A slow cruise down the Mekong is a beautiful revelation, The rainy season isn’t lauded as the best time to visit Laos. The roads are muddy and it rains daily. The river swells and the clouds hang heavy over the dense green jungle. Not that this should stop you from visiting; there’s always a...
The capital of Yunnan province, Kunming is a city that confounds expectations. As Mick Shippen discovers, it’s clean, green, and the perfect destination for a memorable getaway. Even as a seasoned food and travel writer and photographer, I have numerous preconceived notions about Chinese...
Eat Breakfast at Kung’s Don’t miss this hidden gem down a ramshackle laneway close to the centre of town. This family-run courtyard eatery, complete with toy dogs and hanging pot plants, serves authentic Lao food with a twist. The sticky rice pancake with mango and honey is a favourite....
There is grandeur in this view of life… and that, whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning, endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved. (Charles Darwin) Darwin would doubtlessly revisit...
Many travellers are surprised to find that Vang Vieng, the tourist hotspot and stop-off town on the way from Vientiane to Luang Prabang, is visually spectacular. The party scene, which once made the town’s reputation, has died down in recent years, and many of the riverside bars and grubby...
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