Bangkok, Chiang Mai, and the islands

Thailand

Thailand arrives with everything at once, the beauty and the food and the ancient wellness knowledge Hazel cannot dismiss. Blanche stands at a Bangkok temple at dawn in something silk and has the response she keeps for what she cannot explain. Hazel walks into a Thai pharmacy and finds several things that stop her completely.

Coming soon

Hotels and Stays

Mandarin Oriental Bangkok, for the bathroom assessment, one of the great bathrooms in Asia
Dhara Dhevi Chiang Mai, for the northern cultural immersion
Six Senses Yao Noi, for the island episode
Amanpuri Phuket, for the beach

Experiences

The Thai pharmacy, where several things stop Hazel completely
The Bangkok temple at dawn
The Thai massage, Hazel’s most positive wellness endorsement in Southeast Asia
The Chiang Mai market skincare ingredient
The Snail White comparison with the Korean snail mucin, its own episode

Restaurants and Cafes

Bangkok street food, Hazel’s most unreserved endorsement outside Lyon
A Chiang Mai cooking class
The Chiang Mai night market
Thai tea

Planning

Thai Airways, or Singapore Airlines or Cathay Pacific via a hub, with Eva Air through Taipei as an alternative
Andaman Sea yacht charters for the island leg

This hub opens lightly and fills over time.