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The Hi-So Companion

Living Beautifully in Thailand:
A Guide to the Kingdom’s High Society

A beautifully designed volume on the culture, the craftsmanship and the customs that define the Kingdom’s elite. From the great families and the indigenous luxury traditions to the motoring and yachting cultures, the wine and the calendar of the high-society year, the world of the Thai Hi-So explained with knowledge and discretion.

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A Volume, Not a Web Page

The knowledge of Thai high society is scattered, half-private and easily misunderstood. The Hi-So Companion gathers it into a single, considered work, designed to be read with pleasure and kept close.

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Beautifully Designed

Set in Cormorant Garamond, composed cover to cover as a single elegant edition. A document to be read, not merely consulted.

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Yours to Keep

A portable file for every device, to read on the flight to Bangkok or the evening before an occasion that matters. No connection required.

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Practical and Considered

A calendar of the high-society year and practical guides to the close of each chapter, so the right knowledge is always to hand when it counts.

What the Hi-So Companion Contains

Six chapters across five parts, moving from the heritage and identity of the Hi-So through the indigenous luxury traditions, the leisure cultures and the table, closing with a complete calendar of the high-society year.

Part One

The Elite

IThai Hi-So Culture

Part Two

The Crafted

IIThai Luxury Creations

Part Three

Leisure

IIIMotoring & Yachting

IVEntertainment & Nightlife

Part Four

The Table

VWine & Spirits

Part Five

The Year

VIThe Hi-So Calendar

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Download a complete sample of the Hi-So Companion: the full table of contents, the opening of the chapter on Thai luxury creations, and a taste of the reference material. Yours to read, with no obligation.

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