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An insider’s guide to Penang
IT’S hard for me to be objective about Penang since it’s my home island. I can though be truthful. So if you’re visiting Penang for purely sun, sand and sea, you’ll be disappointed….
An insider’s guide to Penang
IT’S hard for me to be objective about Penang since it’s my home island. I can though be truthful. So if you’re visiting Penang for purely sun, sand and sea, you’ll be disappointed….
5 great kitesurfing spots in Asia
KITESURFING, or kiteboarding, took off as a sport towards the end of the 1990s. Though considered an ‘extreme sport’ due to its speed and sheer thrill factor, kitesurfing has established itself throughout the…
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An insider’s guide to Penang
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Hong Kong International bids to become world’s greenest airport
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Asia rocks! The best live music and festivals of 2012
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5 great kitesurfing spots in Asia
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Beijing cracks down on expat community
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Chinese airline to cut services to Manila
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Lady Gaga Indonesia gig under threat
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The birth of India’s wine culture
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Never too old to travel: Australia’s oldest backpacker
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In pictures: the old and new Yangon
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Is Burma Asia’s next expat haven?
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Where to shoot stunning photos in Asia
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Melbourne building rates amongst world’s top 10 eyesores
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Travel photo contest from National Geographic Traveler
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An unpleasant but necessary trip: War Remnants Museum, Ho Chi Minh City
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In pictures: Mongolia’s Nadaam festival
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Essential websites for travel in Asia
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5 great places to volunteer in Asia
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10 things we adore about Beijing
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Food: When Asian technique meets Hispanic ingredients
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Eating out in Hong Kong? Just follow the locals
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Burma: Travels on the Ayerwaddy river
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Destination: ROK Rollerderby!
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Feeling the heat: How to survive the hot season in Asia
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Top things to see and do in Chiang Mai, Thailand
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In pictures: The Kazakh eagle hunters of Bayan Olgii
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The secret to escaping budget airline fees
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Asia goes Gaga for live music
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Swim in Donsol, the Whale Shark Capital of the World
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Tsunami tourism in Japan
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Guest post: Reverse culture shock – an update from Gone Seoul Searching
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Bangkok’s best vintage finds
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Review: Korea – Robert Koehler (Seoul Selection)
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Exploring Palawan’s gem, El Nido
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Destination: Shanghai
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The romance of Udaipur
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What to expect at an ashram and the daily routine
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Room of the Week: Luang Poj Boutique Hostel, Thailand
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Destination: Haemi Fortress and a Catholic Martyr’s Shrine
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Destination: Tokyo
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Semporna’s Accessible, World Class Dive Sites
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In pictures: the back streets of Kolkata
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Batam: Extreme sports at Asia’s first cable ski park
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In pictures: The charm and elegance of Kuching, Malaysia
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Five adventures worth having in Sabah, Borneo
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Remembering Titanic around Asia
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Good reads about Burma
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South Korea: Random pictures, part 60
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Review: Hobart’s MONA Gallery
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Crucifixions, egg hunts and penance: Easter festivals in Asia
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In pictures: Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur
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5 travel spots for an Easter vacation in Asia
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Delays, what delays? Through BKK airport in record time
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Top festivals and events in Asia this week: April 2-8
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Destination: Boryeong Coal Museum (Boryeong city, Chungcheongbuk-do)
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Asia’s top cycling destinations
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Life in Korea: More dirty secrets about the Mugunghwa train
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In pictures: Mandalay uncovered
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How to get ready for your ashram adventure in India
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5 of Asia’s best surfspots
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Exploring the volcanoes of Indonesia
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Riverboat travel in Laos
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WATCH: Nyepi, March 23, Bali, Indonesia
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Lincoln Hall, mountaineer left on Everest, dies
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Aussie beer company leases island for blokes’ paradise
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First look: Korea’s newest train – the ITX
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5 idyllic Asian wedding destinations
