Insight To Asia
Mini Guide To Thailands Islands
Mini Guide To Thailands Islands facebook twitter google+ pinterest ‘Koh’ means island in Thai – the very word conjures up dreamy beaches, huts in the shade of a coconut palm, fantastic rock formations and undersea gardens. Hop in a long-tail boat and cast off the mooring. Southern Gulf A scuba-diving honeypot off the crystalline Gulf Coast, Koh Tao is also the easiest and cheapest spot around to learn dive basics. The Japanese Gardens, to the island’s northwest, is an ideal dive site for beginners, with plenty of coral, turtles, stingrays and pufferfish. Fairly large and multi-faceted enough to fit in […]
Explore Palawan – The true paradise of the Philippines
A sailing adventure among the stunning islands of Palawan. facebook twitter google+ pinterest The Philippine island province of Palawan offers gorgeous beaches, aquamarine waters and secluded coves. Now, an ethical boat tour meanders wherever passengers choose to go, and offers a close-up of village life on the water’s edge The endless ocean, broken occasionally by sand-fringed islands, stretched before me. A salty breeze caressed my face and two magnificent sails billowed bright in the sunlight as we headed into the unknown. I was on an oceanic adventure, sailing across the Palawan archipelago in a replica of a boat that first […]
Beijing To Lhasa – A Train Journey To The Top Of The World
Beijing To Lhasa – A Train Journey To The Top Of The World facebook twitter google+ pinterest It’s three hours before the T27 is due to leave on a balmy Sunday night but at West Beijing Station, a vast railway nexus in China’s bursting-at-the-seams capital, there’s no such thing as “too early”. Waiting is a game of musical chairs, with a soundtrack of shouted announcements about the imminent departure of other trains, until the platform gates open suddenly and I’m caught in a human tide flowing beside ours. When I see my carriage number, I breaststroke through the crowd to […]
How To Find The Best Streetfood In Bangkok
How To Find The Best Streetfood In Bangkok facebook twitter google+ pinterest David Thompson, the Michelin-starred evangelist for Thai food, takes Ian Tucker on an evening tour of Bangkok’s family-run street food stalls, the true home of the country’s culinary tradition Suppertime in downtown Bangkok. A rubbish truck rumbles along the potholed road. An emaciated Chinese man with ribs like chopsticks drags his feet along the wet cement. A rat trots along the pavement with something yellow in its teeth, past our cook and inside the shutters of the premises next door. Welcome to Bangkok’s Chinatown, home of one of […]
Khao Sok – Thailand’s Secret Garden
Khao Sok – Thailand’s Secret Garden facebook twitter google+ pinterest Turn your back on the crowded beaches of Phuket and head inland to Khao Sok National Park, a spectacularly diverse wilderness that’s thriving after decades of conflict and exploitation. Here you’ll find a land of primordial limestone mountains, wildlife to rival the Amazon, and eco-friendly lakeside and treetop camps. For a town dubbed ‘Ban Sop’ (house of the dead bodies) after a 1944 epidemic killed much of the population, Khao Sok’s resurrection has been something of a miracle. From my treehouse deck, I can hear long-tailed macaque monkeys squawking noisily as […]