Photo Credit: shutterstock, Naypong Studio Vang Vieng has managed the neat trick of upgrading without losing its essential magic. Backpackers found in Vang Vieng a perfect rest stop between Vientiane…

Photo Credit: Tourism Malaysia Its karst geology underpins everything tourists love about eco-tourism paradise Langkawi—its mangrove-lined rivers, stark mountains, and stunning islands. There’s the 700-m tall Gunung Mat Chincang, which…

The 2,000-plus temples standing in the arid Bagan plain are just a remnant of the 10,000-plus pagodas that once stood here in the Pagan Empire’s heyday from the 11th to…

Photo Credit: shutterstock, Hanung Dana Its name literally means “little finger”, derived from its odd shape jutting out into the Indian Ocean. From a high vantage point near Bunga Mekar…

Photo Credit: Singapore Tourism Board The Peranakan is a Southeast Asian subculture rooted in the intermarriage between Malay brides and Chinese traders. The blend created a community that took the…

Photo Credit: Edgardo W. Olivera The 20th century has been surprisingly gentle on the ancient trading town of Hoi An. Once a historic international trading hub, the town’s fortunes declined…

Photo Credit: Brunei Tourism The Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien (SOAS) Mosque capitalizes on its soaring architecture and location in the heart of the city to capture its position as the…

Photo Credit: shutterstock, Z. Jacobs Visitors to the Philippines’ Eastern Visayas region will first set foot on Tacloban to begin their adventures—ground zero for the area’s history, nature, and culture. …

Photo Credit: shutterstock, Olena Tur It’s the biggest faith-based structure in the world—appropriately scaled for something meant to symbolize the Universe.  Occupying a 208-hectare rectangle, surrounded by a 200-meter-wide moat…