On Board the Eastern & Oriental Express: What a Malaysia Journey Actually Feels Like
What the Eastern & Oriental Express from Singapore through Malaysia is really like: cabins, dining cars, Dior...
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Travel stories from across Asia, by country, gathered from 26 publications and rewritten as short briefs with the original reporting credited. Last story added 54 seconds ago.
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Adventure & Outdoor Travel
Flooding Closes Nepal's Manaslu Circuit Just as the Autumn Trekking Season Begins
Monsoon floods have washed out the Manaslu Circuit in Nepal, closing the trek and forcing climbers to helicopt...
Adventure & Outdoor Travel
Rick Steves' 1978 Hippie Trail Journal: A 14-Hour Bus Ride Across Afghanistan
Rick Steves' 1978 journal revisits the Hippie Trail: a 14-hour bus ride from Herat to Kabul, cheap dinners, cu...
Unusual & Undiscovered Destinations
Apkhazeti: Where Georgian Folk Dance Collides with Modern Sound
Born from Culture films Georgia's Apkhazeti ensemble in Tbilisi, blending traditional Abkhazian folk dance wit...
Adventure & Outdoor Travel
Crossing the Khyber Pass by bus in 1978: a backpacker's last ride out of Kabul
Rick Steves' 1978 journal recalls a backpacker bus ride from Kabul over the Khyber Pass to Pakistan — a Hippie...
Adventure & Outdoor Travel
Stung by a Giant Centipede on Koh Rong: Why This Is the Pain No One Talks About
A traveller's first-hand account of a giant centipede sting on Cambodia's Koh Rong island — and why experts sa...
Resorts, Hotels & New Openings
Three very different ways to do wellness on Koh Samui — all with serious vegan food
Koh Samui wellness compared: W Koh Samui, vegan Sicilian retreat Kapuhala and holistic sanctuary Kamalaya — pl...
Unusual & Undiscovered Destinations
Bum Guns 101: How to Use Southeast Asia's Hand-Held Bidet Sprayers Without Making a Mess
The "bum gun" is standard across Southeast Asia. Here's how to use a hand-held bidet sprayer — pressure, techn...
Adventure & Outdoor Travel
Slovak-Czech Team Launches Summit Push on Baghirathi III's Stairway to Heaven
A Slovak-Czech team begins a summit push on Baghirathi III's Stairway to Heaven in India's Garhwal Himalaya, a...
Adventure & Outdoor Travel
Manaslu Circuit Reopens Via a Makeshift Route — But Officials Say Wait
Villagers have reopened the Manaslu trekking route with a temporary wooden bridge after a flash flood, but Gor...
Adventure & Outdoor Travel
Polish Trio Launch Final Summit Push on Gasherbrum VI, the Karakoram's Last Unclimbed Gasherbrum
A Polish team has launched its third and final attempt on Gasherbrum VI, the last unclimbed peak on the Gasher...
Travel & Airline News
Search under way for Indonesian ferry Virgo Transport 8 after it vanished from radar in the Java Sea
Rescuers are searching the Java Sea for Indonesian ferry Virgo Transport 8, carrying 240 people, after it lost...
Travel & Airline News
Bali Driveway Incident Ends in Deportation and a 10-Year Ban for Australian Tourist
An Australian tourist was deported from Bali and banned for 10 years after CCTV caught him having sex on a res...