Kecak in Bali, Indonesia. Image courtesy of Mike Aquino. Nothing reveals the tension between tradition and modernity like dance, and so it is with dance performances in Southeast Asia. Yes,…
Bloggers Share Lessons Learned from Travel in Southeast Asia
Loy Krathong Festival in Thailand. Image courtesy of Tourism Authority of Thailand For Bel Around the World‘s Isabel Leong (Facebook|Twitter|Instagram), traveling boils down to “interesting learning from the destination, for…
You Haven’t Really Seen Southeast Asia Until You’ve…
Vietnamese woman crossing a street in Vietnam. Image courtesy of naidrok/Creative Commons Equal parts strange, beautiful, ancient, modern, boisterous, calm: Southeast Asia’s massive and diverse range of attractions can be…
Take on One of these Endurance Sports in Southeast Asia
Bromo, Indonesia. Image courtesy of Michael Huxley. When Southeast Asia’s beaches and temples don’t do it for you anymore, consider something more challenging. Leave the poolsides, temple grounds and shorelines…
Awesome Hands-On Experiences in Southeast Asia
Cooking class in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Image courtesy of Soraya Nicholls. You didn’t travel all the way to Southeast Asia to just watch the sights go by from behind your…
Bloggers Take On Southeast Asia’s Most Ferocious Martial Arts
Young muay Thai practitioner in Thailand. Released to public domain. For a grittier cultural experience in Southeast Asia, you can hardly do better than take up a local martial arts…
An Eating Adventure: Southeast Asia’s Strangest Foods
As we’ve explained before, Southeast Asia loves strange things: and that applies to the food as well. We asked several blogger travelers what strange dishes they encountered on their travels, and…
How to Disaster-Proof Your Southeast Asia Vacation
Cagsawa Church ruins, a relic of a historic Mayon Volcano eruption in the Philippines. Image courtesy of Mike Aquino. As the recent eruptions of Mayon in the Philippines and Gunung…
10 Top Tips for Visiting Southeast Asia with Kids & Family
Sailing down a river in Hoi An, Vietnam. Image courtesy of Marianne Rogerson. It’s a big world out there – and Southeast Asia is just the right place for your…