Typhoon Hato hits Hong Kong and southern China
Hundreds of flights, as well as ferries have been cancelled as Hong Kong finds itself under force 10 Typhoon Hato, and flood warnings for only the 15th time since 1946. …
Hundreds of flights, as well as ferries have been cancelled as Hong Kong finds itself under force 10 Typhoon Hato, and flood warnings for only the 15th time since 1946. …
Many smokers are (perhaps not very successfully) holding their breath to see exactly how the new smoking ban will pan out. Will it be like the ban on plastic bags …
Running stag tours in the Philippines has led me to realise that whatever problems the country has, there are at least three things it has in abundance — beautiful woman, …
What happens on a stag tour should always stay on tour, and such is the motto of party organisers GNTours. However, the events that recently unfolded in Manila just had to …
Allegations about Qatar funding terrorism are nothing new. However, the sudden severing of ties by other Gulf and Middle Eastern states is the most serious consequence of these allegations so …
For me, Hong Kong is one of my favourite cities in Asia. Coming from other nearby countries, it’s impossible not to enjoy the clean, efficient transport infrastructure, the cosmopolitan atmosphere …
Life in the developing world can be extremely tough, for some more so than others. In particular those who have physical or mental impairments can find themselves in extremely dire …
Although the Philippines is notoriously cheap, there’s no reason to sacrifice quality in the search of decent accommodation. Having experienced rooms with no running water and beds crawling with millipedes it …
While considered by many to be inexcusably cruel, the sport of cockfighting remains wildly popular throughout the Philippines. Here Benjamin Johnson takes a non-judgemental look at this controversial aspect of …
Avid traveller and tour guide Benjamin Johnson has seen pretty much every “paradise beach” in Southeast Asia. Here he describes his favourite, a Cambodian island that he says has everything …
Ever wondered why politics in the Philippines is so melodramatic? Or how any Filipino who gets even remotely famous ends up in public office? Here Anna Cristina Pertierra of Western Sydney …
After a restless nomadic life, Ben Johnson says he’s finally found a place he’s happy to call home in the Cambodian capital. Here he sings the praises of the rapidly …