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welcome hello WELCOME TO THE LATEST EDITION OF
NEWS & EVENTS TRAVEL DESK sit back and test your
travel desk Swimming
travel desk Three up-and-coming destinations get
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TopTen Rain, hail or shine, Halong Bay
UDSOAUEBXL PE ETRHI ENFCUENS Photo: Getty Images
TopTen topten 02 Kerala INDIA Ahhh, breathe o
DOUBLE THE FUN CHINA Xi’an
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DOUBLE THE FUN 06 Phuket THAILAND White san
TopTen topten 08 Penang MALAYSIA It’s a rare
DOUBLE THE FUN Take a The oh-so-cute
Pearl of the ORIENT KNOWN FOR ITS HEAVING CROWD
With twice as many skyscrapers as New
HONG KONG Hong Kong for FIRST-TIMERS
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HONG KONG CLOCKWISE FROM TOP
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HONG KONG Think you know HONG KONG? Hong
HONG KONG
HONG KONG CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT Get i
HONG KONG Photos: Getty Images If you feel
Singapore three ways SINGAPORE HAS REINVEN
SINGAPORE Photo: Getty Images Travel ideas
CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT Colourful and, yes, ma
w m W T m H w Get off t beaten p Photos:
The newly opened National Gallery is a cultura
CLOCKWISE FROM LEFT Lose yourself in thi
Macao: Make a date with Wor
Macao is fast becoming Asia’s latest ‘
Macao’s top 8 01 Family fun Macau Tower – the 10t
03 Show business Macao offers multiple venues to t
05 Neon lights Come dusk, Macao lights up in spec
MACAO STAGES SOME OF THE WORLD’S MOST COLOURFUL A
The Golden Route FOR A GLIMPSE INTO JAPAN
There’s no other place in the world q
Japan for the foodie fanatic
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT Cheap eats of every d
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT Mount Fuji seems to fl
Japan for the avid adventurer
SEOUL TRAVELLER FROM ULTRA-MODERN CITYSCAPES AND
As a resident of South Korea’s larges
The Gyeongju Historic Are
Take a stroll through quaint Hanok Village and
Meet the main attraction: elephants in their j
THAILAND
Interacting with these majestic creat
Elephant Hills’ floating camp on Cheow L
FIVE MORE ECO-FRIENDLY RESORTS IN THAILAND 01Walk
s pool villa suite is omething special. Zeavo
Photo portfolio Spice trail COLOURFUL AND CHAOTIC
INDIA Photo: Getty Images Chitto
Kerala backwaters
INDIA Thar Desert
Varanasi One of the oldest conti
INDIA India’s bazaars
S D A O F O A R F I Streetside Sizzle
CLOCKWISE FROM OPPOSITE Street food stalls in
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP Banhmithitfromroadside stalls
Ho Chi Minh City Given its reputation as a mega A
The wild beauty ofBALI SLIP AWAY FROM THE MADDENI
Photo: Getty Images Travel ideas BALI
BALI When
satay restaurant and cooking school; and Amanusa,
BALI
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BEYOND BALI BALI MAY BE THE MOST POPULAR ISLAND
02 Nusa Lembongan A 30-minute cruise but a millio
world Another WONDERING HOW BEST TO TACKLE CHINA?
CHINA FROM LEFT The Great Wall
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT Exploring the Fo
Fearless adventures China is a world apart, and t
The sultanate of the SEA WITH A STAGGERI
MALAYSIA If diving is your thing, th
MALAYSIA FROM LEFT TO RIGHT Sunseekers love La
Photos: Getty Images, iStock Pulau Bet
For a truly heart-starting flying fox ride, ta
Photos: Alamy, iStock MALAYSIA MALAYSIA’S
TRAVEL GUIDES City scoop f l i g h t c e n t r e
cityscoop Taipei, Taiwan Why I love it..
your guide to what’s on across asia C 10 E 13 A
travel planner 8–14 NOVEMBER, INDIA Pushkar Camel
your guide to what’s on across asia 6–15 JANUA
travel planner Photos: iStock, Kari Heese 13-14
The CHALLENGE WHETHER YOU’RE ON A BUDGE
FROM FAR LEFT Vibrant Chinese decorations for
The CHALLENGE continues One week Keepin’ it shor
Two weeks Get your fix of age-old treasures
Q&A Travel clinic got a travel question you nee
travel clinic I love the idea of staying with l
travel clinic Is it best to
Lose yourself in the colourful Bangkok floating
Dream and plan on the go. Pick up the lat