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  • Oct 3, 2013
  • Updated: 3:08am

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.

5:55PM

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.

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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.

10:46AM

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.

10:34PM

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...

9:25AM

Two very different French chateaux have been transformed into unique, world-class art galleries. Words and pictures by Keith Mundy.

11:08PM

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...

9:42AM

Spices pervade all aspects of life in India's 'pepper country' Kerala, writes Graeme Green.

10:20PM

Nepal's Langtang Valley is an ancient yet ever-changing landscape of beauty. Words and pictures by Trefor Moss.

12:55AM

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.

10:26PM

There is raw and authentic adventure to be had just a short flight away, writes Phillippa Stewart.

10:56PM

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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