Top 5 Places to Visit in Shan State
One of the most exciting train rides in Asia begins from Mandalay to Lashio via the Gokteik Viaduct. The 15-hour train journey crosses from...
Reflections: Voyages Across the Seas
When we speak of world explorers, icons like Vasco da Gama and Ferdinand Magellan come easily to mind, leaving Zheng He a mere afterthought....
Redefining Luxury: Satoyama Jujo
SATOYAMA JUJO IS A NEW STYLE HOTEL CENTRED AROUND A BEAUTIFULLY RENOVATED 150-YEAR-OLD HOUSE, AND SET IN A MAGNIFICENT LANDSCAPE – BOASTING NATURAL HOT...
4 Longest Train Journeys in Asia
Speed is one thing, distance another. Some of the world’s longest train routes are dotted across Asia.
SABAH – Diving in Paradise
SIPADAN ISLAND
Lying just off the northeast coast of Borneo is Sipadan, Malaysia’s only oceanic island. This magical isle was made famous by renowned French...
Top 5 Places to Visit in Ambon
by Abraham Soyem
Located nearer to Darwin and West Papua than to other parts of Indonesia like Jakarta, the Aru Islands in eastern Maluku are...
Water from Heaven
Text: Prakhar Tripathi and Rachel Kwek. Photos: Prakhar Tripathi
Considered holy by believers of different faiths, the mysterious Gurudongmar Lake is known to provide water...
The Complexities of Kabul
Kabul, standing fast in the gale of change, exemplifies strength but despite the horrors of unrest has maintained an impossible innocence and breathtaking beauty. The multitudes that call Kabul home relish in the diversity of opinion, culture and natural landscape.