Asia
Bangkok’s best places to stay for all budgets
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
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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
★★★★½
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
Not just honeymooners: This spectacular resort welcomes all comers
Avani+ Fares resort sits beside a healthy 220-metre house reef, a home for marine life and corals, giving the easiest access to “pure nature”.
- by Jane Reddy
★★★★
Airport reviews
This new airport is the gateway to Thailand’s emerging beach hotspots
This new $62.5 million airport is well designed and well run (with one exception).
- by John Borthwick
Pope urged to address child sex abuse scandals during Timor-Leste visit
Francis will come face to face with the faithful on his first trip to Timor-Leste where many still don’t believe an independence hero and bishop abused young boys.
- by Niniek Karmini, David Rising and Nicole Winfield
Port guide: Kaohsiung, Taiwan
This city on Taiwan’s southern tip has lately undergone a wonderful overhaul to become one of Asia’s most relaxed and easy-to-visit destinations.
- by Brian Johnston
Port guide: Yokohama, Japan
Yokohama is right beside Tokyo, yet overlooked. Here’s why you should visit this port city with lively international connections.
- by Brian Johnston
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