Asia is, put broadly, a massive place. The world’s largest continent, Asia, describes land that houses a huge majority of the Earth’s population, numbering well over four billion across 48 countries. If you’re going ‘to Asia’, you could go anywhere from coastal Karachi to the hostile cold of far-eastern Russia.
Vietnam is one of the most mystical and attractive world destinations to many travellers. The country has a population of almost 100 million people, and it’s one of the most historically rich places you can visit. From history to luxury, Vietnam ticks all boxes for a truly life-changing journey, and…
Back in 1999 R. A. Dalkey experienced his first night of what he describes as wild camping but in fact, is probably more comparable to rough sleeping. What he did realise however is that a small part of him really enjoyed it, even if he was close to getting frostbite….
“Just as Nga-Yee thought everything was going back to normal, Siu-Man stepped from that window of their twenty-second-story flat.” (Page 28) Nga-Yee and her sister, Siu-Man have not had an easy couple of years. Firstly, their father had an accident at work which killed him outright and then they had…
“I have been many things in life… But nothing has shaped my life as much as surviving the Pol Pot regime. I am a survivor of the Cambodian holocaust. That’s who I am.” (page 1) In this emotional retelling, Haing S. Ngor relives the brutal treatments he was exposed to…
Iloilo, located on Panay Island, is yet another popular destination in the Philippines. This highly urbanized city carries influences of its Spanish roots, and one can see those impacts in the Spanish-style houses and churches throughout the city. The city itself is the very representation of what the Philippines is…
Would you move half way across the world for love? That is exactly what Sarah Macdonald did. She uprooted her life, moving from Australia and leaving a very successful career as a journalist behind, to join her boyfriend in New Delhi. The contrast between the two worlds really could not…
Imagine yourself in a touristy beach – trash littered all over, nothing visible but people’s heads and bodies bobbing in the water, strolling and playing in the sand and rides and boats full of them… well, that’s not how you would want to visualize your beach holiday to be, would…
Fiona Barton’s The Suspect was published on the 24th January 2019 and is the fourth crime novel from The Sunday Times and New York Times best-selling author. The Suspect: The Story Alex had been planning her trip to Thailand with her best friend Mags for months. It was meant to be…
All you book lovers and bookworms, this one is for you! While most of us can just not associate the city of Singapore with literature, the fact is there are umpteen places to visit and surprising amount of books to read, when in Singapore. Yes, if you are looking for…