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For Christians, no pilgrimage to the Holy Land is complete without retracing the steps of Jesus Christ two millennia ago.…
By far the most fascinating church I have ever visited is the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in the Old…
I have an interesting relationship with Phuket. Sometime during my second visit, I saw something unpleasant there that gave me…
Wildlife may be Borneo’s most famous asset, but culture has to be a close second. Many of the the ethnic…
You can’t say you’ve been to Sri Lanka unless you have visited Sigiriya, also known as the Lion’s Rock fortress.…
So much snow so late in the year. But of course, this is in the Alps. The Japanese Alps. Read…
Flying to the Philippines for the first-ever Manila Biennale, I expected to be overpowered by strong concepts matched by eye-popping…
The Cultural Triangle was the main focus of my Sri Lanka visit because I am drawn to ruins of ancient…
I’ll admit it – Manila is not an easy city to love. That’s why when I get asked how long travellers…
How do we present the best of Malaysian art? The first-ever KL Biennale launched recently at the National Art Gallery…
The town of Sibu in East Malaysia isn’t on the regular Borneo tourist trail, but it has some great Foochow,…
There are some places in the world that refuse to change, and rightly so. Shirakawa-go in central Japan is one…
Some of the most unforgettable travel experiences are the ones that are reserved for a select few. I had the…
I have a soft spot for heritage towns, which is why I had to stop over in Galle. Fortified by…
An hour away from Nagoya, within Nagashima Resort, Nabana no Sato theme park dazzles with its winter illuminations. But on…
There are few places in Southeast Asia that are as compact yet atmospheric as Luang Prabang. Small ancient temples and…
Nothing is better known in Kuala Lumpur than its most famous landmark, the Petronas Twin Towers. Apart from this, Malaysia’s…
It was a privilege to have been sent on assignment to lovely Luang Prabang in northern Laos, the least visited country…
On the way to Hoi An, five hills of marble and limestone make up the Marble Mountains. Only one, Thuy…
For Holy Week, I am revisiting the Holy Land (in pictures) sacred to the Abrahamic faiths, or the People of…
The average Malaysian shoplot back alley isn’t pretty. Narrow and grimy, it’s often crawling with roaches, rodents and the occasional stray…
Say hi to hippopotamuses, crocodiles and more at Paya Indah Wetlands, a free eco-tourism attraction in the Malaysian state of…
I’m not sure why I feel compelled to see the Singapore Biennale. Maybe it’s because there aren’t so many biennales…
Teluk Intan, literally “Diamond Bay” in Malay, is a town in the Peninsular Malaysian state of Perak. Once a trading…
It’s always worth rising early to catch the vendors and the shoppers at the local market, even if you don’t…
After pining so long for you from a distance, we finally met. I had long imagined you in daydreams, face…
The excitement of moving to a new city comes with the possibility of exploration. You can go someplace new every…
When I searched on Google Maps for attractions near my hotel in Bangkok, a heritage house popped up. It was…
If there is one artist associated with the islands of Batanes, it would have to be the late Pacita Abad. Born…
Here’s another way you can travel: study abroad. Ten years ago, I flew from the Philippines to the UK for my…
Get lost in a place no one has heard of, like this sleepy town in Thailand that doesn’t feel like…
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