6 of the best bike rides in Southeast Asia
Avoid wasting precious holiday time and rent a bike! Not only will you travel further than on foot, but you’ll see far more than…
Transport & Travelling
Sometimes it’s not the destination, but the journey, and what an adventure you can have with Southeast Asian Transport & Travelling.
The best ways to explore the Mekong River
If you’re heading to Southeast Asia, don’t miss the chance to explore the mighty Mekong, a river spanning 2,700 miles from the Tibetan Plateau,…
Road trip: Top five road journeys in Southeast Asia
Having lived and travelled extensively within the region, Chris Greener has racked up some miles on the open road in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos….
Is Halong Bay worth the hype?
Last year, I headed to one of Vietnam’s most famous destinations: Halong Bay. Photographs of serene waters, disturbed only by striking moss-covered limestone casts…
Taking a Vespa tour in Hoi An, Vietnam: Look beyond the lantern festival
We haven’t met anyone who hasn’t loved Hoi An; those old ochre buildings and magical lantern festivals really are something special. But few visitors…
The journey is the destination: 10 of the best journeys in Myanmar (Burma)
The busy streets of Mandalay, the gilded Shwedagon pagoda in Yangon, the lapping waters of Inle Lake, the vast plains of Bagan… We could…
Riding Yangon’s circle train in Burma (Myanmar)
On Yangon’s circle train, the journey is the destination. Buy a ticket and clamber aboard; peer out of the window and, nose to the…
Motorbiking in Laos: The Thakhek Loop-de-Loop
Intrepid traveller, Becky bravely set off on a solo motorbike trip on the Thakhek Loop in Laos. After meeting fellow travellers along the way, her adventure was far…