A train makes its way through the traffic in Darjeeling ©Richard Dunwoody From ADVENTURES Apr 26, 2013

Full steam ahead

In the second of our series on road trips, Minty Clinch braves tumultuous traffic to explore the hill stations of West Bengal and Sikkim

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Destination: South Africa
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A look at what the country can offer to urbanites and adventurers alike
Mergui archipelago, Myanmar ©Alamy Apr 19, 2013

The lost world

Is Myanmar’s undeveloped Mergui archipelago about to become the next frontier for Asian tourism?

A ‘nest rest’ on Dedon Island ©Paul Barbera Mar 29, 2013

Part beach resort, part world’s best furniture showroom

Glorious Dedon Island in the Philippines has unusual origins

Skiers prepare for their descent in Gulmarg, Kashmir ©Jon Wyatt Mar 29, 2013

High time

Will 2013 be the year that tourists return to Kashmir? James Crabtree takes to the Himalayan slopes

The treasury at Petra ©Alamy Mar 22, 2013

The ‘back door’ into Petra

A trek to the ancient city, along Bedouin migration routes and shepherd trails, is far more rewarding than a day trip, writes Diana Darke

People relax on Mindil Beach ©AWL Images Mar 22, 2013

Where Asia meets the Outback

Pico Iyer returns to Darwin to find a city that glories in its isolation and embodies a fresh, new, Australia

Jomolhari base camp Feb 15, 2013

Trekking in Bhutan

Tom Robbins hikes through the untouched Himalayan kingdom and is transported to an era when people still believed in mermaids

A tiger in Pench national park in Madhya Pradesh ©Alamy Feb 1, 2013

Hidden tigers

The big cats are the star attraction at Pench national park in India - but are tourists helping or harming the animals they come to see? James Crabtree reports

Dal Lake, Kashmir ©Corbis Jan 4, 2013

New frontiers for 2013

From the islands of Chile to safaris in Uganda, travel industry leaders reveal their tips for this year’s hot destinations

On the run past Lake Rotoiti on New Zealand’s South Island ©Tim Cuff Jan 4, 2013

A week’s run in New Zealand

Jonathan Thompson takes on the new year challenge of a journey on foot – and at speed – through the scenic valleys of the South Island

Dec 28, 2012

Postcard from ... Japan

Anyone who thinks the Japanese are sober and reserved - and cut off from their traditions - should come here over New Year, says Pico Iyer

Dec 21, 2012

In the footsteps of the three wise men

Modern tensions intrude on many of Israel’s ancient holy sites - but others still offer a sense of peace

Nov 30, 2012

In the foothills of the Himalayas

William Dalrymple follows in the footsteps of an 18th-century Indian artist and his forgotten masterpieces

Nov 9, 2012

Dancing underwater

The world’s first underwater nightclub has opened in the Maldives

Oct 26, 2012

Set sail for the Banda Islands

A trip to the Indonesian archipelago aboard the eight-sailed Tiger Blue feels almost like falling off the edge of the known world, writes Sophy Roberts

Oct 19, 2012

Postcard from ... Singapore

Raffles celebrates its 125th birthday, still standing for fabled memories with the splendour of colonial architecture

Sep 28, 2012

The new sun worshippers

Growing numbers of ‘umbraphiles’ are travelling to see solar eclipses

Aug 31, 2012

Postcard from ... Riyadh

The Luthan is Saudi Arabia’s first women-only hotel

Aug 17, 2012

Travels with my teenager

Could Imogen Stubbs persuade her teenage son to put down his phone long enough to appreciate a trip to Malaysia?

From STYLE Jul 13, 2012

Bags of history

A new South Korean museum will be a shrine dedicated to the handbag

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