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Exhale. 360 Leti
Exotique: Inhale – Exhale. 360 Leti
Luxe Living: Living a life of dreams, India
August 2010
The Telegraph
Strolling through the land of happiness
Jon Stock and his family embark on a walking holiday in the Himalayan kingdom of Sikkim.
By Jon Stock
The Telegraph
4th July 2010
   
Rafting in the Himalayas
Rafting in the Himalayas
Action!  Lisa Johnson rounds up the best adventure holidays for thrill seekers
Spectator Business, UK
June – August, 2010
Travel & Lifestyle
The Moon from Above
By Brook Turner
Life & Leisure, The Sophisticated Traveller
Financial Review, Australia
June 2010
   
InStyle Magazine, UK
Shakti 360 Leti – list of mountain retreats
 
InStyle Magazine, UK
June 2010
he Times, UK
Luxury in spiritual Ladakh, India. You don’t need to meditate in a freezing cave to find bliss and enlightenment - now there’s a luxury option in Ladakh
By Ian Belcher
 
The Times, UK
24th April 2010
   
Area Daily, Global
Shakti 360 Leti – Top Eco Retreats
 
Area Daily, Global
April 2010
CNNGo.com, Asia
Top 10 most desired holidays by Hong Kong’s platinum-class: Shakti 360 Leti
 
CNNGo.com, Asia
April 2010
   
Hotels by Design
Hotels by Design – A guide to the most beautifully designed hotels in the world.
Eco Fabulous – A new breed of eco treat is proving that sustainable design need not stint on style and luxury, nor compromise care for the local environment.
By Cathy Strongman
 
House & Garden
May 2010
Travel & Lifestyle
Travel & Lifestyle – A Passage to India. Mixing its vibrant history with a new Asian cool, India’s hotel scene has responded in style to its country’s shifting status.
By Charlotte Sinclair
 
Vogue, UK
April 2010
   
Psycholgies
Transcendental Destinations – There are times when only the very best will do. Kate O’Donnell rounds up the new destinations that transcend all others.
 
Psychologies Magazine, UK
April 2010
First Life, Global
 
The Holistic Hot List
 
First Life, Global
March/April 2010
   
Millionaire Magazine, Asia
Little Tibet – Along the rapids of northern India, Laura Miller puts her oar in for a trip of a lifetime.
By Laura Miller
 
Millionaire Magazine, Asia
March/April 2010
Daily Candy, Global
Shakti included in the ‘Insider’s Guide to India’
 
Daily Candy, Global
31st March 2010
   
Business Week, India
Lap of Luxury – Shakti 360 Leti
 
Business Week, India
15th March 2010
Daily Mail, UK
Let there be love
 
Daily Mail, UK
6th March 2010
   
World’s most romantic places to stay – Shakti 360 Leti
World’s most romantic places to stay - Shakti 360 Leti
 
The Sunday Times, UK
February 2010
Tatler Travel Guide 2010
Shakti's 360 Leti voted in the Top 101 Hotels of the World, for a third year running.
 
Tatler Travel Guide 2010
 
 
   
Moving Mountains

Moving Mountains

Remote Ladakh's Tibetan-influenced culture can now be experienced without hardship, as Teresa Levonian Cole discovers.
By Teresa Levonian Cole
 
PrivatAir Magazine, Global
January 2010
How to Spend it
Walking in the awe-inspiring Kumaon Himalayas, away from tourists and backpackers, Stanley Stewart is mesmerised by a rarely seen way of life that is suspended in time.
By Stanley Stewart
How to Spend it, Financial Times, UK
September 2009
   
Country Life
India's ancient magic - the Camp in the sky
Charlie Brockett is beguiled by a new and astonishing hotel in highest India.
Country Life, UK
December 2009
Prestige Magazine
The Last Dynasty: On a journey to Ladakh, in the shadow of the Himalayas, Sophy Roberts uncovers a bold new model of cultural tourism. Is this what’s next for travel to India?
By Sophy Roberts
Photographed by Frederic Lagrange
Travel & Leisure, US edition
August 2009
   
Country Life
The Lost valleys of the Indian Himalayas
By Alexander Kauffman
Photography by Alfredo Piola
 
L'Officiel Voyage, Paris
Dec 2009 Jan 2010
The Sunday Times
Tom Fordyce discovers a land of mountaintop monasteries and heavenly hospitality in Ladakh.
By Tom Fordyce
The Sunday Times, Travel, UK
28th June 2009
   
Travel Photography Workshops Feb 2010
Travel Photography Workshops Feb 2010
led by Chris Caldicott
The Telegraph, Travel, UK
December 2009
CNN Traveller
360º Leti - A Place To Stay
CNN Traveller, Global
May/June 2009
   
Attitude at Altitude ? 360º Leti, Kumaon
Attitude at Altitude – 360º Leti, Kumaon
By Quintessentially, Hong Kong
Prestige Magazine, Hong Kong
August 2009
Vogue
Vogue selects this years hottest destinations:
Secret Mountain Go in search of solitude, and you will find it in abundance.
By Aishwarya Subramanyam
Vogue, India
May 2009
   
Telegraph
A new tour of the Himalayan region of Ladakh offers the chance to live among the villagers - but in a little more comfort.
By Peter Hughes
The Telegraph, Travel, UK
13th June 2009
Higher Plane
Higher Plane - Amar Grover gets uplifted in Ladakh, one od india's least explored and most remote regions
By Amar Grover
Highlife, BA inflight magazine, Global
March 2009
   
Floating World
The Floating World
By Brooke Turner
Photography by Frederic Lagrange
Life & Leisure - The Sophisticated Traveller
The Financial Review, Australia
June 2009
Spice Magazine
Little Tibet - In a desolate stone-strewn landscape, Laura Miller discovers the surreal and other more real pleasures of Ladakh.
By Laura Miller
Spice Magazine, India Today, India
March 2009
   
