Asia
Myanmar
Myanmar (Burma) still wears its traditional longyi even as its neighbours abandon their saris and sarongs for Levis and miniskirts. lts holy men are more revered than its rich or its famous, and in the countryside, where rice paddies are still farmed using water buffalo, it might be the 16 th century as the 21st. […]
Korea, north
Continuing to dafy the odds stacked heavily against it, North Korea is a land where ancient myths bead to modern political reality, where dictator Kim Jong ll runs the only brand around and is also believed to control the weather. Few are allowed into the hermit state, and then only under constant escort, leaving the […]
Indonesia
The world’s most expansive archipelago dips and rises across the equator from the lndian Ocean to the Pacific. There are around eighteen trousand islands to choose from., six thousand of which are uninhabited, offering adventure that’s hard to find there days in the developed world. Lndonesia is endowes with a phenomenal array of wildlife, including […]
Thailand
Thailand is the total package: jaw-dropping natural beauty, eye-catching architecture, an intricately woven culture and downright fabulous cuisine. Southeast Asia’s most accessible and instantly appealing country gets under skin. Your taste buds start to crave their daily dose of phat thai noodles, your senses revel in the neon-lit delights of Bangkok. and artfully dodging traffic […]
Kyrgyzstan
What Kyrgyzstan lacks in gracious buildings and fancy cakes, lt makes up for with nomadic traditions such as laid-back hospitality, a healthy distrust of authority and a fondness for drinking fermented mare’s milk. lt is perhaps the most accessible and welcoming of the former Soviet Central Asian republics, and boasts the region’s most dramatic mountains-the […]
Mongolia
Mongolia has always stirred up visions of the untamed: Genghis Khan and his hordes, and wild horses galloping across the Steppes. Even today, outside of Ulaan Baatar you may get the feeling you’ve stepped into another centry rather than another county. The ‘Land of Blue Sky’ is a pace where Siberian forests, rolling Steppes, the […]
Hong kong
Hong Kong is like no other city on earth. lt’s a pulsating, densely populated fusion of East and West, lit by neon, fuelled by nonstop yum cha, dressed in faux Dior and serenaded by Cantopop. Andjust when you think it’s all too much, it’s a secluded sandy beach on Lantau or a visit to a […]
China
Recent time have seen a ceaseless drama of energetic development and economic contortions unfold in China. Emerging from the austerities and craziness of the Mao era, the country is now a full member of the World Trade Organization, and is home to the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Massive investment has radically improved transport quality, and travel […]
Cambodia
The spectres of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge still haunt Cambodia, but peace and optimism are slowly returning and there’s a frontier-style excitement and entrepreneurial Zing to the place. Take saffron-robed monks, lichen-covered ruins, hard-core moto traffic and clouds of dragonflies, and mix with jasmine-scented sunsets, gracious colonial boulevards, gorgeous silks and rioting bougainvilleas, […]
Bhutan
The Kingdom of Bhutan teeters between contemporary and medieval: monks transcribe ancient Buddhist texts into laptop computers, traditionally dressed archers use alloy-steel bows and arrows, and its farsighted leaders maintain Bhutan’s environment and unique culture. The king is supposed to have said, ‘l m not as much concerned about the Gross National Product as l […]
