Holidaymakers can fly to Bali free - paying only the cost of airport taxes - as the airfare war heats up.
November 9, 2010, 5:08 am
In a new city the optimum place to stay is a comfortable place where you can walk out the door and be at local eateries and hassle-free local transport.
November 7, 2010, 11:03 am
Sentosa Island is set to become a destination in its own right, quite apart from Singapore itself.
November 7, 2010, 10:45 am
I'm dreaming. Coconut palms, gentle breeze and surf. I can't be. I am. I've just woken up and I'm in Bali or heaven.
October 29, 2010, 12:03 pm
Paul Dimus, a guide in this million-year-old Borneo rainforest and an eloquent, mildly mannered young man from a local tribe, turns to me.
October 28, 2010, 4:39 pm
It is a palm with rooms along its fronds, but it's not in Dubai. It has over-the- water stilt rooms with thatched roofs, but it's not in the Maldives.
October 28, 2010, 4:32 pm
I might be in the old Batavia of my imagination, walking along the quayside past square riggers from Europe - but this is better.
October 28, 2010, 2:42 pm
It is just after 7am and we are on tiger-watch in a national park in Rajasthan in India's north.
October 27, 2010, 2:14 pm
If you have always longed to learn the secrets of tandoori spice, vindaloo curry or delicious naan bread, Masterchef finalist Jimmy Seervai is leading a culinary tour across intoxicating India.
October 27, 2010, 10:53 am
Veronica Matheson discovers hidden shops selling little treasures rarely found along the traditional Singapore tourist track.
October 22, 2010, 3:30 pm
Veronica Matheson reports that big changes are afoot in the city state, adding to the lure of its shops, restaurants and wildlife parks.
October 22, 2010, 3:30 pm
There are two choices when you arrive at Phuket airport, writes Di Bauwens. You can turn south to Phuket or turn north and head for Khao Lak.
October 22, 2010, 3:25 pm
Meet a Singaporean in the street and their greeting is likely to be, "Have you eaten yet" rather than "How are you?"
October 22, 2010, 3:25 pm
Letters that make up the city's name paint an eclectic picture of its diversity, energy and style, writes Veronica Matheson.
October 22, 2010, 3:25 pm
Resorts, villas and bungalows spill on to the beaches of Thailand's Koh Samui. Di Bauwens checks into a boutique hideaway
October 22, 2010, 3:25 pm
It takes a while to get to know a city, and when time is short it makes sense to get advice from locals who really know their city inside out
October 22, 2010, 3:25 pm
When Malaysia Airlines' service from Perth to Kota Kinabalu in Sabah starts in January it will be the first new route from WA since 2002.
October 22, 2010, 3:25 pm
The bustling town of Siem Reap has developed on the back of Angkor Wat and is a year-round hive of activity for travellers young and old from around the world.
October 21, 2010, 12:20 pm
While Cambodia's Angkor Wat temples are its biggest tourist draw, beach-bound tourists are waking up to the unexplored beauty the country has to offer.
October 18, 2010, 4:15 pm
Stephen Scourfield sets the scene for the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix at Philip Island with an account of last weekend's Malaysian MotoGP.
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