Interview with the owner: Anchalika Kijkanakorn. Founder & Managing Director of AKARYN Hotel Group

Ex financier turned hotelier, Anchalika Kijkanakorn, founded Thailand's AKARYN Hotel Group with a mission to do things differently. Sheโ€™s turned hospitality on its head in Thailand, introducing the countryโ€™s first boutique resort, Aleenta Hua Hin-Pranburi. Since then she has blazed an eco-friendly trail throughout Asia, launching the continentโ€™s first single-use plastic-free hotel, akyra Tas Sukhumvit …

Things to do in Baku, Azerbaijan: 10 unique activities

Baku is the capital city of Azerbaijan, and is a city of many tales. A coastal city, the name Baku is derived from the Persian, ุจุงุฏ-ฺฉูˆุจู‡ 'meaning โ€˜wind-pounded cityโ€™. Persian and Zoroastrian culture has had a profound influence on Azerbaijan, alongside many other cultural influences. Located central to Eastern Europe and Western Asia, Azerbaijan has …