South-East Asia
- ★★★½
- Hotel reviews
Returning from a long trip? This Singapore hotel is a great stopover spot
The youthful, social offshoot of a serviced apartment chain adds a splash of cool to Singapore’s Chinatown district.
- Craig Platt
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New Bali jungle resort is beyond the tourist crowds and traffic of Ubud
A resort located well beyond the centre of town sounds increasingly like a good idea amid Ubud’s overtourism and standstill traffic.
- Penny Watson
Twenty things that will surprise first-time visitors to Bangkok
From the world’s biggest and most diverse market to the world’s biggest water fight, expect the unexpected in this shape-shifting city.
- John Borthwick
Chase an endless summer at this island paradise
We may have said goodbye to Australia’s summer, but that doesn’t mean summer has gone away. At this time of the year the days in the Philippines remain warm and long. ADVERTISING FEATURE
Move over, Bali and Japan: The other Asian destination we’re obsessed with
There’s another place blessed with some of the finest food on the planet, landscapes that range from lowlands to mountain highs, plus two of the world’s great cities.
- Ben Groundwater
- ★★★★
- Airport reviews
This Thai island airport may be my all-time favourite
Despite a bizarre experience with my luggage, Koh Samui’s airport keeps me in holiday mode a little longer.
- Justine Costigan
I skipped the big cities for Vietnam’s charming less-visited waterways
The basket boats of Ke Ga’s fishermen and the floating markets on the Mekong Delta are among the many attractions to discover.
- Belinda Jackson
The eerie Asian ghost town once a holiday spot for the elite
Abandoned French colonial ruins, a former king’s residence, empty townhouses and a hilltop palace-turned-hotel. Bokor is an unsettling destination.
- Julia D'Orazio
Perfectly balanced, but this spicy salad is not for the faint-hearted
Order this South-East Asian dish “medium spicy” and prepare to have your world turned upside down.
- Ben Groundwater
The hunted and haunted outcasts who changed their new country forever
They endured war, risked death and faced down pirates. And 50 years after they began to arrive in Australia, they have left a profound mark on their new home.
- Kate Geraghty and Michael Ruffles
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