Thailand has a proud record of never having been under the control of a colonial master. Formerly known as Siam, it was brought to the screen in the middle of the last century in the hit film of Rodgers and Hammerstein, ‘’The King and I’’ starring Yul Brynner and Deborah ...

The world has become a much smaller place in recent years. The growth of cheap air travel has brought everywhere much closer to ordinary people. When it comes to South East Asia, there have been political issues that meant tourism was not really an option. Happily, the region is at ...

Until fairly recently, Myanmar was not on the tourist trail. It had a repressive regime and its borders were effectively closed. Not that anyone was too bothered about that. Certainly, it contained many wonderful sites that were well-known. Myanmar was formerly called Burma and was a British colony so it ...

Travellers interested in tasting the unique cuisine around the world are certain to be in culinary paradise on an Indochina holiday. One of the most distinctive traditions in Vietnam is its street food scene with a wide range of delicious and low-cost meals served up outside with patrons sitting on ...