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Daily Digest: Today’s Asia travel news at a glance – March 19
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Destination: Suwon Toilet Museum (Mr. Toilet’s House)
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5 great places to spend St Patrick’s Day in Asia
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How to ‘do’ a yoga ashram in India
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Daily Digest: Today’s Asia travel news at a glance – March 14
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In pictures: Australia’s most appalling big things
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In pictures: Tasmania unplugged
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Daily Digest: Today’s Asia travel news at a glance – March 13
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Top festivals and events in Asia this week – March 12-18
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India’s Kingfisher Airlines cancels dozens of flights
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Daily Digest: Today’s Asia travel news at a glance – March 12
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I Get Around: Transportation from Manila’s Airport to the rest of the city
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5 great art galleries in Yangon, Burma
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Fire at Bangkok high-rise hotel kills 1 foreigner, injures more
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In pictures: Australia’s Overland Track, Tasmania
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Room of the Week: Casabrina Vacation Villas, Pahang, Malaysia
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Dining like the locals in Kota Kinabalu
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Destination: Dongnimmun and Seodaemun Prison History Hall (Seoul)
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Close encounters with the wilds of Sabah, Borneo
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Tourism Australia courts Taiwanese idols to promote travel
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Camel racing at the Rajasthan Desert Festival
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Cambodia and illegal drugs: Live and let live… until you die
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Top festivals and events in Asia this week – Feb 27 – March 4
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PSA: Getting around Korea – bigger network, but a little more expensive
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Essential iPhone apps for traveling in Australia
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Insider’s guide to the best budget eats in Kolkata
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India orders Kingfisher to explain flight disruptions
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Top festivals and events in Asia this week – Feb 20-26
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Destination: Gilsangsa (Seoul)
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The best street eats in Southeast Asia
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Travel tips: Making the most of your Seoul layover
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Top festivals and events in Asia this week – Feb 13-20
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7 great beach reads
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Essential iPhone apps for traveling in Beijing
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Destination: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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What’s in a name – Burma or Myanmar?
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A diamond-hard Line: Singapore’s fight against illegal drugs
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Infographic: Where to party in Seoul
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Vietnam road trip: Saigon to Hanoi on a Honda Dream – Part 6
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Review: Sin Bin (sports pub, Itaewon)
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Beijing’s markets – a beginner’s guide
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In pictures: Tibet – Images from the roof of the world
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Offroading in Australia: 5 great outback tracks
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Destination: Boracay Island, Philippines
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Top festivals and events in Asia this week – Feb 6-12
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Vietnam road trip: Saigon to Hanoi on a Honda Dream – Part 5
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The best way to see the Great Wall of China? Go it alone
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6 must-try Vietnamese dishes
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Kerobokan Prison Blues: Tourists and Indonesia’s harsh drug laws
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Top festivals and events in Asia this week – Jan 30- Feb 5
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Luxury layovers: Asia’s top 5 airports
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Daily Digest: Today’s Asia travel news at a glance
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Beijing Nightlife: Where to party with the young, hip and beautiful
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Daily Digest: Today’s Asia travel news at a glance – January 27
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5 useless travel accessories
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Trouble in paradise: Falling foul of Southeast Asia’s tough drug laws
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5 great ways to celebrate Australia Day
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In pictures: Burma’s many modes of transport
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Festival Focus: Nokia Indiafest 2012
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Australians unite in search for mystery girl from holiday snaps
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Vietnam road trip: Saigon to Hanoi on a Honda Dream – Part 4
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Top events in Asia this week – January 23-29
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5 cheap and cheerful Beijing hostels
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At home with the Shan people of northern Thailand – Part 1
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Festival Focus: Jaipur Literature Festival – January 20-24
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Enter the dragon: Celebrating Chinese New Year in Beijing
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China to close Tibet to foreign tourists in February
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Vietnam road trip: Saigon to Hanoi on a Honda Dream – Part 3
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Top 6 budget eats in Kuala Lumpur
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Travel ethics: Is it okay to visit Burma?
