Osaka is the heart of Japan’s western Kansai region, located two and a half hours away on the Shinkansen (bullet train) line from Tokyo.... Read full article
Singapore ranks up with other culturally and religiously diverse nations making it quite different from its neighbouring countries.... Read full article
Jaipur is affectionately referred to as the Pink City because of the pinkish color of its Old City. The city, which is surrounded by rugged hills and besieged walls, is full of fascinating royal heritage and evocative well-preserved buildings.... Read full article
It’s a typical Thursday morning on Rue des Consuls, the main road of the Rabat medina. The souvenir market section of this medieval, walled area is only a tiny sliver of the old medina. It’s also an easy and stress-free introduction to shopping ... Read full article
Nature lover? Botswana is the ideal destination for those who are seeking to be engulfed by nature. A top destination for spectacular wildlife watching awaits you between the countless twisted waterways of the Okavango Delta and the unique fascinatio... Read full article
It's China's most cosmopolitan city, with a population of some 25 million people, including more than 160,000 millionaires and a couple of dozen billionaires.... Read full article
At six in the morning, the alleys of old Varanasi gleam with last night's rain. One path just wide enough for two men to walk abreast leads past shops down to the holy river Ganges.... Read full article
Whether it’s the five-star hotel, luxury shopping or the Art Science Museum, the Marina Bay Sands is the gateway to shiny Singapore – shopping, dining and accommodation at its most glamorous.... Read full article
A highlight of most northern Tanzania safari holidays, there’s nowhere quite like the Ngorongoro Crater. This 25km wide volcanic bowl serves up some of Tanzania’s best sightings of the Big Five. Here, among herds of zebra and wildebeest, ... Read full article
The end of a calendar year is usually celebrated with family and friends. And most of us want to welcome the New year with the entire family, on a positive note.... Read full article
Vientiane, Laos, July 1972: one year after arriving to work as a teacher, a young Englishwoman stands on the banks of the Mekong awaiting the ferry to Thailand, and thence by train to Bangkok, then London and home. ... Read full article