Wonderful Travel Destination

Koh Samui Thailand – Wonderful Travel DestinationKoh Samui is easily accessible from Bangkok, by air or bus or ferry arrangement. If you travel by land, Surat Thani Town, Don Sak or Chumporn are the ferry harbors to arrive at ...READ»

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Medical Leave

Your next heart surgery could well be in Bangkok -- but don't worry, it'll be "in network." How your health care is taking wing ...READ»

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Rise of the Aerotropolis

As competition shrinks the globe, the world is building giant airport-cities. They look monstrous to American eyes--and that could be a problem. READ»

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thailand visit

My Days in Thailand My fortunes and worries were soon to be put to rest, though, upon visiting the International Office at Thammasat University. I remember walking through the campus for the first time admiring the architecture (point ...READ»

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Back in the U.S.S.A

I'm happy to report that I arrived safely back in the states yesterday (Tuesday) after a two day bus/van trip from Bangkok to Kuala Lumpur and a 20+ hour flight. For now, I've got to focus on filling out one heck of complicated ...READ»

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City of Bangkok: Social Unrest, Poverty, Dazzling Nightlife

Can we ignore violence and forgive urban vice in the name of the cool factor?READ»

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Holidays to Koh Samui

Holidays to Koh SamuiSituated at just an hour’s flight from Bangkok, off the east coast of Thailand, lies the lovely island of Koh Samui. Though not as interesting as few of the other Thai tourist spots, it is an excellent ...READ»

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cancun bookit

This intermingled with the amount of orange-robed men (monks) that I began to see brought the focus of Buddhism close into mind. To me, the mix of tradition (the monks) amongst the clearly modern atmosphere of Thammasat was a strange ...READ»

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Contributors

ART STREIBER In 1989, Art Streiber left California for four years in Italy, where he and his wife ran the Milan bureau of Fairchild Publications, publisher of Women's Wear Daily and W magazine. Once back in L.A., he trained his eye ...READ»

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Biotechs Look Overseas to Launch a Stem-Cell Revolution

According to one small biotech, the best way to launch a stem-cell revolution is to do it overseas.READ»

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Road Rules - Rule 14

Travel plans mean backup plans.READ»

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Twitter's Role in the Iranian Election Protests: Shining a Spotlight

The events unfolding today in Bangkok bring back memories of the crucial role that Twitter played in spreading news about the massive demonstrations that took place during the Iranian elections earlier this year. As Twitter cofounder ...READ»

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Work/Life: All Right, Let's Do This Thing: The Video Conferencing Issue.

Much in the way social media has acquired quite the blemished patina from passersby touching it, curiously, like a golden knickknack, the so-called 'virtual alternative' to business travel is a concept everyone has been, ...READ»

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Summer Reading: Why More People Are Listening to Books

Fast Interview: In this Q&A, Audible founder and CEO Donald Katz talks about what's popular this summer, the business of the spoken word, how life has changed since Amazon acquired his company, and why the "no asshole rule" is a vital corporate principle.READ»

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Stranded in Bangkok Equals Lots of Waiting and Waiting and Waiting

The good news is I'm safe and I have food and a place to stay. The bad news is protesters have taken over the Suvarnabhumi International Airport and there doesn't seem to be an end in sight any time soon. I was scheduled to leave ...READ»

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Hotels in Koh Samui Island - Fusion of Luxury and Hospitality

Hotels in Koh Samui Island - Fusion of Luxury and HospitalityBeach lovers have always regarded Bangkok as their haven. Particularly the Koh Samui Island is considered as their paradise. Koh Samui Airport is linked to Bangkok by ...READ»

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Getting Religion

As I got to do some serious thinking about my multisensory branding hypothesis, I realized that the very best role model was religion. So as my travels around the world took me, I began visiting different regions where different ...READ»

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Sea, Sun, and Scalpels: Brazil's Bid to Be the Four Seasons of Medical Tourism

Brazil, which has seen the number of foreign patients rise from 48,000 in 2005 to 180,000 last year--and is growing at a 30% clip year-over-year--is poised to draw still more from its neighbors and the U.S. thanks to shorter flights and a bump from futebol.READ»

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Koh Samui Not Only For Backpackers

Koh Samui Not Only For BackpackersThe 3rd biggest island in Thailand, Koh Samui is a tropical haven, and is located in the Gulf of Thailand in the South China Sea, around 85 km to the east of Surat Thani and 700 km to the ...READ»

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Samui Hotel Reservation

Samui Hotel ReservationLocated about 700 kms from Bangkok, Koh Samui is the 3rd biggest and most exotic tourist area in Thailand. Also called as “party island”, Koh Samui is famous for its white sandy seashores, coconut ...READ»

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Can Rosetta Stone Reach the Fourth Level of Advantage?

Rosetta Stone is on a proven path, the same one that most of the highly disruptive companies of the past twenty years--Dell, RIM, Google--have trodden.READ»

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Retail Therapy

Take a trip to the small town of Rheinberg in Germany. It's home to a 4,000-square-meter supermarket created by Metro, the world's fifth largest retailer. If you believe the hype, you are looking at the future of supermarket ...READ»

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The Eternal Beauty of Samui - A Vacationers Destination

The Eternal Beauty of Samui - A Vacationers DestinationSamui, or Koh Samui, is one of the most peaceful islands in Thailand. It is situated in the Gulf of Thailand, around 700 kms to the south of Bangkok and 85 kms to the east ...READ»

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Letter from the Editor

"When it rains, you get wet." I use that expression with my sons if they complain about the weather turning bad. I found myself using the same words a few days ago while talking to an executive at a major Wall Street company. ...READ»

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Junkitecture

Most people get the three "R"s of green living: Reduce, reuse, recycle. Here's a fourth: Repurpose--As in turning a wine barrel into a hotel room or using glass bottles to decorate a temple. Repurposed buildings save material by ...READ»