Sri Lanka

Seductive. Majestic. Rich. Sri Lanka is an assault on all the senses. Buddhist flags, exotic fruits, vibrant saris and piquant spices. Magnificent mountains dissected by swirling rivers and waterfalls. Verdant tea plantations blanketing the slopes of the lowlands. Dense forests where the shadowy elephants slip between the trees and protected… Read More

Singapore

Slick. Contradictory. Sensational. The ‘City in a Garden’ is highly addictive. Sharp contrasts ensure elements of surprise at every turn in Singapore. Once the bookish sibling to its more exciting Asian neighbours, now it is considered the king of contrast. Slick apartment blocks sit on the verge of verdant jungle,… Read More

Nepal

Exhilarating. Lofty. Confounding. Nepal is a history lesson with added adventure. From verdant jungle to snow-capped mountains, Mount Everest to ancient and intoxicating Kathmandu — Nepal is a place of dreams and the pinnacle of adventurous Asian travel. The capital in its Himalayan valley offers incredible cultural and artistic heritage… Read More

Mongolia

Extreme. Nomadic. Bewildering. Asia’s true wilderness echoes in the mind. The harsh Gobi Desert, home to its two-humped camels. The majestic, glaciated Altai Mountains, home to the iconic Kazakh eagle hunters. The steppe’s untouched rolling hills and majestic Lake Khövsgöl and the Tsaatan reindeer herders. Mongolia is adventure unpacked. Read More

Maldives

Tropical. Tranquil. Utopian. The islands of the Maldives are a byword for paradise. These scattered, low-lying coral islands peppered across an enormous stretch of Indian Ocean have cornered the honeymoon market with their azure waters, icing sugar beaches and inky, star-lanced skies. The 26 atolls do sublime simplicity like nowhere… Read More