The old island has been re-energised, writes Tim Roxborogh.

Tokyo is easy to enjoy with some inside knowledge, writes Kate Ford.

Janina Roque almost gets close enough to touch a whale shark.

China isn't the easiest country to get into, but you can have a capital time.

Good fortune leads Dean Parker to Abbey Road and the best night he's had in Tokyo.

Queue for more than half an hour for dumplings? You bet, writes Helen van Berkel.

It's more than a few furlongs from Avondale Racecourse to a 17th-century Shinto shrine.

Alex Robertson chances upon a spontaneous game of kabaddi on a sun-kissed stretch of sand

Four of the world's best rooftop bars to visit around the world.

It's all about no-holds-barred creativity in Hong Kong's bars and restaurants.

Helen van Berkel takes to the streets of Phuket.

Andrew Stone joins a safari in Sri Lanka and spots all creatures big and small.

The aroma of a traditional cup of joe wafts across Ho Chi Minh City, writes Eric San Juan.

Beijing is full of delicious food, representing thousands of years of culinary history.

The city state's food stalls are delicious and fabulously cheap, writes Nicholas Jones.

Amanda McClatchie gets a taste for the high life at luxury lifestyle resort Kandima

A Michelin-star meal gives Helen van Berkel respite from the buzz of the city.

As Tim Warrington finds, not all travellers treat their destinations with respect.

Justine Tyerman encounters good humour and some odd food items on a road trip in Laos.

To tour the Golden Triangle is to observe the core of the country's multifaceted history.

Singapore offers cocktails that have a tendency to make your heart race.

What happens when a wild orangutan grabs a GoPro camera? You'll be surprised!

Helen Van Berkel visits the shrine of late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

Helen van Berkel checks into the Crest Resort and Pool Villas in Phuket, Thailand

Justine Tyerman puts forward her own theory about the enigmatic Plain of Jars.

Jim Eagles keeps watch as Borneo's dexterous orangutans get stuck into their tucker.

Deborah Dickson-Smith meets prehistoric dragons.

Off the main tourist routes in Japan there are other wild and peaceful worlds to explore.

Kate Ford visits Beijing and enjoys the craft beer and art of the notoriously serius city.

Aimee Shaw checks into the Radisson Blu, Amritsar.