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Escape to paradise

As much as I enjoy an intrepid adventure – exploring the sights, sounds, cultural experiences and discoveries outside my everyday world – I often find myself returning home happy, but also up-to-the-eyeballs exhausted and no more rested than before I left.

Squeezing in as much as I can on these trips leaves little opportunity for actual relaxation, and that old joke of ‘needing a holiday to get over your holiday’ definitely springs to mind.

Chiva Som is the perfect antidote to that predicament. Meaning ‘haven of life’ in Thai, the resort offers guests the ultimate healing holiday. Dedicated to improving your health and wellbeing, they take a holistic approach to helping you restore and rejuvenate your mind, body and soul.

Here was my chance to finally embrace relaxation and embark on a

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