Matt Johnson discovers the leap from medical tourist to moped enthusiast is only a monkey (or two) away.

Liz Light discovers China's heartland by bike.

It is often said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Not so, perhaps, when it comes to ancient Hindu temples.

Bath butlers, shoe removers and fire stokers: tiny Bhutan treats its visitors like members of its royal family, Leah McLennan writes.

This boutique hotel is perched high on a pine-covered hillside overlooking the pretty Bhutanese township of Paro, the country's cultural heart.

The strange rock formations dotted across the high plateaus of Turkey's Central Anatolia region were formed by a huge volcanic eruption three million years ago. Over time, the ash, lava and mud deposited by the eruption were eroded, creating the area's bizarre 'fairy-chimney' geography, which exists nowhere else on earth.

Craig McClelland is left floating after a magical experience in Central Anatolia.

Peter Calder on the documentary of Rob Hamill's solemn journey to Cambodia where his brother was killed by the Khmer Rouge.

Galle has been a strategic port since the late 1500s and the scene of many shipwrecks over the subsequent 500 years.

Galle has been a strategic Sri Lankan port since the late 1500s and the scene of many shipwrecks over the subsequent 500 years. As such, there have been plenty of historical treasures to find in the waters of the Indian Ocean just off shore.

Tourist bosses in Japan hope the 634-metre tower will be a big draw for foreign visitors.

For Phuket's ethnic Chinese community, this bizarre festival is a time of cleansing, purity and abstinence.

In Japan on one day a year 20-year-olds pull out all the stops for a big, noisy, colourful public party, notes Ian D. Robinson.

This park, in Sri Lanka's hill country is the only one in the country where it is considered safe to explore on foot as the native elephant population which used to inhabit the area was decimated by colonial hunters.

Jill Worrall visits one of Sri Lanka's most impressive natural attractions and wonders who really decimated the local elephant population.

The city of Kuching, capital of Sarawak on the island of Borneo, is a melting pot of Malaysian, Chinese, Indian and Muslim cultures.

Felines and white rajahs add mystique to Sarawak's colourful capital, writes Jim Eagles.

Every night of this spectacular annual festival, huge, colourful lantern floats are wheeled through the streets.

From biking, braving local delicacies and touring temples, Ann Newbery discovers there’s plenty to do in Kyoto, Japan.

Beyond the beaches, a world of sound awaits, writes Graham Reid.

Incredibly, most of the half-million tourists who visit this Indian Ocean nation annually miss out on exploring its cute capital.