Asian Geographic Magazines

From fixing hundreds of feet of rope on vertical slopes, to trekking for miles with heavy backpacks – often doubling up as mobile kitchens to feed a group of around 20 hungry climbers – being a responsible mountain guide is not an easy task. They play a pivotal role in the adventures of others: making the journey memorable and...

Travelling Ratargul Swamp Forest Village boys paddle into the Ratargul Swamp Forest located along the Goain river, about 26 kilometres from Sylhet in bangladesh. It is one of the few freshwater swamp forests in the world. Some call it the “Amazon of Bangladesh”. During the rainy season, the wetland is submerged in up to 10 metres of water. In winter,...

Huge fishing vessels pipe through the Torres Strait every day, casting their nets and reeling in the bounty. But yet more net drifts along the coast, forgotten but for the animals that become ensnared in it, and the islanders whose paradise wanes with the ocean's suffering. Rising to the call, these ambassadors have woven their message of conservation into stunning works of art.

Fifteen explorers embarked on the trip of a lifetime, tracing the history of the Silk Road in China. Asian Geographic’s Shellen Teh shares her experience of the expedition – the first in a series of three

MICHAEL YAMASHITA has been shooting for National Geographic magazine for over 30 years, combining his passions for photography and travel.

Artist Yang Liu challenges the boundaries of art with her bold works and tongue-in-cheek perspectives on modernity and cultural difference. Presented in minimalistic spreads with striking colours, her crystal clear messages are a testament to the oppidan life and a comfort to all caught at the cultural crossroads of our cosmopolitan world. Yang Liu speaks to Asian Geographic's Sarah...

A Singaporean traveller shares a travelogue of his journey from Lanzhou to Dunhuang, offering a taste of what explorers can look forward to on the Asian Geographic Silk Road China Expedition in 2017.

It’s seven in the morning, but the frosty Mongolian steppe is still pitch black. With a thick blanket of clouds covering the starry sky, darkness is pierced by the hundreds of eerie lights emanating from the eyes of a large sheep herd.