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Vol.3 No.2, April-June 2006



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Region The High Life on a Breeze Tropical home owners are showing ever more interest in yachting. This wave of the future includes a remarkable surge in tropical Asia-Pacific marina developments and sailing regattas. email this pdf file
Design Rich Rags Old textiles can bring new life to modern tropical homes.
The Philippines Villa Fever Strikes Multi-villa and associated lifestyle developments, according to Abby Tan, have spread from Phuket, Bali and Samui to reach Philippine shores. Will the “villa village” become epidemic here as well?
Bali Look Who's Coming to Bali The current rush to the Bukit was preceded by Four Seasons, an early guest who carved their name into the soft rock close to Jimbaran and the airport, but who didn't venture out to the spectacular cliffs.
Bali Property Business Holding in Bali Tourists are easy to scare. But what about property people? Look to Bali for the answer to that. Changing the destination of one's next holiday is as easy as, "Hey, let's try the Seychelles this year, Bali next."
Bali Development Notes The Bukit is seeing a boom in big-name resorts and villa complexes; Jimbaran is getting what promises to be a great (and socially responsible) facelift; and, while Bali hotel bookings have fallen off, the property industry is doing fine.
Market Report: Australia Property at the Pinnacle Port Douglas has steadily matured as a tropical homes market, but prime development land is now scarcer than ever. Our correspondents look at what this means for the local property market.
Phuket Gold Standard of Asian Luxury Goes Platinum Barry Daniel tells us what makes Trisara a standout even among such renowned resorts as the Amanpuri. And if you can afford to send your private plane to Singapore for an Uncle Ben's Rice fix, you can afford to stay there.
Bali Stirring the Spirits Villa Tugu, in Canggu, enthralls with its blend of myth, legend and wild colour. Rachael Lovelock explores a tropical villa with a difference.
Samui Baan Tamarind This Thai-style rental villa, comprising three separate pavilions, was designed by local architects and set within its own walled and landscaped tropical gardens on Koh Samui's north coast.
Life & Style What’s hot and happening around the region.
Hot Hot Property The latest and most outrageous in construction innovation.
Buy by Design New products, furnishings and technology. You may not know it yet, but you need it now.
Greatest Escapes Only the very best places to stay around Asia-Pacific.
Bazaar Location and legal information, columns, classified listings and regional news.
Karma The "safe and easy way to acquire beautiful, exclusive properties" — tropical havens on Samui, in the Gulf of Thailand; Bali; and Margaret River, Western Australia, one of the world's finest wine regions.
The Village Koh Maphrao, an idyllic island lying just 500m off Phuket's east coast, is now home to more than just coconut plantations and fishing villages.
Environment - Save the Sharks! Abby Tan introduces us to a one-woman NGO in the Philippines who's fighting to help protect the large Donsol Bay population of whale sharks.