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The Chengdu Science Fiction Museum offers a deep dive into the history and future of Chinese and global science-fiction. Photo: Getty Images
Asia travel

Tomorrow’s world: museums, art spaces and tech-hubs from Shenzhen to Spain that help broaden the mind

From sci-fi museums and art spaces to smart homes and eco-excellence, these hi-tech attractions offer a glimpse of something different.

Thailand

From Double Haven to Phuket, Nirup Island to Amalfi – where should you take your yacht?

Asia travel

Asia’s new hotels: from Kyoto to Bangkok, luxury awaits

Turkey

Rediscovering Turkey’s northeast: a journey from Trabzon to Erzurum

After 50 years, a writer returns to Turkey’s far-flung northeast and discovers what has changed – and what hasn’t.

Sumela Monastery, Trabzon province, Turkey. Photo: Getty Images
Thailand

Songkhla’s hidden charm: the town poised to put southern Thailand on the tourist map

In southern Thailand, the erstwhile Sultanate of Singora existed as a melting pot of Thai, Malay and Hokkien cultures. Its successor carries this idiosyncratic fusion into the present day.

Asia travel

Discover the Singapore that lies beyond Marina Bay Sands

Explore Singapore’s lush ecotourism, Armenian heritage, nanyin music and pre-colonial sites, a wealth of attractions for the repeat visitor.

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Austria

Discover Europe with flexible, affordable first-class Eurail adventures

Breakfast in Spain, lunch in France and dinner in Italy – with plenty of sightseeing from a comfortable seat in between. The joys of flexible, first-class train travel can be yours for the price of a Eurail pass.

An ICE train crosses a viaduct in Baden-Württemberg, a state in southwest Germany bordering France and Switzerland. Photo: Getty Images
Mainland China

What to do in Mexico City between Fifa World Cup games

Football will be the focus in June, when the Fifa World Cup kicks off in the Mexican capital, but with a tasty dining scene and numerous museums, there’s plenty to experience beyond the Azteca Stadium.

Year of the Horse 2026

Why the Year of the Fire Horse calls for travel on horseback

Saddle up for some thrilling horse-related spectacles and experiences with our top picks from around the world.

Asia travel

From devil-mouth caves to deer-filled parks, these sites deserve more love

From ancient temples in Bali to royal tombs in Korea, Asia’s World Heritage sites reveal rich histories beyond the spotlight.

The lavish stonework and proximity to other landmarks have long drawn tourists to the 17th century Ruins of Saint Paul, in Macau. Photo: Ronan O’Connell
Christmas

What the festive season looks like across Asia’s most vibrant cities

Christmas markets, fireworks and giant lanterns are all in store if you’re seeing in the season elsewhere in Asia.

New Taipei City Christmasland, Taiwan’s largest Christmas celebration, runs until December 28 this year in Banqiao district. Photo: Shutterstock
Asia travel

Travel like Gen Z and try shoulder-season escapes from Seoul to Santorini

That sweet spot – when the tourist crowds have yet to descend or they have just left – is what travellers are now searching for.

Travel Destinations

6 up-and-coming ski resorts for your winter break on the slopes

From Japan to Morocco, these ski regions promise plenty of snow, wild beauty and fewer crowds.

History

Collections gone wild: from 20,000 condiment shakers to a mansion of mini books

Toys, pencil sharpeners, penises – people amass the oddest things; fortunately, many of those collections are exhibited in museums.

Museum of Miniature Books, Baku. Photo: Shutterstock
Luxury Hotels

The Hong Kong-brand hotels taking Asian flavours to world-class kitchens abroad

Applewood-smoked Peking duck? Truffle sando? These restaurants offer destination dining with a side of Hong Kong-branded hospitality.

Chef Masa Takayama’s signature Masa Toro Caviar. Photo: courtesy Masa New York
Sustainability

With the innovative albergo diffuso concept, an entire village is your hotel

6 of the most charming ‘scattered hotels’ - in Nagasaki, Japan; Abruzzo, Italy; Beijing, China and elsewhere.

European travel

The train experiences granting a different perspective on Britain

As Britain celebrates 200 years of the modern railway, discover the world’s oldest track or become a steam train driver for a day.

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Sustainability

8 sustainable getaways: are these the world’s most eco-friendly destinations?

Singapore, Copenhagen, Bhutan and others put the planet and local communities first.

Sunbathers near the Royal Library in Copenhagen, beside a harbour that is clean enough to swim in. Photo: Getty Images
Germany

Chemnitz v Rothenburg: a tale of two German cities

Rothenburg ob der Tauber is fairly well-known among visitors to small-town Germany but Chemnitz, a European Capital of Culture for 2025, is also worth your time.

South Africa

On foot with lions and cheetahs in a rewilded corner of South Africa’s Karoo

A century after the springbok vanished, lions and cheetahs now roam the Karoo’s restored wilderness once more.

Books and literature

Your next holiday could be the setting of your favourite novel

From Agatha Christie’s Nile to Gabriel García Márquez’s Cartagena, book lovers are booking real-world trips through fictional worlds.

The River Nile flows through Aswan, in Egypt, the country that provided inspiration for several of Agatha Christie’s works. Photo: Shutterstock
Asia travel

How the Bone Healer might help you see a different side of Bali

A visit to a medicine man puts one pain-ridden writer on the road to the best of Bali’s less-visited attractions.

A private hot-spring jacuzzi at Onsen Bali, overlooking Lake Batur, Bali. Photo: Ian Neubauer
Locals' Guide

Insiders’ guide to Sri Lanka’s Southern Province

Galle Fort and the southern beaches are on the itinerary for many visitors, but the surrounding area also has much to offer.

Switzerland

Where cows wear crowns and children march in bells

In the Swiss village of Seewis im Prättigau, an ancient Alpine tradition marks the end of summer with parades of flower-crowned cows, bands on horse-drawn carts and a beard contest judged in a school gym.

Travel Destinations

For scenery and serenity, Asia’s hilltop hideaways cannot be beaten

From the Himalayas to the misty peaks of Southeast Asia, hilltop villages are an escape from the rigours of modern life and the summer heat.

Bamboo baskets of chillies, corn and chrysanthemum petals dry in the sun in Huangling village, in China’s Jiangxi province. Photo: China News Service
Food and Drinks

How Bordeaux winemakers are starting to think responsibly

The winds of organic change are being felt even among the vineyards of France’s most traditional wine-producing region.

At Château Anthonic, owner Jean-Baptiste Cordonnier grows crops between the vines to increase biodiversity. Photo: John Brunton
Asia travel

Less bling, more wabi-sabi: Japan’s answer to modern luxury

As global luxury cools, brands are redefining high-end living through a uniquely Japanese lens – from a hinoki-wood tissue box to a Kyoto textile house.

China travel

A moped ride through China’s ‘Forest of 10,000 Peaks’, Wanfenglin

This tranquil valley in Guizhou has scenery to rival that in Guilin – and is best enjoyed by moped.

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