Okay, so we know that everyone going to Southeast Asia to “find themselves” is a tale as old as Instagram. Here’s the thing, though: a trip to Southeast Asia has something for everyone, no matter...
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7 Days in Sri Lanka Itinerary: The Places You Can’t Miss
Delectable cuisine? Check. Pristine, powdery white-sand beaches? Yep. Elephant-filled national parks and thousand-year-old Buddhist monuments? You bet. Sri Lanka has everything you could ever want in a tropical Asian getaway destination — and yet, it still...
Tears, Toilets, and the Top of the World
Peering into the damp cupboard-sized washroom I saw a toilet devoid of a flush and seat. Beside it was a large barrel of water with a plastic bottle. I paced up and down the corridor,...
Hiking in Hong Kong: 7 Best Hiking Trails
If you were to stereotype Hong Kong, you would probably say that it’s a cosmopolitan city, bustling with eager international traders, and is truly a concrete jungle. While this may be true, Hong Kong’s lush...
Your Sri Lankan Food Guide
Like many of the best cuisines, Sri Lanka's food has been influenced by history, culture and exploration. Merchants and traders introduced this naturally beautiful destination to new ingredients, spices and traditions from other parts of...
China off the Beaten Path
What do you picture when you imagine visiting China? The food, the ancient culture, and, of course, the Great Wall, right? While these are definite bucket-list items every traveller should check off on their visit...
Beginner Mountaineering in Nepal
Perhaps you long to know what it feels like to be in one of the greatest mountain ranges in the world, the Himalayas? Or maybe you've climbed Kilimanjaro, you've been to Everest Basecamp (EBC), and...
Your Complete Chinese Food Guide
Freshly steamed dim sum, stir-fried vegetables just out of the wok, morsels of crispy tender duck, smoky noodles, piping hot soup... the list goes on and on. It's hard to know where to start with...
Your Perfect Mongolia Itinerary
Vast, overwhelming, and utterly magnificent, Mongolia is an adventurer's dream. Dinosaur fossils dot the landscape and nomadic herders roam the steppe as they have for centuries. Unfathomable expanses of nothingness give way to snow-capped mountains,...
Watch These Movies Before You Visit India
Enchanting. Vibrant. Immersive. These are just a few words travellers use to describe their experience of visiting India: it may sound intimidating, and it can be, but in a world wrought with travel cliches and...