Asia

Lying just to the south of India in the Indian Ocean, Sri Lanka boasts an impressive array of different landscapes.

Beneath the lively streets of one of the world’s most storied cities, there’s a vast chamber that’s lingered in near-darkness for over 1,500 years.

Somewhere on a small island, entire rows of houses are slowly vanishing under a thick coat of ivy. Rooftops just melt into the hillside.

Steeped in history with a landscape that encompasses beaches and soaring mountains, Turkey has acted as the gateway between Europe and Asia for thousands of years.

India is a vast, astonishing and diverse country.

Hong Kong is a myriad of islands on the southwest coast of China. It was a British territory for more than a century before being handed back to China recently.

As a young girl with big travel dreams, I saw pictures of the Grand Bazaar and the Blue Mosque, never thinking I would one day make it to this far-off land.

Lying on the Mediterranean coast, Antalya is a beautiful city with a wealth of things for you to see and do. The Turkish Riviera is not known as the Turquoise Coast for nothing.

Known as the ‘Resplendent Isle’, Sri Lanka is a treasure trove for travellers.

Located in an astonishingly scenic setting among lush rainforest and incredible craggy limestone rock formations, Railay Beach is as idyllic as they come, and that’s without even having mentioned its wealth of fantastic beaches.

Home to thousands of lovely Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples, Kyoto is one of the most popular places to visit in Japan.

Jainism is a religion that prescribes pacifism and a path of non-violence towards all living beings.

China is westernizing so rapidly, even old China hands may not recognize it when they return for a visit.

Centuries have passed, but we can still feel the magic of the Khmer era in Cambodia.

The rainforests are full of elephants, ancient temples are home to rambunctious monkeys and the local people are as friendly as can be.