Asia

Asia stretches the imagination and your reflexes as you pass from ultra-modern cities like Tokyo and Singapore through to tiny isolated villages in forests or mountains. Drop south from gargantuan China into the Indian subcontinent or venture through South East Asia’s beautiful countryside and beaches instead.

Considering that more than half the world’s population lives in Asia, you’re likely to be blown away by the sheer number of people, and the terrifying differences between the rich and poor. There’s plenty of space though — Asia isn’t so much a destination as a container to hold an amazingly diverse set of cultures and places.

With some of the richest archeological remains in the world, Asia is a culture-lover’s dream destination; at the same time, the cheapest beers on the planet make it a party-goers paradise. Whatever your reason for travelling to Asia, you’re going to love it!

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Travel destinations in Asia

Where are you headed? Check out our country pages for Cambodia, China, Japan, Laos and Thailand, or browse the articles below.

China travel

We currently cover two cities in China: Shanghai travel information Suzhou travel information  

Cambodia travel

Angkor Wat rises from the jungle and its image flies everywhere on the Cambodian flag. This country has been hard-hit by years of civil war, but is a rising star in Asia’s tourism portfolio along with its South East Asian neighbours Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. There’s plenty more than temples rising from the jungle ……

Laos travel

Laos has only been open to tourism since the mid-90s and it shows. Relaxed, friendly, and a touch kooky at times, Laos can throw up surprises. If you’re hoping to find yourself in a land with few home comforts, eating animals you’d never touch at home, and meeting people who don’t view you as walking…

Thailand travel

Sparkling white-sand beaches, verdant jungles and bustling cities mean Thailand is an amazing destination for the party-goer, nature-lover and beach bum. And there’s no avoiding it: Bangkok is a shopping paradise with multilevel malls and unlimited street markets. Thailand meets Myanmar (also known as Burma) on the west, with Vietnam and Cambodia to the east….

Shanghai travel

Shanghai travel guide “Shanghai isn’t China” At some inevitable point, and with few exceptions, people in contact with China’s largest city will pause, mid-conversation, and say “Ah, but Shanghai isn’t China.” It’s an illogical statement, but it’s said by residents and tourists, if they have stopped elsewhere in China, alike. The meaning of these few…

Suzhou travel

Suzhou travel guide Too often, Suzhou is tacked onto an itinerary: in the morning, tourists zip in on a half-hour bullet train from Shanghai; in the evening, another bullet-train whisks them away. The city is considered an aside, a momentary departure from the modern wonders of its better known neighbour. Foreign tourists are regular offenders….