Asia Tips & articles

Tips & articles

  1. Musical Sufis in Turkistan

    11 November 2009

    If oil,  gas, uranium and rockets are Kazakhstan’s thrusting future, then Turkistan is where you...

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  2. Rocket from Russia: Baikonur Cosmodrome

    11 November 2009

    Sitting in Yuri Gagarin’s chair? Check. Watching a rocket launch? Check. Exploring a Soviet blast...

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  3. Dune buggies in Kazakhstan: the need for speed

    11 November 2009

    If Ghenghis Khan were alive today he’d be riding on 220cc! The most fun you can have with your clothes...

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  4. The top 10 countries for 2010

    06 November 2009

    Want a sneak peek into the future? We’ve just released our newest edition of Best in Travel. We’re...

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  5. Lonely Planet: Roads Less Travelled Cambodia itinerary

    04 November 2009

    Kick off in bustling Phnom Penh to experience the dichotomies of a city on the brink of a boom, where...

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  6. Laos elephant festival

    04 November 2009

    “Well he was hopeless, wasn’t he?” she complained. “Couldn’t steer straight, kept veering...

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  7. Pioneering territory: the Chom Ong caves

    04 November 2009

    It’s always exciting visiting somewhere that’s not yet on tourist itineraries, particularly somewhere...

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  8. Sustainable tourism in the Nam Ha NPA

    04 November 2009

    The Nam Ha National Protected Area (NPA) is the most visited park in Laos, but efforts by local operators...

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  9. 100 waterfalls in Laos

    04 November 2009

    At times my visit to Laos had a time-travel flavour. I’d been there way back in the 1970s, just as the...

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  10. Gateway to the Cardamoms: jungle trekking at Chi Phat

    04 November 2009

    First things first: any journey into the Cardamoms is not for the faint-hearted. But if rugged isolation,...

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  11. Dining for a cause

    23 October 2009

    Food for the body is good, but food for the soul is great. You have the opportunity to get both at these...

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  12. Bag-snatchers of Borneo

    17 October 2009

    I had been told to look out for the orangutans. Those cheeky chimps at the Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation...

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  13. Tell us your tale of the unexpected

    17 October 2009

    Ever found a Picasso in a flea market in Paris? Been lost in Lisbon? Ripped off in Rome? Romanced in...

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  14. Embrace embarrassment – learn a second language!

    06 October 2009

    So you wanna learn a second language during your stay abroad? Sure, classes, textbooks and flashcards...

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  15. Olympics 2016: C’mon baby, light my fire

    30 September 2009

    The Powers That Be are about to vote on the host city for the 2016 Olympic Games. The mix is eclectic...

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  16. Northern Thailand on two wheels

    28 September 2009

    During a recent trip to Thailand I tried out a favourite local type of transport: the scooter. Although...

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  17. Are you fluent in Chinglish?

    21 September 2009

    Wherever you glance in China, you enter the through-the-mirror world of Chinglish. You may at first be...

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  18. Kathmandu’s alleys and temples

    17 September 2009

    Kathmandu is enchanting. It’s medieval and spiritual and alive. And the only way to really see this chaotic...

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  19. Insider tips: Malaysia

    14 September 2009

    With its warm sandy beaches and steamy jungles, jaw-dropping skyscrapers and stilt houses, Malaysia attracts...

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  20. World’s worst sleepless nights

    08 September 2009

    Travellers learn to grab forty winks in some pretty taxing situations: overnight bus trips, hostel rooms...

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  21. Asia’s greatest rail journey

    02 September 2009

    Texting monks, baby turtles, floods, urban ballroom dancing and snake-oil salesmen? It could only be...

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  22. Insider tips for Japan

    31 August 2009

    Japan is everything you can imagine, and more – rich culture, profound history, natural beauty, epic...

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  23. Monkeying around in Taman Negara National Park

    20 August 2009

    Since 1938 Malaysia’s Taman Negara has been the definitive must-see park in Southeast Asia. In...

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  24. Kathmandu’s Indra Jatra Festival

    18 August 2009

    Indra, the ancient Aryan god of rain, was once captured in the Kathmandu Valley while stealing a certain...

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  25. Let it rain: enjoying Southeast Asia’s wet season

    27 July 2009

    It’s the rainy season in Southeast Asia. Don’t worry, it probably won’t rain all the time...

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