Produced by CHIRAG MOHANTY SAMAL
Assisted by ISHIKA LAUL
Photographed by TARAS TARAPOREVALA
Assisted by MITESH MIRCHANDANI
Styled by DIVYAK D’SOUZA
Assisted by BRINDA PATEL AND KUMAR ABHISHEK
Make-up by SALIM SAYYED
Hair by TINA MUKHARJEE
Location: KRABI, THAILAND
can be an immediate deal breaker, they linger like the cloying effect of a decadent dessert. Krabi with its tourmaline seas, white-sand beaches, mangrove forests, limestone rock formations, hidden caves, and secret channels made quite an impact on my maiden rendezvous. The image that I had in my head prior to my arrival in the southern Thailand tropical town was that of an intriguing, unspoilt, beautiful destination—almost like a primordial netherworld where mystery and mysticism collided. An, , and had constructed. But as I languorously drift across the waters of the Andaman Sea on a traditional longtail boat, the initial image dug its heels deeper, but added to it was a sense of new-age optimism visible in the swanky, state-of-the-art resorts and the hordes of global tourists either sunbathing, surfing, kayaking, or indulging in many of the sophisticated water sports that Krabi offers now. The town has a gleaming, salubrious yet oddly peaceful vibe to it.