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No guts, no glory: Beijing’s most bizarre street foods
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Daily Digest: Today’s Asia travel news at a glance
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5 adrenaline-pumping Asian skydives
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Indian fest hopes Rushdie attends, despite protest
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Question from a reader: Seoul vs. Busan vs. Daegu
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Vietnam road trip: Saigon to Hanoi on a Honda Dream – Part 2
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Korean noraebang (singing rooms): A survival guide
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Mud and madness: The wild history of Cambodian dirt-biking – Part 2
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Destination: Luang Prabang, Laos
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Mud and madness: The wild history of Cambodian dirt-biking – Part 1
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AirAsia X to withdraw flights to Europe, India
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Vietnam road trip: Saigon to Hanoi on a Honda Dream – Part 1
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WATCH: Only in China… 30-story hotel built in 360 hours
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Thailand sees record number of visitors in 2011
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Tourism Australia takes Facebook by storm
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Pyongyang: North Korean food, dancing and girls in Phnom Penh
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A night in Hongdae… Seoul, South Korea
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4 must-read Asian travel books
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The story of Mae Salong: A slice of China in northern Thailand – Part 2
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Bar of the Week… Carlton Yacht Club, Melbourne, Australia
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WATCH: Horror fall for Aussie tourist as bungee cord snaps
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Travel Therapist: Overland travel in Australia
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6 great Asian travel destinations for 2012
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Interview: Stephen Downes, Australian food critic
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Cambodia’s ‘second Angkor’ stirs to life
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Top events in Asia this month – January 2012
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A night in … Hanoi, Vietnam
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The incredible holy art of Indian Mud Wrestling pt 2
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6 of the best … bars in Yangon, Burma/Myanmar
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The incredible holy art of Indian Mud Wrestling pt 1
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The strange, beguiling world of Korean Homestays pt2
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The strange, beguiling world of Korean Homestays pt1
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6 of the best Burma/Myanmar treks
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Auroville: City of Dawn or New Age gone wrong? – Part 2
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Travel therapist: How to get a visa for Burma (Myanmar)
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India and Pakistan’s crazy Wagha Border walks
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Korea’s De-Militarized Zone: A completely militarized daytrip
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Where to find the best street food in Asia
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Inside view: Burlesque in Melbourne, Australia
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Restaurant of the Week… Mrs Parma’s, Melbourne, Australia
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Singapore’s swankiest clubs: Where the rich party
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On the trail of the elusive Snow Leopard… a Himalayan adventure – Part 1
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How to photograph a Thai shark
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6 of the best… Asian music festivals
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Insider’s guide to Yum Cha
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6 of the best… Asian Christmas destinations
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Eyes Burning Bright: On Tiger safari in India’s national parks – Part 1
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Naughty, naughty! Catching a burlesque show in Seoul
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Ice Wonderland: A white Christmas in Hong Kong, guaranteed
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Kimchi, charisma and chaos: Introducing life in Seoul
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Coming to Korea: Six myths debunked or confirmed
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Creating eco-friendly luxury: Interview with Six Senses’ founders, the Shivdasanis
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Tourism Australia’s winning photograph
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Crickets: The insect gladiators of China
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Getting ‘lost’ & being ‘found’: Canyoning in Japan
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How to write a travel guidebook? Find a carpet seller
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India’s Kingfisher cancels dozens of flights
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Bangkok by night: Forget the bars, just eats and arts…
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Five must-try Korean dishes
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Dicing with death: Eating Fugu in Japan
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Auckland, New Zealand
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May 15, 2012Arts, eats and music: Exploring Melbourne’s Fitzroy
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May 13, 2012
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May 3, 2012
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May 15, 2012Top 5 things to buy in India
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May 11, 2012
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May 10, 2012
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May 17, 2012Hong Kong International bids to become world’s greenest airport
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May 16, 2012
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May 16, 2012
WATCH: Nyepi, March 23, Bali, Indonesia
Observed by marking a day of silence prior to celebrations, the Balinese New Year is an interesting juxtaposition of two extremes and an excellent reminder that resting before wild partying is always a…
WATCH: Thailand’s Sak Yant tattoo festival
Every March the Sak Yant, or ‘magic tattoo’, festival takes place at Wat Bang Phra 50 km west of Bangkok. It attracts thousands of people for a ceremony designed to restore power to…
WATCH: Santana at Jakarta International Jazz Fest 2011
Jakarta International Jazz Festival, March 2-4, Jakarta, Indonesia The Jakarta Jazz Festival is now in its 8th consecutive year and showcases jazz musicians from around the globe. With a reported 150,000 tickets sold last…
WATCH: Preview for the Singapore Fringe Festival ’12
FEBRUARY is the month of relationships. And it’s not just about romantic love. Explore a different type of relationship – between Art and Faith – come 15 February at the M1 Singapore Fringe Festival.
