Find unique travel guides for destinations in Asia! There’ll be top 10s for my favourite cities but mostly you’ll find details on unique spaces across Asia.
In today’s post, travel writer Leah shares her top recommendations for things to do in Seoul at night! Whether you’re after culture or the craziest party in town, these fun things to do at night in Seoul are worth adding to your itinerary. Ancient history and ultra-modern city life collide to create the masterpiece that …
Visiting Indonesia and thinking about adding a Borobudur trip to your itinerary? Here’s all you need to know about visiting Borobudur in Indonesia. Borobudur is an enormous Buddhist temple in Java, Indonesia. Its historical significance and beauty resulted in Borobudur being designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1991. It’s an impressive piece of Javanese Buddhist architecture, with multiple stacked …
Visiting Bali soon and want to know what the best things to do in Ubud are? These 11 activities are absolute musts for your Ubud itinerary! Ubud is one of the most popular Bali destinations and is seen to be the cultural centre of the island. No Bali itinerary is complete without a stay in …
Want to see monkeys in Bali? Then add the Bali Monkey Forest to your Ubud itinerary! Here’s what you need to know before visiting the Bali monkeys at Mandala Wisata Wenara Wana aka the Sacred Monkey Forest in Ubud! There’s a sacred monkey forest sanctuary in Ubud where you can get up close with monkeys …
In today’s post, Abbie Walker shares her top recommendations for the best books about Korea. Prepare to be transported to South Korea through literature with these 9 amazing Korean novels! When people reach for translated literature from Asia, I think Japan can often overshadow South Korea when it comes to fiction. And while Japanese literature …
Thinking about visiting Pura Lempuyang aka Heaven’s Gate in Bali? Here’s all you need to know. Pura Lempuyang is a cluster of Bali temples located high up on Mount Lempuyang. They are some of the oldest, most sacred and well-regarded Balinese temples. It’s on this mountain that you’ll find the Gates of Heaven in Bali, …
Prambanan Temple is one of the top places to visit in Yogyakarta and is the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia after Angkor Wat in Cambodia. It’s a UNESCO World Heritage Site dating back to 850 BC and is definitely worth adding to your Yogyakarta itinerary. A visit to Prambanan Temple should be combined with a …
Korean street food is one of the main reasons that Seoul has hovered near the top of my travel bucket list for a number of years. So when I finally made plans to visit, I was mostly preoccupied with what Korean food I was going to eat. I adore Korean food and am very happy …
It was only about half way through my trip to Japan that I realised I was basically haemorrhaging my life savings on food and random (but adorable) crap. Japan is an incredibly expensive country in terms of food, goods, accommodation – basically everything. I even saw a “luxury” melon being sold for around £100. For …
Top of my list of things to do in Seoul (apart from eat), was visit the DMZ, the Demilitarised Zone. That’s the border between North and South Korea! I had no idea until I got to South Korea that this was a tourist attraction and I have to admit that at first I was a …