Mike Pickup takes us on an exploration of Macao’s stunning mix of old Portugal and new China
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Insider guide to Macao
20/07/2020 .
Insider Guide to Langkawi
22/06/2020 .
The Langkawi archipelago, 99 natural islands and two man-made creations sit in the warm Straits of Malacca seas, to the south of Thailand and just a short ferry journey west of the Malaysian mainland.
Read the full story hereInsider Guide to Uzbekistan: The Heart of the Glorious Silk Road
06/05/2020 .
Sophie Ibbotson offers up her Insider Guide to Uzbekistan, right at heart of the historic Silk Road.
Read the full story hereTouring Elephant Centres in Thailand
23/03/2020 .
Animal welfare is always a concern for British travellers and, with so many of us visiting Thailand every year, the care of captive elephants is an issue that’s impossible to ignore.
Read the full story hereGuide to Onsens in Kyushu Japan
29/01/2020 .
Rupert Parker enjoys thermal baths in his guide to Onsens in Kyushu
Read the full story hereExploring Hunan, China
25/11/2019 .
Before I visited, the only thing I knew about Hunan was that the food was spicy. Further research revealed that it’s a landlocked province in the south-central part of the country, surrounded by mountains, with the fertile Yangtze River to the north.
Read the full story hereGuide To The Maldives
15/07/2019 .
Few parts of the earth are as synonymous with luxury as the Maldives, though it hasn’t always been thus: the archipelago in the Indian Ocean only began courting tourists in the 1970s, and many of the most extravagant island retreats came later.
Read the full story hereHiroshima and the Setouchi Region
30/09/2018 .
Rupert Parker travels to Japan to discover the Hiroshima and the Setouchi Region
Read the full story hereTouring Sri Lanka with a chauffeur-guide
17/09/2018 .
Sri Lanka’s cultural heritage, cuisine and wildlife are among the reasons why the island is drawing growing numbers of visitors. To maximise what I could experience during an eight-day tour of the country I had the services of an experienced chauffeur-guide at my disposal.
Read the full story hereThe Nunobashi Kanjoe Festival in Tateyama. Northwest Tokyo’s sacred ritual.
30/12/2017 .
