China isn't the easiest country to get into, but you can have a capital time.

Good fortune leads Dean Parker to Abbey Road and the best night he's had in Tokyo.

Queue for more than half an hour for dumplings? You bet, writes Helen van Berkel.

It's more than a few furlongs from Avondale Racecourse to a 17th-century Shinto shrine.

Alex Robertson chances upon a spontaneous game of kabaddi on a sun-kissed stretch of sand

Four of the world's best rooftop bars to visit around the world.

Shaun Archer goes deep into the Axis of Evil to discover a friendly and hospitable country

Dan Ahwa discovers a tranquil and terrific Phuket oasis.

It's all about no-holds-barred creativity in Hong Kong's bars and restaurants.

The aroma of a traditional cup of joe wafts across Ho Chi Minh City, writes Eric San Juan.

Beijing is full of delicious food, representing thousands of years of culinary history.

The city state's food stalls are delicious and fabulously cheap, writes Nicholas Jones.

Amanda McClatchie gets a taste for the high life at luxury lifestyle resort Kandima

A Michelin-star meal gives Helen van Berkel respite from the buzz of the city.

As Tim Warrington finds, not all travellers treat their destinations with respect.

A speed slalom around South Korea's host location for the XXIII Winter Olympic Games

Laura Harding discovers that the scented haven of Kerala is unlike any other.

Justine Tyerman encounters good humour and some odd food items on a road trip in Laos.

What happens when a wild orangutan grabs a GoPro camera? You'll be surprised!

Helen Van Berkel visits the shrine of late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

Helen van Berkel checks into the Crest Resort and Pool Villas in Phuket, Thailand

Justine Tyerman puts forward her own theory about the enigmatic Plain of Jars.

Jim Eagles keeps watch as Borneo's dexterous orangutans get stuck into their tucker.

Deborah Dickson-Smith meets prehistoric dragons.

Off the main tourist routes in Japan there are other wild and peaceful worlds to explore.

Kate Ford visits Beijing and enjoys the craft beer and art of the notoriously serius city.

Aimee Shaw checks into the Radisson Blu, Amritsar.

Andrew Stone checks into a heritage property with Indian Ocean views.

An ancient people go about their lives as they have for centuries, writes Guy Needham.

Antony Suvalko and Leanne Kitchen on the delicacies of this Vietnamese city's cuisine.