Traversing The Orient Magazine

Liz Smailes discovers the green and ruby red combination of tea-leaves and strawberries is truly divine and efective both in and on the body when visiting the Cameron Highlands, Malaysia A three-hour drive north from Kuala Lumpur and high in the Cameron High­ lands awaits a haven of tranquility and a magnificent ...

Ben Hopkins explores the resurgent heart of Hanoi History has lent a turbulent ride to this proud city. After 73 years seething under French occupation along came the Japanese to grasp a steely grip on the city from 1940 to 1945. Upon ...

Fran Doherty witnesses the emergence of Vientiane as a favorite destination for travelers in Southeast Asia Almost twenty years has passed since Laos opened her arms to the tourist cir­cuit, emerging as the new darling of Southeast ...

By Ben Hopkins Located in northwest Luzon, Ilocos Sur is one of the most historically important regions of the Philippines. As the nation’s only province to have escaped bomb­ing during WWII, the villages and town’s of Ilocos Sur stand like living ...

Fearless rambler Ben Hopkins steps in where angels fear to tread It all began innocently enough. Around twenty years ago someone had the bewitching idea of luring in the innocent; mixing cocktails and serving brew in ...

Ben Hopkins savors the high life during a weekend in The Grand Hyatt Hong Kong Officially opened in November 1989, the 549-room Grand Hyatt Hong Kong is Hyatt International’s flagship property. Combining a futuristic exterior of polished marble and silvered glass, ...