Pier Nirandara

2 weeks ago | vogue.com.tw | Pier Nirandara |Chara Yu

每年四月中旬，泰國的潑水節（Songkran）不只是夏日裡最盛大的派對，更是一場融合宗教與文化的全民慶典。2025年的潑水節即將登場，不少台灣旅客早已準備好水槍、防水袋與機票，準備大玩一場。但在你潑水狂歡之前，有些「不能只靠笑容解決」的文化細節，你真的知道嗎？ 文化理解不是束縛，而是進入一個國家的鑰匙 泰國剛在《2024年讀者票選旅遊大賞》中再度奪下「最受歡迎國家」殊榮，觀光政策持續友善，加上HBO影集《白蓮花大飯店》第三季成功掀起新一波熱潮，讓泰國成為全球旅人競相前往的焦點。 但別被那一張張親切的笑臉誤會了，泰國真正的魅力，藏在一套細緻又深刻的文化默契中。最核心的兩個字是：graengjai（不造成他人困擾的體貼），與namjai（主動付出的真心）。「Jai」在泰文裡是「心」的意思，而這份「用心」，正是泰國人與人相處的基礎。 從進入寺廟該怎麼穿、到在餐桌上怎麼分菜、乃至在市場上該怎麼笑著議價，這些不是明文規定，但若你能懂，旅程會更順、更自在，也更讓人喜歡。...

2 weeks ago | cntraveler.com | Pier Nirandara

Voted one of your favorite countries in the 2024 Readers’ Choice Awards, Thailand frequently tops travel lists as a country known for its culture of hospitality. Thanks to its tourism-friendly policies—and in part to runaway success of the third season HBO’s The White Lotus—the destination has never been more popular, and interest shows no signs of slowing down.

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Pier Nirandara

1 hour agoMan arrested for series of shop thefts at Changi AirportThe man is believed to be involved in theft cases involving four other shops at the airport. 3 hours agoThis Singapore Luxury Resort Is Placing A Bet On Wellness. Here’s Why. Even though the Marina Bay Sands is a luxury casino hotel, there's a growing sense that guests are looking for something beyond high-stakes gaming and high-end shopping when they come to Singapore. And the resort wants to get in on the action.

1 month ago | travelandleisureasia.com | Pier Nirandara

EVERY YEAR, A CAPTIVATING TRANSFORMATION takes place deep in the Amazon. Seasonal rains lead to the rivers swelling and spilling over their banks, flooding the rainforest and turning the Amazon into an inland ocean the size of Australia. In this ethereal, aquatic world, river dolphins swim between trees. Fish pollinate seeds and catfish hide between submerged branches.  This extraordinary event is known as the flood pulse.

Nov 21, 2024 | roadbook.com | Pier Nirandara

Writer, photographer and diving expert Pier Nirandara recommends the world’s best diving destinations, from beginner snorkelling adventures to deep sea freediving and scuba expeditions, taking into account their environments, wildlife and sustainable credentials – and captured with original photographyAs an underwater photographer and environmental journalist, I’m often asked about my favourite places to dive in the world.