Asia
Port guide: Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong has frantic energy, a spectacular setting and some of the world’s best shopping and dining. Plunge into the excitement of one of the world’s great cities.
- by Brian Johnston
Port guide: Darwin, Australia
Darwin is a multicultural, characterful small city that’s no longer merely a gateway to the Northern Territory’s national parks, but a destination in its own right.
- by Brian Johnston
How Brisbane’s $5 billion airport upgrade is changing how we travel
The air hub has just unveiled its planned multi-billion dollar upgrade, but Qantas is already increasing its international traffic out of the Queensland capital.
- by Julietta Jameson
Fabulously quirky Australian hotel chain’s first Asian property opens
QT Singapore is the chain’s eighth hotel, joining four in Australia and three in New Zealand.
- by Julietta Jameson
Bangkok’s best places to stay, from budget to luxury
Bangkok has about 80,300 hotel rooms. You can check-in at any level, from backpacker bunkroom to presidential suite, and your stay never seems long enough.
- by John Borthwick
Port guide: Osaka, Japan
Osaka is a hard-working, progressive, fun-loving city whose shopping, dining and street life provides a heady counterpoint to Japan’s cultural sights.
- by Brian Johnston
Japan’s toilets are amazing, but Tokyo’s public loos are next level
Public bathrooms aren’t usually stars of travel itineraries, but The Tokyo Toilet scheme’s facilities deserve to be.
- by Lee Tran Lam
This Japanese fish dish is notorious the world over
Is there an ingredient with a more dangerous reputation than fugu? Surely not.
- by Ben Groundwater
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Hotel reviews
World’s best airport hotel is near perfect, with one major issue
Despite loving Crowne Plaza Changi Airport’s new look and feel, I’m not sold on my room – there’s a key problem.
- by Julietta Jameson
Ten things we’ll never understand about Singapore
Singapore is one of our most frequent stopover cities, but misconceptions about the city-state abound, and so does cultural confusion.
- by Brian Johnston
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