Tokyo is one of the most exciting destinations to visit in the world and well deserving of it’s hyperactive, adrenaline fuelled and non-stop reputation. It’s is a place where innovation and new ideas are actively encouraged and if you’re lucky enough to get the chance to visit you’ll realise it’s super friendly people also have a very unique outlook on life.
Four luxury Bangkok hotels worth blowing the budget on
Bangkok should be a place on everyone’s travel list. It’s a manic city, where hedonism and grittiness are balanced by traditional beauty, pockets of spiritual sereneness and smiling faces. Mostly popular with backpackers and curious tourist it’s a city which requires it to be experienced rather than than seen.
The Best of Thailand: Top 10 places to visit
The diverse, mystical and golden land of Thailand is Asia’s most popular tourist destination. Its reputation for hedonism attracts thousands of backpackers and its outstanding areas of natural beauty and idyllic beaches attract an increasing amount of holiday-makers…
Exploring Cambodia – the surreal beauty of the Angkor Wat and Siem Reap
I was unsure of what to expect when I decided to visit Siem Reap, a small laid-back town in Cambodia and gateway to the exquisite Ankor Wat temples. Although a naturally beautiful country blessed with a rich heritage, Cambodia extremely troubled past is well-documented…
Discovering Singapore – how to make the most of your stay
The beautiful island of Singapore nestles snugly between Malaysia and Indonesia. Sir Stamford Raffles founded the modern Singapore and the city itself still retains a huge amount of quintessential Britishness. A perfect example of this is the eponymous Raffles Hotel, a favourite haunt of celebrites including Noel Coward, Rudyard Kipling and Somerset Maughan…
In pictures: Harajuku style, Tokyo
Tokyo’s Harajuku district is one of the coolest places on Earth: Cosplayers, gothic lolitas and punks mingle with salarymen and tourists, converging on Jingu Bridge for photo opportunities and wandering the surrounding streets in search of achingly trendy fashions…
A long hike up imposing Mount Kinabalu, Borneo
Some call it the highest mountain in South East Asia (although they would be wrong). Some call it the easiest “proper” mountain to climb (in my experience, I’d say they were wrong too). Some call it an unmissable highlight of their trip to Borneo (they however, would be right on the money)…
Hong Kong – the best way to start exploring Asia?
Five days in Hong Kong didn’t seem nearly enough, once you finally get your bearings (and believe me even for a surprisingly small island this is more difficult that you realise) and once you checked out most of the main tourist attractions; the Tsim Sha Tsui Waterfront, Victoria Peak, the pretty and aromatic flower market in Kowloon…