Asia

Exclusive guide to the best holiday destinations in Asia, independent reviews from award-winning travel writers

Yala National Park, Sri Lanka

17/02/2021 by .
Yala reserve

Reza Amirinia explores the Yala National Park one of the most important wildlife conservation centres in Sri Lanka.

Read the full story here

Historic Macao. Not a gamble, more like a sure bet.

01/12/2020 by .

K Gudi Wilderness Camp, Karnataka, southern India

28/07/2020 by .
SF India BRT 003 e1595945378108

Stuart Forster experiences the Kyathadevara Gudi Wilderness Camp located inside of the Biligiri Raganna Temple (BRT) Wildlife Sanctuary.

Read the full story here

Insider guide to Macao

20/07/2020 by .
old macao panorama

Mike Pickup takes us on an exploration of Macao’s stunning mix of old Portugal and new China

Read the full story here

Insider Guide to Langkawi

22/06/2020 by .
Sunrise at Ambong Pool Villas size

The Langkawi archipelago, 99 natural islands and two man-made creations sit in the warm Straits of Malacca seas, to the south of Thailand and just a short ferry journey west of the Malaysian mainland.

Read the full story here

Insider Guide to Uzbekistan: Heart of the Silk Road

06/05/2020 by .
2012 11 12T17 50 10 6

Towering minarets and dazzling tiled madrassas have long drawn foreign travellers across the desert sands to Samarkand.

Read the full story here

Touring Elephant Centres in Thailand

23/03/2020 by .
Elephants World Three

Animal welfare is always a concern for British travellers and, with so many of us visiting Thailand every year, the care of captive elephants is an issue that’s impossible to ignore.

Read the full story here

Guide to Onsens in Kyushu Japan

29/01/2020 by .

Exploring Hunan, China

25/11/2019 by .
Changsha Taiping Street

Before I visited, the only thing I knew about Hunan was that the food was spicy.  Further research revealed that it’s a landlocked province in the south-central part of the country, surrounded by mountains, with the fertile Yangtze River to the north.

Read the full story here

Guide To The Maldives

15/07/2019 by .
Aerial view of JA Manafaru Maldives

Few parts of the earth are as synonymous with luxury as the Maldives, though it hasn’t always been thus: the archipelago in the Indian Ocean only began courting tourists in the 1970s, and many of the most extravagant island retreats came later.

Read the full story here