Editorial Features

From whale sharks to coral reefs, Japan’s Okinawa prefecture is full of surprises. Joe Minihane discovers a new side to the country.

One of the biggest cities in the Americas, Colombia’s vibrant capital Bogotá embraces an outward-looking modernity while still celebrating its rich colonial past.

India’s most intriguing temple may also be one of its least understood. With architectural and stylistic similarities to Angkor Wat in Cambodia, Paul Stafford discovers Masroor Temple and the insights into India’s foggy history etched into its walls.

Whether you are on a pilgrimage to the Temple of The Emerald Buddha in Bangkok, backpacking through the city for the first time or in awe of the combat sport of Muay Thai, the capital of Thailand possesses an intoxicating charm that will lure you in and hook you for life.

Fronting a fierce spectacle of body-slamming, bowler hats and petticoats, Bolivia’s wrestling women have not only been winning fans around the region but also changing the conversation on equality in the country, as Sarah Gilbert discovers.

Start the new year with a resolution in your head and a passport in your pocket; 2017 will be a better year, so why not kick-start it with a January holiday?

With a diverse range of heart-achingly beautiful landscapes, England can be an incredibly romantic destination offering many gorgeous backdrops for romantic couples to embrace and share a special moment.

In the immortal words of Ned Stark, "Winter is coming". As the nights are drawing in, you’re looking at your remaining holiday allowance and asking just where exactly to go with four and a half days?!

As the Maldives opens its inhabited islands to tourism, Heidi Fuller-love island hops and meets locals in three remote destinations.

The former Soviet Republic of Kazakhstan is today stepping boldly into the future, its space age capital emerging from large swathes of land still virtually untouched by tourism, as Gilly Pickup discovers.

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