Author Archives: Jonathan Soroff

You’re Looking Swell, Dalai…

  An old friend invited me to an intimate audience with the Dalai Lama at 8:30 on a Tuesday morning. Of course, I accepted, although, as it turned out, I had two conflicting funerals, a dentist’s appointment and a board meeting on the same day. But what better way to improve your karma than to […]

What’s Good…

1. This view, from the living room of my father’s house, which I’ve been privileged enough to call home for 35 years.

A Few of My Favorite Hotels…

Note that I didn’t say “the best,” although some of them are. At the same time, some of them are down-at-the-heels and far from fashionable, but I offer my rationale for each. The Bangkok Oriental, Bangkok… …because in one of the world’s most exotic cities, it sets the gold standard for luxury and service   […]