Asia Travel Stories

Jul 6, 2011 • 7 min read

Fashion, food and music all take their cues from the past, so why not a little travel with a vintage twist? Here’s our down-the-years guide to yesterdays…

Jun 30, 2011 • 6 min read

What happens when obsessions become collections? In this excerpt from Lonely Planet's 1000 Ultimate Experiences, we explore 10 of the more eccentric…

Jun 9, 2011 • 3 min read

Mention you're going to Cambodia and chances are you'll end up comparing notes on the glorious temples of Angkor, among the most awe-inspiring - indeed,…

Jun 9, 2011 • 3 min read

Drinking and holidays go together quite well, don't you think? There's a certain romance to sipping a cocktail in a strange city, and there's no better…

Jun 6, 2011 • 6 min read

Strikingly tall structures perched on rough windswept coastlines hearkening back to an earlier seafaring time in history, lighthouses are a constant…

Jun 2, 2011 • 4 min read

Like most budget travellers, the word that makes my eyebrows leap the highest is 'free'. While the you-get-what-you-pay-for statute makes it uncool to…

Jun 2, 2011 • 5 min read

While Indonesia’s volcanoes are often noted for the beauty of their spectacular peaks, steaming craters and view of the earth’s bubbling core, Mount…

May 15, 2011 • 7 min read

Worried that the economy might put a crimp in your travel plans next year? Never fear: travel doesn't have to break the bank. Your currency may be…

Apr 29, 2011 • 5 min read

Here's our pick of the perfect destinations for the best food without a face – and three for vegetarians to avoid…

Apr 1, 2011 • 6 min read

Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2011 brings you the cities where history's best artistic talents had their imagination fired - and left a legacy of their…

Mar 24, 2011 • 3 min read

One of travel's greatest joys is experiencing different cultures through food. But, paradoxically, the ease of global travel is putting local cuisines at…

Mar 22, 2011 • 4 min read

The sporting world, with its heroes and symbols, is a massive travel draw. While major international events dominate world headlines, it's often the…

Mar 9, 2011 • 4 min read

Japan packs a wallop of cultural wealth, natural beauty and modern oddities into its compact geography – so you can travel from the metropolis of Tokyo to…

Mar 9, 2011 • 3 min read

Whether it's taking in a traditional taiko drumming performance, roughing it for a few days at a festival or sweating it out in a basement to young punk…

Feb 27, 2011 • 7 min read

To eat and drink in Indonesia is a never-ending adventure. Hungry or not you’ll be tempted by strange foods, waylaid by exotic aromas and entranced by new…

Feb 22, 2011 • 5 min read

Valued throughout Asia for its beauty and elegance, jade is an especially desired keepsake for visitors to Taipei, which has hundreds of stores…

Feb 17, 2011 • 4 min read

For all of Sri Lanka's cultural treasures and natural riches, the resilience and kindness of its everyday people are its greatest assets.

Feb 10, 2011 • 6 min read

I’ve found myself in the perplexing position of wedding guest for total strangers several times in Taiwan and China - and if tales related by fellow…

Feb 7, 2011 • 3 min read

Bhutan, for years closed off from the rest of the world, seems like a little slice of Himalayan heaven.

Feb 3, 2011 • 4 min read

The world will be partying with the Chinese this week, as they see in the Year of the Rabbit. Chinatowns around the world will host parties, parades and…

Jan 30, 2011 • 3 min read

How's this for a space oddity? Forty years have passed since the historic Apollo moon landing, and yet the prospect of space tourism remains as distant as…

Jan 27, 2011 • 4 min read

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 (starts 19 February) is coming and there’s never been a better time to visit India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Not for…