The Thai towns of the notorious Golden Triangle are taking advantage of their opium-producing history with attractions centred on the drug and military leaders who fought over it.
The new family floor at the five-star Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong hotel offers parents and their children ‘family-friendly luxury’ in a fun-filled fantasyland. We stayed for a night.
From a Notre-Dame alternative to The Grand Mosque, these lesser-known Paris attractions will appeal to visitors looking to avoid the 2024 Olympics crowds and have a quieter experience.
Attended by the king and villagers from across the country, Bhutan’s high-altitude Royal Highland Festival involves dancing, horse racing, wrestling and other trials of strength.
Notre-Dame de Paris Cathedral, which was destroyed by fire in 2019, is nearly restored, and should reopen to the public in December. The roofing, floor, spire and furniture should be completed by the summer.
Max Johnson, half-brother of former British prime minister Boris Johnson, talks about his UK childhood, Covid-19 frustrations, being a banker in Hong Kong, and a special trip through mainland China.
Delhi is a city of endless squabbles – over who makes the best version of the Indian capital’s signature dish. We look at some of the restaurants vying for butter chicken supremacy, and how to make it best.
What clothes to pack, where to eat, who to avoid, where to get currency, renting motorbikes – an experienced dad gives his beginner son tips on backpacking in Southeast Asia.
Sphere, in Las Vegas, uses millions of LEDs to create images that bring art to the masses. One of the multibillion-dollar venue’s creative leads talks about what goes into making the visuals.
Venice is commemorating famous traveller and merchant Marco Polo, 700 years after his death. An exhibition in the Doge’s Palace has 300 artefacts, including books, maps and manuscripts.
The Calcio Storico Fiorentino, held in Florence, Italy, is one of the world’s most violent sports, combining football, rugby, wrestling and bare-knuckle boxing and in a bloody, no-holds-barred brawl.
Taiwan’s southern islands are less touristy and offer natural beauty, easily accessible snorkelling and diving, one of the world’s three saltwater hot springs and a laid-back atmosphere.
Mozambique is an unsung gem of African tourism. The Bazaruto Archipelago offers a chance to get up close to spectacular marine life – including the elusive dugong – without being too invasive.
Tired of the same old tourist guides to Hong Kong? The Hong Kong Design Centre has produced Design Citywalk HK, a guide to the city’s cultural offerings featuring places well known – and unexpected.
Kurdi, in Goa, India, was submerged under a reservoir when a dam was built in 1986. The village reappears each summer as the waters recede, and has become a hotspot for selfie takers.
The former head of UK armed forces tells Kate Whitehead about his rise through the ranks and why Colin Firth wanted to play him in a film about fighting rebels in Sierra Leone.
The Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, has attractive old buildings, and some unfinished new ones, eye-catching snacks, but also a crime problem and harrowing reminders of Khmer Rouge genocide.
A guided cycling tour through Intramuros, the oldest surviving part of Manila, in the Philippines, takes riders through courtyards and gardens, and to a site connected with the city’s darkest times.
Brazil will host the COP30 United Nations climate talks in Belem in the Amazon rainforest in 2025, and hopes the summit will boost its eco-tourism credentials and show it has more than beaches to offer.
In a far corner of Indian Kashmir bordering China and Central Asia, Gurez, once a stop on the Silk Road, has been reinventing itself since going online and gaining an air transport service, and is wooing tourists.
Ben West, who has been staying in different hotels around the world for the past two years, lists common complaints, from staff ignoring a ‘Do not disturb’ sign to baffling shower controls.