Atop the head, an udeng—a wrap-around headdress knotted at the front—symbolises heaven (suarga), and by wearing it on the ...

Ad Average rating 7.9 from 4,210 reviews. Facing north towards the mainland, Ao Noi Na is accessed by its own narrow road and has several modest houses along with a handful of resorts. The coast is ...

The only mackerel I had ever tried before coming to Thailand was an oily, chewy hunk of raw fish at an inland Japanese restaurant some 5,000 miles from Japan. There’s nothing like a questionable piece ...

When is the best time to visit Malaysia? There is no "right" time to visit Malaysia. As with Singapore, visitors to Malaysia should expect some rain whenever they go. There are however certain areas ...

Huay Xai has a good range of accommodation from cheap guesthouses through to quite comfortable midrange small hotels. Some of them have Thai mobile numbers so calling ahead from Thailand is an option.

From burgers and pizza to a dizzying array of Thai-style seafood, Ban Phe and nearby beach towns do not disappoint on the food front. Dried squid and fish are sold alongside souvenirs at the market ...

The Lao language is quite direct and does not encompass many polite phrases. While ‘thank you’, kop chai, is widely used in interactions, the word for ‘please’ is so rare, it’s only ever used in ...

There are no restrictions to visiting perennially popular Da Lat. Perched 1,500 metres above sea level on the Lang Biang plateau, the quaint capital of Lam Dong province has earned the moniker “city ...

A look at the shift to social media for travel intelligence—what does it mean? Not only for the traveller, but for the destination too.

Entire books are devoted to the cuisine of Vietnam. This single page cannot do justice to the incredible array of foods, street food joints, Vietnamese and international restaurants, cafes, and, of ...

Made famous by the American war (and the TV show), China Beach (or Non Nuoc as it is known in Vietnam) first rose to fame when its close proximity to Da Nang led to it being used as an R&R destination ...

As an important commercial port that flourished in the 17th and 18th century, Hoi An was at the crossroads for trade that spanned Asia and Europe. Chinese and Japanese merchants—as you no doubt will ...