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Countryside biking just minutes from Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City is such a booming, vibrant city, it’s almost hard to imagine that peace and quiet reign just a few miles from the centre. The Saigon Countryside Biking Tour has been cleverly designed to showcase that rural idyll and make a very refreshing break for city dwellers and visitors alike. The accent […] -
Geonbai! School for sool making opens in Korea
Sool is a drink that’s not well known outside Korea, but it’s wildly popular in bars there, especially in cities like Seoul where office workers like to celebrate the end of the working day with a quick sool sharpener. As part of Destination Asia’s expansion into Korean operations, we’ve added a sool making class to […] -
Roll up for a sushi making class with a Tokyo Michelin master
To cater for the ever growing global appetite for sushi, we have started offering sushi making classes in Tokyo for small to medium groups, led by a long-established, Michelin-listed master of the craft. It takes place by the city’s Tsukiji Outer Market, a hub for Japanese cuisine. The proceedings begin with a briefing session in […] -
An immersive cultural experience in Cambodia
As well as being a place of deep historical significance, Siem Reap has a thriving art, culture and fashion scene and this is a chance to get an up close and personal experience of it. Guests will meet and mingle with local artists at a number of galleries, a haute couture design shop and even […] -
Spirit Offerings: Behind Asia’s local liquor, beer and bottles
Unwind with our top tipples in Asia. We go further than simply listing some of the great bars to be found in Asia (we do this also), with our breakdown of where to mix your own drinks, uncover traditions behind locally made brews and the latest on all things wine and beer in Asia! -
Angkor Behind the Scenes with World Monuments Fund
World Monuments Fund, founded in 1965, is the leading independent organization dedicated to saving the world’s most treasured places. WMF has completed more than 600 projects in 90 countries. -
Mingalar Bus Tour in Yangon
Mingalar Bus is breaking the mold in Myanmar by offering Yangon’s (and the country’s) very first open-top bus tour service. The open-top bus tour is available daily from 7 am to 22:30 -
Spirituality & Religious Practice in Asia
Asia is widely known for the practice and acceptance of many differing religions. It is also home to some of the most ancient and formative civilizations in history, its people reshaping how followers from all kind of religious practices understand the world. Religious practice in the East is diverse, covering a wide range of popular […] -
Unique & Unusual Places to Stay in Asia
Overnight accommodation is often overlooked when deciding upon a theme of travel but it is an integral part of the overall experience. -
Beyond Phuket & Phi Phi Islands
The South of Thailand and its incredible scenery continues to gain popularity with large numbers of travelers now flocking to destinations such as Phi Phi Island and the Similan Islands. -
Deep Into Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park
Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park hides a mind boggling system of underground caverns, rivers, historic sites and jungle. Recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2003 -
Wood Carving with a Master Craftsman
Wood Carving is an art that has been practiced all over the world but very avidly in Southeast Asia where great pieces of woodwork have been crafted throughout the ages.