Vol.4 No.1
January - March 2007

Our cover photograph was taken from the Point, a Vatulele Island resort in Fiji. Very soon there will be new tropical villas along this spectacular beach to the left, part of the mass movement of long-stay visitors that is now reaching even these remote Pacific Islands. See our Fiji report in this issue.

Fiji Island Dream for Sale
Besides its exceptional beauty, the world's most expensive island boasts buried treasure and superstar neighbours.

Thailand Design Feature
Bangkok's bustling Suan Chatuchak, the "Weekend Market", has opened a wing exclusively for home decor. Join our editors as they tour one tiny corner of this rambling shopper's heaven.

Bali Properties at the Pinnacle
Our editors travel the region to view some of tropical Asia-Pacific's most beautiful villas projects. Bali is home to the second in our series of such villas.

North Queensland
Inspiring Marriage of Ecology and Industry
Sonja Anderson reports on an eco-design symposium held earlier this year in Cairns, North Queensland.

Fiji Development Overview
Noting that global tourists are showing an increasing resilience to local political fueds, John Everingham reports that, despite Fiji's messy political situation, an unprecedented wave of tourists and long-stay visitors are invading the country's shores.

Cambodia Angkor Inspired
Famous for its World Heritage ruins, Angkor is now home to the design of a newer kind, with hotels incorporating elements of Asian culture past and present.

Region Design Feature
Stone has been used as a building material from the dawn of humanity. Today, materials from granite to limestone to brick are being incorporated as design features in some of the region's top homes.

Phuket Baan Paradise
With an infinity-edge swimming pool as the only thing standing between you and the views of Phuket's famed Patong Bay, this home has surely earned its name.

Bali Villa Avatara
Johnny Langenheim discovers one of Bali's private gems, hidden away in the hills of central Bali.