Say 'I DO' On SAMUI

Inter Continental Samui Baan Taling Ngam Resort offers romantic options to couples wanting to do things differently. The 22-acre resort has recently opened following a 10 month multimillion dollar renovation and specializes in celebrations of every size and shape from elaborate Thai gatherings to private téte-a-tétes for two, with a personal wedding planner for every couple. Options for the ceremony itself include the resorts own 150-metre private pier for a romantic over-water ceremony and party beach-side, soirees in a luxury beachfront villa with an adjacent sprawling lawn. Or at the resorts signature Air bar with 360-degree views over the Gulf of Thailand in a relaxed alfresco lounge setting. Its 79 guest residences can be hired in their entirety. Or as a small cluster of accommodations with a range of tailored and off-the-peg wedding packages.

TEA-INFUSED Serenity

Fuchun Resort. Hangzhou China has launched Tea Retreat packages that include picking Longjing Tea and Tea spa treatments Set in over 150 acres of Tea plantations. The 4 award-winning resort. In the shadow of the Fuyang Mountain is combining picking the famous Longjing Tea that is local to the  area Tea-based massage treatments and Tea sets overlooking the Resorts peaceful if a lake, from April onwards The one and two-night stay packages encourage guests to spend over an hour in the plantations collecting the Tea leaves. You then get to join the Tea Master in pan-frying the leaves to halt the oxidization process so that the leaves maintain their natural flavor. The Tea Master then creates a packaged Fuchun Resort branded bag of Tea leaves for you to take home. Also on offer is a 60-minute Himalayan yoga session with Indian yoga master Yogacharya Gireesananda or the Dragon Well Foot Treatment at the award-winning Fuchun Spa using the Longjing Tea picked from within the vast resort.