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Beautiful tradition that’s been junked

It’s been a dream of mine to sail at sunset between the little islands of Vietnam’s Halong Bay in one of those trademark junks that feature on postc... Read Story

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Video: Hotels focus on travelling women

Recent attacks on women travellers spark greater awareness and demand for women-friendly hotels.

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Big vistas and even bigger ambitions

A single glance doesn't really do Hong Kong's iconic panorama justice, writes Tom Peck.

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Hangzhou in eastern China, renowned for its canals and bridges, was described as the 'most beautiful and elegant city in the world' by the Venetian traveller.

China looking for modern-day Marco Polo
March 15 2013 at 08:12

Hangzhou in eastern China is “calling people around the world to follow Marco Polo's steps”.

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Paints at Mysore market.

Exotic… times two!
March 14 2013 at 07:45

Mixing budget with grandeur, Cheryl Simchowitz enjoys a journey to southern India and the Maldives.

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A backpacker looks at Indian souveniers on a stall in the Paharganj District of New Delhi.

Where to dally in Delhi
March 8 2013 at 14:02

Harriet O’Brien gets to finally see the other side of New Delhi after visiting India numerous times before.

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An artist makes scatches for customers while sitting under a tree in down town Kuala Lumpur.

Colonial class with modern luxuries
March 7 2013 at 14:14

The newly reopened Majestic Hotel is a vestige of Kuala Lumpur’s colonial past, writes Graeme Green.

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A Chinese man rides a tricycle inside the Forbidden City.

Slither on to China
March 1 2013 at 14:01

Enjoy a nine-day Classic China At Leisure experience during the Year of the Snake.

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This combo picture, taken on November 10, 2012 (L) and February 20, 2013 (R) by Japanese construction company Taisei Corporation, shows a 40 floor luxury hotel Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka in central Tokyo.

Tokyo hotel’s vanishing act
February 28 2013 at 13:09

Passers-by in Tokyo's busy Akasaka district have started to notice something odd about a 40-floor hotel...

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Puxi remains the city's historic centre, home to the Bund - the embankment lined with grand neo-Renaissance buildings.

Reasons to visit Shanghai
February 26 2013 at 13:00

Got 48 hours to spare while in China? Lucinda Baring says why you should spend it in Shanghai.

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File photo: Pig shaped lanterns are displayed at the Lantern Festival exhibition in Taipei . The Lantern Festival traditionally starts 15 days after the Chinese Lunar New Year.

Taiwan’s lantern festival a display of light, art
February 25 2013 at 13:00

Since 1990, tourism authorities in Taiwan have picked a different city each year to host the island's main lantern expo.

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Thai grooms and their brides during a wedding ceremony ahead of Valentine's Day in Prachin Buri province, east of Bangkok.

A Thai wedding, but without The Hangover
February 22 2013 at 13:02

There’s many reasons why Thailand was recently voted as the Best Wedding Destination by Travel + Leisure magazine.

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A boy dressed as tiger dancer attends celebrations to mark the start of the annual harvest festival of Onam in the southern Indian city of Kochi.

It’s India, but not as you know it
February 21 2013 at 14:21

If northern India is an assault on the senses, southern India is a feast for them. Sarah Barrell visits Kerala.

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