The web developer has designed the virtual map from thousands of panoramic street-level photographs, allowing anyone with a ‘Net connection to travel the streets of the resort. You can adjust the angle, turning left and right and moving back and forwards. The virtual map will help first-time visitors learn their way around Pattaya as well as giving them the chance to check out hotels, bars and shopping destinations.Boutique Thai hotels join WorldHotels Indigo Pearl Phuket and Villa Lawana in Koh Samui are the latest members of WorldHotels, the Europe-based group specialising in boutique hotels. Indigo Pearl celebrates Phuket’s tin mining heritage with a subtle theme that runs through the finest details, from the names of the restaurants and bars to the staff uniforms. Villa Lawana, on Koh Samui’s Chaweng beach, has a stylish contemporary design with a Sino-Thai accent, recalling the history and culture of the region. Read the rest of this entry »