I get cabin fever. I’m definitely not one of the 28.5 million passengers who expected to take an ocean cruise this year for their holiday. There’s obvious mass appeal for this style of travelling for many good reasons, but my preferred cruising experience doesn’t include huge ships and fighting for a deckchair. What I would, […]
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Capturing Eden: An amateurs guide to photographing Gardens by the Bay
Gardens by the Bay is visual artistry. This is one of Asia’s foremost garden destinations – and a 250-acre ‘happy-snap’ paradise! It’s spectacular, but overwhelming when it comes to capturing the visual narrative that is Gardens by the Bay. Between this plant kingdom, its stunning modern architecture, and colourful events, where do you start? From […]
How to Pack Light When Touring Asia
With millions of adventurers flocking to the East for months at a time, it seems almost a rite of passage to travel Asia at some point in life. The chances are that you’re interested in backpacking the region – but how exactly do you pack for the unknown? Whether you’re an over-packer or an under […]
5 Unique Reasons to Visit Magnificent Mongolia
Discover Mongolia’s Gobi Desert When I first hear the word “desert,” I think hot, dry, and lifeless. However, The Gobi Desert is anything but lifeless. The Gobi in Mongolia is a place where it rains in summer, snows in the winter, but it is still dry and flat. You might be surprised to see life […]
New World Heritage Sites Added In Asia
If you haven’t already heard the news, UNESCO has just added new World Heritage Sites in Asia. For those of you that don’t know what a UNESCO World Heritage Site is, it is a place that is listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as of special cultural or physical significance. […]
Dumplings of Asia: Little Pockets of Joy
Are you feeling hungry? Just the mere mention of dumplings can make your mouth water. Little, delicate parcels of deliciousness and joy! Asia is king of the dumpling and all dumpling roads tend to lead to China in some form or another. A self-confessed dumpling aficionado, Emma Prineas is the Senior PR and Marketing Manager […]