Asia & Pacific

The Myeik Archipelago is an off-the-beaten-path diver’s paradise: stunning landscapes, bustling coral gardens, and an extensive array of marine life including everyone’s (and my personal) favourite – Mobula birostris, also …

Reading Time: 4 minutesCentral Asia is one of my favourite regions – in particular, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan… and Pakistan to the south. I have also travelled through both Kazakhstan and …

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe “Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery” (also known as Man Fat Sze) of Hong Kong is a mid-20th century Buddhist temple located in Pai Tau Village near the …

Reading Time: 8 minutesThe best way to get to know any city is by getting lost inside its local markets. Isn’t this the heart and soul of any city? It …

Reading Time: 6 minutesAugust Festivals of the Tōhoku Region Japan’s Tōhoku Region, in the north of Honshu Island, is where traditional culture thrives. Tōhoku’s festivals (known as “matsuri”) are known …

The Shwesandaw Pagoda was built almost 1,000 years ago, by order of King Anawrahta, the founder of the Pagan Empire. It’s one of over 2,000 temples that still stand in …

The Mon and Kayin States in southeastern Myanmar (Burma) offer great adventures. While both states are geographically among the country’s smallest, and equally low in population, they have no shortage …

Reading Time: 4 minutesSouthern Cambodia has seen little development over time, until just a few years ago. The main port town of Sihanoukville is now in the hands of developers …

Reading Time: 17 minutesThe islands of Cambodia just recently started to get the attention they deserve, especially with the development of a few luxury resorts which invested heavily to promote …

Reading Time: 16 minutesCambodia is best known for its historic temple ruins, most notably Angkor Wat, as well as the scars left by the mass genocide carried out by the …