One of Lumphini Park's infamous monitor lizards.

Lumphini Park, Bangkok: 2026 visitor guide

Bangkok's concrete sprawl yields to 58 hectares of lawns, lakes, and shaded pathways at Lumphini Park — the city's original public green space. Named after Buddha's birthplace in Nepal, the park attracts early-morning tai chi practitioners, evening joggers navigating 2.5km of paths, and tourists surprised…
Sunset on the Changi Boardwalk in Singapore.

Changi Boardwalk, Singapore: Complete visitor guide

The Changi Boardwalk offers something unusual for modern Singapore — a 2.2km coastal walk that reveals granite boulders, heritage trees, and remnants of kampong life along the Straits of Johor. Sections of elevated decking take you over water on kelong-style stilts, whilst others weave through…
The Pina Colada was invented in Puerto Rico.

Birthplaces of booze: Where famous cocktails were created

Thirsty travellers can make a pilgrimage to the places where much-loved cocktails were created, such as… The Singapore Sling – Raffles, Singapore Few cocktails have as strong a geographical connection with their birthplace as the Singapore Sling. In 1915, Ngiam Tong Boon was working at…
The Burj Khalifa in Dubai.

The world’s 10 best stopover cities

If you can’t bear the thought of a marathon long-haul plane journey, breaking the trip into two sections with a stopover might just be the way forward. Pick the right airline, and you can get a city break tagged on to the main trip –…
Groot Constantia in Cape Town, South Africa.

9 surprisingly old attractions in big cities

Discover 9 surprisingly old attractions hiding within modern cities. See ancient ruins like Huaca Huallamarca in Lima and the London Wall in London. Huaca Huallamarca, Lima In amongst the bank buildings of Lima’s San Isidro district – Peru’s de facto financial centre – stands an…