Tips and travel ideas for Asia. The fabulously diverse continent of Asia has a plethora of attractions from sophisticated cities to incredible natural wonders and ancient sites. Here you will find information about travelling in Asia so start planning your trip now and experience everything that Asia has to offer.
Travelling by train in India is a rich experience, the only way to get around in my view. What better opportunity to see and meet local people, as well as absorb the landscapes of the country outside the main cities and sites. Here are a few of my favourite photos […]
The temples of Khajuraho in India’s Madhya Pradesh province are unusual in that they are both beautiful and entertaining. This group of 1,000-year-old Hindu temples float in a wide garden; golden structures covered with the most vibrant carvings of gods and goddesses, nymphs and humans in all sorts of erotic […]
Everyone goes to Nepal to do the Everest Base Camp Trek but let me suggest an alternative for your hiking trip in Nepal. The Gokyo Valley Trek follows the next valley from the EBC route and avoids the ‘trekking highway’ that blights the walk from Tengboche to Everest Base Camp. […]
Setting off from Pokhara on our Nepal trek to Annapurna Base Camp (also called the ABC or Annapurna Sanctuary Trek) we walked through sunlit valleys and villages perched on hillsides, surrounded by terraced fields of wheat and vegetables. The tea house lodges are whitewashed brick trimmed with blue paint and […]
The villages of northern Vietnam are inhabited by hill tribespeople who are incredibly proud and strong and underprivileged. One of the best places to visit in Vietnam and to see the Hmong is at the Bac Ha market. In the main northern town of Sa Pa Vietnam you see many […]
The Pamir Highway in Tajikistan is quite simply the highest in the world – it’s the M41 to the Russians or a strand of the Silk Road to those more romantically inclined – and it travels through Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia. It’s the ultimate road trip! After all our adventures with […]
Tajikistan must contain some of the most beautiful and interesting landscapes in the world. On the other side of things it is probably the most difficult of all the countries where I have travelled! From the bureaucratic hassles to the rough transport to the toilet facilities – it is not for […]
From the air at six am Mumbai is a jewelled archipelago, glittering in the inky night. The daytime reality of this massive city in India – formally known as Bombay – is less jewel-like but nonetheless fascinating. Here are my top things to do in Mumbai: The sights, smells and […]
Samarkand has been the climax of every Silk Road odyssey since the time of Alexander the Great and the dazzling monuments of this city in Uzbekistan still afford travellers a glimpse into a time that has become the stuff of legend and poetry. At the crossroads of the silk roads […]