Asia & Pacific

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe archipelago of Vanuatu is located in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia, and surrounded by the islands of New Caledonia, Solomon Islands, and Fiji. …

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is the largest Chinese administrative division and is located in the northwest of China. Spanning over 1.6 million square km, this extremely …

Reading Time: 10 minutesAfghanistan is a vast country blessed with beautiful mountains and ancient villages, though sadly much of the country is still too dangerous for most travellers. While the …

As the plane banked and descended through the last thin clouds, the island emerged. A multi-hued green jewel of an island, set in the glittering blues of the surrounding sea. …

Half an hour into the Victoria River cruise and I’d already seen more crocodiles than I’d previously seen in my whole life. Three hours later and I was in serious …

Reading Time: 4 minutesBoating down the Ayeyarwady (or Irrawaddy) River sounds like Myanmar’s version of “The Love Boat”. It could be, but it certainly is not what I have in …

Reading Time: < 1 minuteNagaland, which stretches across a remote area in the northwest of Myanmar and northeast of India, celebrates its New Year during mid-January. What impressed me most …

Reading Time: 4 minutesMalaysia’s state of Sabah is located in the northern portion of Borneo Island, the third-largest island in the world. The island is politically divided among Malaysia and …

Reading Time: 12 minutesNothing could prepare me for Bangladesh! It was not the thousands of rickshaws on the streets of Dhaka that fazed me. It was not the condition of …

Reading Time: 26 minutesShan State, in particular the “Golden Triangle” which spans across Myanmar, Laos and Thailand, has a rich, yet tumultuous history!  Fortunately, Myanmar’s “Wild East” has now been …