Asia

Temples, trains and perfect detail

Ancient temples, neon cities and quiet mountain ryokans — Japan rewards those who wander beyond the obvious.

Islands, temples and street food

Bangkok's energy, northern hill towns and southern islands that still feel private if you know where to look.

A country best travelled slowly

Halong's karsts, Hoi An's lantern-lit lanes and Hanoi's old quarter — one of Asia's great slow journeys.

Bali, and everything beyond it

Jungle villas, temple dawns and a slower rhythm of life across Bali, Java, Komodo and the Raja Ampat islands.

A city that runs like clockwork

The easiest long weekend in Asia — architecture, hawker centres and gardens engineered to astonish.

Rainforest, reef and Peranakan cities

Kuala Lumpur's skyline, Penang's food streets and Borneo's rainforest — three very different holidays in one country.

Private island escapes

Overwater villas, sandbank dinners and reef swims under impossibly large skies.

Tea country, temples and leopards

A small island with extraordinary range — hill-country trains, ancient cities, safari parks and southern surf.

Home, seen properly

Palaces in Rajasthan, backwaters in Kerala, tigers in the central forests and Himalayan valleys in the north.

The Himalaya, up close

Kathmandu's temple squares, Pokhara's lakes and the finest mountain views on earth without a serious trek.

The kingdom that measures happiness

Cliffside monasteries, empty valleys and a country that deliberately limits its own visitor numbers.

Design, food and mountain temples

Seoul's neighbourhoods, Busan's coastline and temple stays in between — Asia's most underrated city break.

Scale beyond imagining

Beijing's imperial core, Shanghai's skyline and the karst rivers of Guilin — plus the Silk Road if you have time.

Angkor, and river life

The temple complexes of Angkor at sunrise, followed by Phnom Penh and the quiet islands of the south coast.

Seven thousand islands

Palawan's lagoons, Cebu's reefs and rice terraces in the north — a country designed for island-hopping.

Desert glamour, done well

Dubai and Abu Dhabi for design hotels, desert camps and the easiest short break from India.

Arabia without the noise

Wadis, forts and the Empty Quarter — a quieter, more beautiful counterpoint to its Gulf neighbours.

Petra, Wadi Rum and the Dead Sea

One of the great short journeys — a rock-cut city, a Mars-like desert and a sea you float in.

Where two continents meet

Istanbul's mosques and markets, Cappadocia's balloons and the turquoise coast by private gulet.

Layers of history

Jerusalem's old city, Tel Aviv's beaches and the Negev desert — remarkable range across small distances.

Wine, mountains and welcome

Tbilisi's old town, the Caucasus peaks and the world's oldest wine culture — remarkable value, remarkable warmth.

The Silk Road, restored

Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva — turquoise-tiled cities that most travellers still haven't reached.