Of Indonesia’s myriad indigenous peoples, a few – like the Balinese and Javanese – are known for their hospitality. Others,...
Arts & Heritage
Art, architecture, dance, music, traditions.
The souks are labyrinthine. I press my fingers to a sand-colored wall, letting its surface cool me while I pause...
“Hakodate or Sapporo?” That’s a question asked by many first-timers to Hokkaido, myself included. Now that I’ve been to both...
Taichung City is known as Taiwan’s resourceful, industrious heart (claim to fame: Giant bicycles and boba/bubble tea). Its artistic side, however,...
The sun was blinding. I leaned out over the wooden fence to plot the trio of switchbacks the bus had...
It was barely 7am as we stood yawning at the bus stop with bleary eyes and mussed-up hair, waiting for...
My phone alarm rings at 5.30am. Instantly I am awake, drawn from soft sheets by the opportunity to wander around...
Not real mud, of course, even though Kuala Lumpur literally means “muddy estuary”. The Panggung Bandaraya, or City Theatre, is...
Halong Bay in Vietnam is one of the most popular UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Southeast Asia, and cruising in...