What makes Kandalama special is that on its shores is an extraordinary hotel that has won awards for its environmental policies and practices.

The author of the hugely-popular 1,000 Places To See Before You Die reveals her absolute favourite travel destinations.

Even if you're not a shopper, Singapore might prove to be your downfall, writes Jill Worrall.

From its lush tea plantations to its Unesco World Heritage Sites and extensive coastline, Sri Lanka is a country of captivating colours and flavours.

Haley McCrystal touches base in the 'Land of Gods'.

Kiwi journalists Mauricio Olmedo-Perez and Charlotte Whale are taking the scenic route home from London.

If you feel you've "done" Singapore in the past, it might be worth considering a return visit.

The Wuzhou Mountains near the city of Datong, west of Beijing, are home to the Yungang Grottoes, a Unesco World Heritage site featuring more than 50,000 ancient clay Buddhas.

Jacqueline Smith journeys beyond Beijing's drab outskirts to admire a vast gallery of Buddhas.

Chinese woman searches for sperm donor to make sure her child is born in the lucky Year of the Dragon

Kieran Nash takes to the air above the South China Sea.

Is there an 'unhealthy correlation' between skyscraper building booms and economic collapse? One bank thinks so...

Getting to North Korea is, in reality, easy and it is certainly the oddest country, but is not for everyone writes Chris Pritchard.

Bhutan is small and spectacularly isolated, tucked away in the eastern Himalayas between India and China.