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Remember travel agents, traveller’s cheques and the long wait for holiday photos?
Remember travel agents, traveller’s cheques and the long wait for holiday photos?
From food waste and plastic packaging to electricity, the environmental impact of the festive season is huge.
From food waste and plastic packaging to electricity, the environmental impact of the festive season is huge.
Lofty ideas of a Himalayan railway face technical and environmental challenges. Even if they are overcome, Nepal faces another danger: Chinese debt.
Lofty ideas of a Himalayan railway face technical and environmental challenges. Even if they are overcome, Nepal faces another danger: Chinese debt.
The Independent Commission Against Corruption was met with violent reprisals by police officers after its 1974 founding.
The Independent Commission Against Corruption was met with violent reprisals by police officers after its 1974 founding.
In a nod to its journalistic branding, every room has details such as a Bakelite rotary-dial telephone, analogue radio and manual typewriter.
In a nod to its journalistic branding, every room has details such as a Bakelite rotary-dial telephone, analogue radio and manual typewriter.
In 1945, Kyoto was saved from the atomic bomb by an American official who had been seduced by its charms. Discover why he, and countless since, fell in love with the city, its customs and its cuisine.
In 1945, Kyoto was saved from the atomic bomb by an American official who had been seduced by its charms. Discover why he, and countless since, fell in love with the city, its customs and its cuisine.
Whale watchers, surfers and divers have long sung the country’s praises, extolling its many natural wonders.
Whale watchers, surfers and divers have long sung the country’s praises, extolling its many natural wonders.
Undoubtedly the best way to experience the more than 2,000 temples and pagodas at the Unesco World Heritage Site is from the basket of a hot-air balloon.
Undoubtedly the best way to experience the more than 2,000 temples and pagodas at the Unesco World Heritage Site is from the basket of a hot-air balloon.
On the Shandong province coast, across from Korea and Japan, Qingdao offers seafood galore and colonial German architecture.
On the Shandong province coast, across from Korea and Japan, Qingdao offers seafood galore and colonial German architecture.
The City of Heroes is a thriving port with a vibrant past and an encouraging future, where weekenders can eat their way around Surabaya’s beef-heavy signature dishes or shop for antique teak.
The City of Heroes is a thriving port with a vibrant past and an encouraging future, where weekenders can eat their way around Surabaya’s beef-heavy signature dishes or shop for antique teak.
The country that coined the phrase ‘gross national happiness’ is as exclusive as they come, with not a hint of mass tourism
The country that coined the phrase ‘gross national happiness’ is as exclusive as they come, with not a hint of mass tourism
Tucked away on the island of Borneo, the capital of Sarawak is well worth the trek. Not-to-be-missed events in July include the Rainforest World Music Festival and the Kuching Festival
Tucked away on the island of Borneo, the capital of Sarawak is well worth the trek. Not-to-be-missed events in July include the Rainforest World Music Festival and the Kuching Festival
The daily distribution of alms to monks is evidence of the city’s commitment to tradition, but it is not the only one.
The daily distribution of alms to monks is evidence of the city’s commitment to tradition, but it is not the only one.
A trip to Davao, on the coast of Mindanao, will prove there is more to the Southeast Asian nation than Boracay, Cebu and Palawan
A trip to Davao, on the coast of Mindanao, will prove there is more to the Southeast Asian nation than Boracay, Cebu and Palawan
The five-hour flight time from Hong Kong makes Hokkaido’s capital ideal for a long weekend, where fields of flowers surround the birthplace of the nation’s beloved beer.
The five-hour flight time from Hong Kong makes Hokkaido’s capital ideal for a long weekend, where fields of flowers surround the birthplace of the nation’s beloved beer.
Make a break for sun, sea, sand, scuba, shopping and more, just a short flight from Hong Kong.
Make a break for sun, sea, sand, scuba, shopping and more, just a short flight from Hong Kong.
An ideal overnighter, Guangdong’s capital is constantly adding to its appeal, most notably with the opening of an indoor snow park in June.
An ideal overnighter, Guangdong’s capital is constantly adding to its appeal, most notably with the opening of an indoor snow park in June.
Penang Island offers serious bang for its buck, with superb street food, heritage architecture and its very own fashion week just a short haul from Hong Kong.
Penang Island offers serious bang for its buck, with superb street food, heritage architecture and its very own fashion week just a short haul from Hong Kong.
A 60-minute flight whisks weekenders away to a city that is still demonstrably Asian rather than a cookie-cutter metropolis
A 60-minute flight whisks weekenders away to a city that is still demonstrably Asian rather than a cookie-cutter metropolis
A casualty of civil war and natural disaster, the city is rising from its ruins to offer travellers a rich, rewarding experience
A casualty of civil war and natural disaster, the city is rising from its ruins to offer travellers a rich, rewarding experience
The lack of direct flights makes arriving in paradise that much more special, especially when it is as unspoilt as the Myeik Kyunzu, where the barter economy beats bills and barefoot luxury is exactly that
The lack of direct flights makes arriving in paradise that much more special, especially when it is as unspoilt as the Myeik Kyunzu, where the barter economy beats bills and barefoot luxury is exactly that
China’s capital has much to offer beyond the obvious, from hip hutong eateries to an appetite for the artistic and artisanal
China’s capital has much to offer beyond the obvious, from hip hutong eateries to an appetite for the artistic and artisanal
With superior shopping, excellent eats, Buddhist temples and the DMZ, there is much in this buzzing metropolis to keep visitors entertained
With superior shopping, excellent eats, Buddhist temples and the DMZ, there is much in this buzzing metropolis to keep visitors entertained
The city in tropical Queensland is surrounded by beautiful beaches, crystalline waters and mountainous rainforest, and is the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef.
The city in tropical Queensland is surrounded by beautiful beaches, crystalline waters and mountainous rainforest, and is the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef.
Just four hours from Hong Kong by high-speed rail, the port city has blossomed in recent years, with old favourite Gulang Island having been joined by a number of more modern attractions, including the annual Jimei x Arles art event
Just four hours from Hong Kong by high-speed rail, the port city has blossomed in recent years, with old favourite Gulang Island having been joined by a number of more modern attractions, including the annual Jimei x Arles art event
- Still out of reach of globalisation, the city’s charms lie in its laid-back authenticity and warm welcome, not to mention a smorgasbord of palate-pleasing options
- Still out of reach of globalisation, the city’s charms lie in its laid-back authenticity and warm welcome, not to mention a smorgasbord of palate-pleasing options
- From crumbling colonial architecture to local fare like hoppers and sambal, the city on the southwest of India’s tear has much to offer visitors
- From crumbling colonial architecture to local fare like hoppers and sambal, the city on the southwest of India’s tear has much to offer visitors
A cross between upmarket youth hostel and bare-faced chic boutique, this weirdly wonderful property located in the heart of Ipoh’s old town will leave you with some stark memories.
A cross between upmarket youth hostel and bare-faced chic boutique, this weirdly wonderful property located in the heart of Ipoh’s old town will leave you with some stark memories.