Karen was recently in Thailand and headed to the beautiful island of Koh Phangan: Christine and I visited Koh Phangan on a recent visit to Thailand, which also included Bangkok, Koh Samui, Phuket and Khao Lak, so it was a bit of a whirlwind trip! Because of this we had just one night in Koh Phangan, and we definitely could have stayed for an extra couple of nights. We stayed at the Santhiya Resort , which is built into the hillside on the north east coast, and is stunning. From Koh Samui airport to the ferry terminal is only about 15 minutes, and Santhiya’s speedboat only takes around 30 minutes, so from landing into Koh Samui airport at around 09:30 it didn’t take long at all to set to the hotel. As the hotel is built into the hillside it can be quite hard work walking to your room (ours was right at the top of the resort!) but there are little wooden cars to take you around if you’re not feeling particularly energetic! Unless you’re heading for the Full Moon Party Koh Pha...

Hi All, Sorry for next updating the blog recently, all been a bit busy with being away and also welcoming James to our team! So what have you missed?! The following are a couple of our last newsletters that you might of missed: 48 hours in Hong Kong :  http://www.escapeworldwide.co.uk/newsletter/guide/48hrsHKG2.html We focussed on one of our favourite cities in the Far East, Hong Kong . Hong Kong is a diverse fun packed cosmopolitan city with plenty of things to see and do. The star ferry is a great, fun way to get around and cheap too. Stay either on Hong Kong Island or Kowloon with give you a chance to experience this amazing city. Read all about it in our guide:  http://www.escapeworldwide.co.uk/newsletter/guide/48hrsHKG2.html Beaches with a difference:  http://www.escapeworldwide.co.uk/newsletter/offers/Aug11b.html This week we looked a some amazing beach holidays with a bit of a difference. Nha Trang in Vietnam is one our our fa...

Hi All, So it's now getting darkers in the evenings, the rain has come, it's getting colder.....time for a holiday! This week Escape Worldwide  has some great value holiday  ideas to Thailand , one of our favorite places! Check them out: http://www.escapeworldwide.co.uk/newsletter/offers/Sep10d2.html Our bargain of the week is a 10 night holiday to Pattaya  staying 10 nights on a room only basis at the 3* Loma Resort & Spa for only £569 per person! Or 10 nights staying in Cha Am  at the 4* Holiday Inn for only £615 per person.....what a cheap way to get some sun! How about a bit of luxury, we have a great holiday to Hua Hin  staying at the lovely 4*+ Evason Hua Hin  but what makes this so special is for just £799 per person you can stay for 7 night on a bed and breakfast basis in one of they stunning Pool Villa , image spend a week in luxury with your own plunge pool! I've stayed in one of the Pool Villas at the Evason and they are simply stun...

Hi fellow travellers, We have a bit of a Thailand week this week! Check out some of the great special offers we have: http://www.escapeworldwide.co.uk/newsletter/offers/Jan10a2.html My particular favorite is the Evason Hotel in Hua Hin in one of their Pool Villas. I stayed here last year and the hotels is simply beautiful and the pool villas are pretty special. It was brilliant waking up to the sunshine and then straight into my own private pool for a dip before room service delivered the breakfast....bliss! Thailand is such a FAB place.... check out some of the other great place that you can visit: http://www.thaiescapes.co.uk . Thailand not for you, then check out the other great places we feature and have also visited: http://www.escapeworldwide.co.uk Happy travelling! Darren