With a modicum ofinsider knowledge,the misery and boredomof delayed flights can be a thing of the past. Charley Lanyon spends a day at Chek Lap Kok to prove the point.
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- Oct 3, 2013
- Updated: 3:08am
If you're in the market for a relaxing budget break, bypass bustling Taipei and head for Taiwan's bucolic east coast, writes Joanna Chiu.
Language courses allow visitors to soak up Germany's culture while honing a useful skill - and if it all becomes a bit too much, a beer garden is never far away. Joyce Man reports.
What is it? One of the Roman hotel scene's grand dames, the Waldorf Astoria property is perched atop a hill and boasts spectacular views, a priceless art collection and top-notch facilities.
Pyongyang, as the capital of a desperately poor nation ruled by a military dictatorship, isn't exactly famous for its nightlife. But while in the Hermit Kingdom on a weeklong tour recently, we...
Two very different French chateaux have been transformed into unique, world-class art galleries. Words and pictures by Keith Mundy.
Most of us have read "1,001 places to visit before you die" and other such morbidly titled lists. But none of these yet include a trip to suborbital space. Yet space is the travel industry's next...
Spices pervade all aspects of life in India's 'pepper country' Kerala, writes Graeme Green.
Nepal's Langtang Valley is an ancient yet ever-changing landscape of beauty. Words and pictures by Trefor Moss.
Vietnam's southern metropolis can be raucous and chaotic, but it has charm and grace in spades if you scratch beneath the surface, writes Kit Gillet.
There is raw and authentic adventure to be had just a short flight away, writes Phillippa Stewart.
Can the ideal holiday be created by a database? Every time you book a flight online, review a hotel, or use an ATM, you're leaving a digital footprint.
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