The Treasure Trove of Mumbai Vibrant, exhilarating, chaotic. Every corner of India’s largest city captivates wanderers with its colourful and bustling human drama. Presented here are three of its most spellbinding cultural gems Words: Sarita Urupongsa CULTURAL...
Have a Splashing New Year!Southeast Asia | 13-17 Apr 2020 People in Buddhist countries all around Southeast Asia mark the traditional New Year more or less the same way – splashing each other with water! Whether it’s Songkran in Thailand (see Page 48), Thingyan in...
Just a Click AwayLaos | Now The Laos Tourism Board has launched Discover Laos Today to provide tourists with up-to-date travel news, as well as information on off-the-beaten-track options. The website doesn’t just point young travellers in interesting directions, it...
Raucous Rite of PassageChiang Mai | 26-30 Mar 2020 Poy Sang Long, or “Ordaining Beloved Sons” in the Shan language, is a lively festival in which boys aged seven to 14 join the monkhood as novices. The rite of passage cum celebration starts with monks shaving the...
Touch the SkyKuala Lumpur | 19-22 Mar 2020 The Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta has been lighting the skies over Malaysia’s hub of government since 2009, becoming a stage for balloonists from across the world to showcase their flying machines. This year,...
