Asia

How to visit the DMZ You can’t visit the DMZ on your own. You have to go on an organised tour from South Korea, and I chose one with Get Your Guide which was really well run. Tours last half a day and cost around ￡45 per person and you must remember to take your […]

Some places are just so whacky they stick with you and my favourite spot in Hong Kong was the Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery. Lying in the north of the islands within the New Territories, it’s so worth visiting if you get the chance to add it to a stop in Hong Kong. How to get […]

Ahead of visiting Hong Kong, most people I spoke to who had been didn’t love it. It’s true that this city is humid and chaotic and so full of hustle and bustle. But it’s also beautiful and historical and a perfect urban oasis. It’s interesting and different, and unlike anywhere I’ve been before. I didn’t […]

Let me save you time. The Viceroy Bali is not for everyone. It’s for people who want a private, quiet, ultra-luxurious stay in Ubud without the crowds, the noise, or the generic resort vibe. I spent 8 nights there. Here’s exactly what you get — and what you don’t. The Villas: Bigger, Older, and That’s […]