Bali’s Wild West
Indonesia 13.04.2018
A light breeze blows off the Java Straits, causing little waves to slap against the prow of the launch as we skim across the bay. The sun is low on the horizon and the colours are rich: cobalt blue water; topaz sky; lime-green vegetation; a…
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Slowly Down the Ganges . . .
India 04.04.2018
Prior to the arrival of the railways in India at the end of the 19th century, the annual transfer of the imperial capital from Calcutta, at the mouth of the Ganges, to Shimla, in the Himalayan foothills, involved an epic 1,200-mile journey.…
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Golden Threads: Suzani, Caps and Carpets
Uzbekistan 28.03.2018
Traditional crafts have seen a revival in post-Soviet Uzbekistan, and most of the best work is produced by women. I’m standing in front of one of the former ‘trading domes’ of Bukhara – intersections in the ancient silk road city’s covered…
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‘Like Angkor Without the Crowds’
Cambodia 22.03.2018
The magnificent temples complexes of Angkor soak up the lion’s share of visitors to Cambodia, but there are other Khmer ruins hidden in the forests further north where you won’t have to rub shoulders with your fellow tourists. It literall…
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Our Top Three Hotels in Siem Reap for 2018
Cambodia 22.03.2018
Siem Reap, the principal tourist hub for visits to Angkor Wat and its surrounding temple complexes, has blossomed into a bustling town over the past decade. It now boasts a bumper crop of world-class hotels where you can recover from your s…
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City of Ghosts
India 14.03.2018
Travel writer, David Abram, revisits the ruined city of Mandu in central India, and recalls the extraordinary tale of how two travellers from Jacobean England crossed paths here in 1617 . . . It’s been a while – a whole quarter of a centur…
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Maharashtra’s Hidden Gems
India 13.03.2018
The lure of wonders further afield often tempt travellers to pass straight through the state of Maharashtra. But the craggy Sahyadri mountains and exquisite Konkan coast along India’s western seaboard hold some of the country’s most allurin…
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Uzbekistan - “My Top Shots”
Uzbekistan 21.02.2018
Travel writer and photographer, David Abram, shares some of his favourite photos from a recent TransIndus trip to Uzbekistan I really didn’t know what to expect from Uzbekistan. Most of what I’d learned about the country was a century a…
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India's 'Big Three' Cats
India 16.02.2018
Leopard, Tiger and Lions - Here, we profile India’s ‘Big Three’ cat species and the places we regard as the best places to see them. Thanks to a firm commitment by the government of India to end poaching, big cat population densities in pa…
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Chiang Mai: What to See and Do in Thailand’s Northern Wonder
Thailand 31.10.2017
Bangkok has always been a place you either love or hate. It’s a big and brash Asian city, a merge of traditional temples and street food markets, humungous malls and chaotic traffic. Chaing Mai, on the other hand, is a place that pretty muc…
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Kathmandu: Spiritual Sites in Nepal’s Capital
Nepal 10.10.2017
Most people head to Nepal to see the mountains. Myself included, as my first trip to the country was to hike through the great Annapurna range of the Himalayas. There are no mountains on earth quite like these, both in size, in power and in…
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Beyond the Desert Gate: China's Silk Road
China 25.09.2017
In the year 139 BC, the Han Emperor Wudi dispatched his top diplomat, Zhang Qian, on a mission to the unknown kingdoms west of the Great Wall. Braving some of the most extreme weather and wild nomadic peoples in Asia, he left at the head of…
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