Lee Cobaj

1 week ago | robbreport.com | Lee Cobaj

On the brilliant blue Aegean, the mineral-rich sand shimmers, the sun beams, and a wealthy, generally American clientele hides out in huge monochrome marble and mosaic pool suites that cling to ochre bluffs on the isle of Ios. Some surface to breakfast at sunken tables set inside reflective pools aside a sculpture dotted swimming pool. Others might wander the olive gardens or peer inside the kaleidoscopic Orthodox chapel.

2 weeks ago | robbreport.com.au | Lee Cobaj

A look inside the old, the new and the best Thai wellness gems. In the third season of The White Lotus we got to see therapists clad in lilac pyjamas kneading supine guests with a heated herbal ball. We got to see Walton Goggins try “stress management meditation.” We got to see a lot more than that. Thailand, “The Land of Smiles,” and wellness are now so closely associated that they’ve reached their satirical apogee.

2 weeks ago | thetimes.com | Lee Cobaj

2 weeks ago | smh.com.au | Lee Cobaj

, register or subscribe to save articles for later. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. No matter your budget, your taste in travel or preferred time of the year, there really is a Thai island – and, yes, including Koh Samui, the star location of the heavily hyped third series of The White Lotus – for absolutely everyone. There are, after all, more than 1400 idyllic forested limestone isles spread along nearly 3500 kilometres of Thai coastline.

2 weeks ago | robbreport.com | Lee Cobaj

In the third season of “The White Lotus” we got to see therapists clad in lilac pajamas kneading supine guests with a heated herbal ball. We got to see Walton Goggins’ try “stress management meditation.” We got to see a lot more than that. Thailand, “The Land of Smiles,” and wellness are now so closely associated that they’ve reached their satirical apogee.