WATCH: Move over! Capsule hotels arrive in Shanghai…
Following in Japan’s footsteps, China is set to open its first capsule hotel in Shanghai, targeting those travelling on a budget. The rooms are divided into different zones depending on snoring. Capsule hotels rooms…
Nokia Indiafest, January 27-28, Goa, India
NOKIA Indiafest, January 27-28, Goa, India is an inter-collegiate competition in a variety of areas including theatre, literary arts, dance, music and fashion. Registration is free, it’s being held in Goa and the finals include performers…
Coming of Age Day 2012, Japan
LAST Monday, roughly 1.22 million 20-year-old’s celebrated the Coming of Age Day in Japan. Although this number is the lowest on record since 1948, when the Coming of Age Day first became a…
WATCH: Only in China… 30-story hotel built in 360 hours
WHICH country can build a 30-story building in 360 hours? Yes China. The whole thing is captured in this amazing time lapse video. The hotel was built in the Hunan Province by the Broad…
WATCH: Horror fall for Aussie tourist as bungee cord snaps
AN Australian woman miraculously survived a 111m bungee jump after the cord broke and she plunged into the Zambezi River in Africa. Despite a river infested with crocodiles and a trailing cord that…
Sunburn Goa, 27 – 29 December, Goa, India
A THREE-DAY celebration of electronic dance music, Sunburn Goa was billed as one of the best music festivals in the world in 2009 by CNN. Ninety-two artists and over 45,000 people are said…
Phuket King’s Cup Regatta, Thailand – December 3-10
THIS annual regatta is one of Asia’s largest and finest with a superb setting on the popular Thai resort island of Phuket. All the action takes place off Kata beach with yachts taking…
Penang Island Jazz Festival, Malaysia – December 1-4
THIS fantastic music festival is hosted in the lovely island of Penang replete with mixed colonial heritage and Chinese and Malay influences. With live action on stage and plenty of workshops, forums, galleries…
Chichibu Yomatsuri Float Festival, Japan – December 2-3
THIS is one of Japan’s biggest float festivals with some weighing as much as 10-20 tons and featuring countless lanterns. It is celebrated at the Chichibu Shrine with lenty of music, excitement and fireworks.
Monkey festival, Thailand – November 27
JOIN the toasts to the Macaque monkeys at this party at the Pra Prang Sam Yot Buddhist temple in late November. This festival could really be called the Monkey Buffet because apart from…
Surin Elephant Festival, Thailand – November 19
THE Surin Elephant Festival is held every year in November with over 200 hundred elephants assembled in northeast Thailand for this festival. It essentially showcases the talents the local people have for training…
Taunggyi Tazaungdaing Balloon Festival, Burma – November 4-10
THE Taunggyi Tazaungdaing Balloon Festival is a week-long festival near Inle Lake is one of the world’s most famous balloon events featuring processions of paper lanterns, parades, dances and songs. Most people prefer to…
Jakar Tsechu Festival, Bhutan – November 2-4
THE Jakar Dzong Tsechu Festival offers a rare chance to see some of the more traditional and spiritual elements of fascinating Bhutanese culture. Held within the Jakar Dzong and organized by the Jakar…
Floating Lanterns Festival – Yi Peng – Chiang Mai, Thailand
This festival occurred occurs every year just north of Chiang Mai, Thailand in October or November.
Zip-lining in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Oct 2011
Zip-lining in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Oct 2011