Ultra Travel
On Top of the World
Ultra Travel - The Daily Telegraph
Spring 2009
Tatler Travel Guide
360° voted in the Top 101 Hotels of the World for the second year running.
Tatler Travel Guide
2009
   
Telegraph Cover
India with Altitude: Adventure seekers could hardly get further from the beaten track. Patrick French took his sons trekking and rafting in Ladakh, a Himalayan region where even the king feels the remoteness of high office.
By Patrick French
Telegraph Magazine, UK
February 2009
Spice Magazine
Leti-ng it be
By Supriya David
Spice Magazine, India Today, India
November 2008
   
Financial Times
…for therapy, the mountains are hard to beat...the experience brings on a rare, and possibly addictive, clarity of mind"
By Sophy Roberts
Financial Times, UK
January 2009
The Observer
Luxury comes to Ladakh's hippie trail
By Tom Robbins
The Observer
December, 2008
   
Shakti Tour Travel
"360° Leti - Hot List 2008
Conde Nast Traveler, US
2008
India in Luxury
India in Luxury : Up the Mountain
India: Opening the door to luxury Conde Nast Traveller Supplement, UK
November 2008
   
Traveller
The rare and indulgent pleasures of living
in a glass house in Kumaon.
By Hari Menon
Outlook Traveller, India
December 2008
The Independent
It's peaceful here on top of the world:
Ladakh 'Little Tibet'
By Sarah Barrell
The Independent
November 2008
   
India Today
360º Leti voted in the Top 10 New Travel Destinations in India
India Today, India
December 2008
DestinAsian
The 2008 Luxe List - The best new hotels and resorts in the region 360º Leti voted.
DestinAsian, Asia
October/November 2008
   
Tatler UK
Heavens above: The secret Buddhist land of Ladakh is nirvana for smart adventurers
By Will Gethin
Tatler, UK
December 2008
Town & Country Travel
Adventure: 360-degree reward
By Melissa Bell
Town & Country Travel, US
Winter 2008
   
Travel
Shakti was Highly Commended for 2nd year running in Responsible Tourism Awards 2008
R: Travel - for the responsible tourist.
November 2008
Hospitality Style
"Closer to Om - A Himalayan eco retreat showcases the dharma of nature as design"
by Val Hunt
Hospitality Style, US
Sept/Oct 2008
   
The Week
This week's dream: the village of little Tibet
The Week, UK
November 2008
Conde Nast Traveller
"Stay Out of Touch"
Word of Mouth
Conde Nast Traveller, UK
September 2008
   
Departures Magazine
Himalayan Luxe at a high altitude retreat, Sophy Roberts finds solace, beauty and another India.
By Sophy Roberts
Photography by Frederic Lagrange.
Departures Magazine
October 2008
Financial Times
Travelista , How To Spend It
By Ondine Cohane
Financial Times
July 2008
   
Square Mile
The World is your Oyster
Square Mile, Luxury Travel, UK
September 2008
Food and Travel Magazine
Explorers' Treats: Village People
Food and Travel Magazine
July 2008
   
Goethe Magazine
Live once Travel
Goethe Magazine, Japan
September 2008
Best Mountain Hut - 360º Leti
Best Mountain Hut - 360º Leti
Vanity Fair
June 2008
   
South China Morning Post
Detours: Himalayan Foothills
By Rob Woodburn
 
South China Morning Post
July 2008
Sunday Times
Shakti Ladakh launch
Sunday Times
June 2008
   
Condé Nast Traveler
360º Leti voted in the Hot List 2008
Condé Nast Traveler, US Edition
May 2008
The Telegraph
The Himalayas: Over the hills and far away
By Teresa Levonian Cole
The Telegraph
April 2008
   
Guardian
High Society: In a remote corner of India, a new tourism project leads trekkers from village to
village to stay with locals
By Teresa Levonian Cole
Guardian
April 2008
War Correspondent
War correspondent discovers a sanctuary on the Indian side of the Himalayas, Michael Palin missed a trick.
By Catherine Philp
The Times, UK
November 2008
   
Tatler Travel Guide
360º Leti - voted in the Top 101 Hotels in the World
Tatler Travel Guide
2008
2007 Design
“2007 Design for Asia Award - 360º Leti: Winner”
from the Hong Kong Design Centre
   
Harpers Bazaar Travel Guide
360º Leti
Harpers Bazaar Travel Guide
2008
The Sunday Times
At home in the Himalayas
By Richard Green
The Sunday Times
October 2007
   
Virgin Holidays
Shakti was Highly Commended in Mountain Category
Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism
November 2007
The Telegraph, Travel Section
Humbled in the Himalayas
by Imogen Stubbs
The Telegraph, Travel Section, UK
April 2007
   
The Telegraph
High without the hypnosis
By Juliet Clough
The Telegraph, Travel Section, UK
May 2005
The Times
When it comes to vegetables, variety really is the spice of life
by Joanna Weinberg
The Times, UK
May 2006
   
The Queensland Sunday Mail
Up where the stars shine brighter
By Margaret Turton
The Queensland Sunday Mail, Australia
June 2007
Indian Territory
Indian Territory
by Juliet Clough
House & Garden, UK
March 2005
   
The Observer
The Observer, UK
January 2007
 
Lonely Planet - Code Green
Lonely Planet - Code Green
Experiences of a Lifetime
India - Kumaon: A slice of Uttaranchal’s village life
By Kerry Lorimer
   
The Telegraph
Live the high life
The Telegraph, Travel Section, UK
February 2007
 
   
 
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