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Sri Lanka’s Tea Trails scoops more prestigious acolades

Thursday, September 17th, 2009, by Tom Armstrong

Ceylon Tea Trails – The world’s first integrated tea bungalow resort has recently featured in the National Geographic magazine’s latest compilation of “Journeys of a Lifetime – The World’s Greatest Trips”. Managed by Forbes & Walker Leisure, Managing Director, Thilan Wijesinghe, said Tea Trails, Sri Lanka“This is a remarkable achievement for a Sri Lankan resort and destination to be featured in such a prestigious publication.” Tea trails consists of four unique luxury estate bungalows flanked by tea plantations and lakes.

Kurulu Bedde

Friday, July 3rd, 2009, by Tom Armstrong

Every now and again a property takes you complexly by surprise. I had been aware of Kurulu Bedde’s existence for quite some time and it had been on my ‘to see’ list for a while.

The private pool beneath the stilted villa

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The Nam Hai

Saturday, June 6th, 2009, by Harriet Clark

As we drove down the landscaped driveway we were filled with excitement about the experience to come.  We were off to the Nam Hai - Vietnam’s premier resort.    Upon entry to the cool villa we were blown away with the interior design.  The simple yet stunning design topped with the incredible views brought a massive smile to both our faces.  As we were shown around the villa our eyes strayed to the spectacular eggshell lacquered sunken bath and outside shower.

Heaven is the Nam Hai....

Heaven is the Nam Hai....

We used these at the first possible opportunity!  The villa manages to provide all of the amenities you could ever need, whilst maintaining the elegant finish and all of this  with an amazing ocean backdrop.

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