Articles, descriptions and photos from our All Points East travel blog
the answer to what is the difference between a Komodo Dragon and a monitor lizard is basically about 40 kilos and several hundred dollars and while a day trip to Komodo gets our thumbs down, a combined Flores and Komodo tour deserves a resounding yes!
See and do in Ho Chi Minh City We were going to title the post what to see and do in Saigon since for many, if not most, of its residents the pre-war name is still the commonly used one. For the purposes of our post, what to see and do in Ho Chi Minh City or Saigon are thus...
UNESCO-listed, World Heritage Gunung Mulu National Park is located in Malaysia's Sarawak State on the island of Borneo
Going off-the-beaten-track half way round the World with people you don't know, food you've never tried before and what might seem like extreme weather conditions. What can possibly go wrong?
28 August 2026
Although positively bustling by Lao standards, laid back Pakse Town makes a great base for exploring the sites and landscapes of southern Laos's Champassak Province
24 August 2026
A few tips on how to get the best out of your small group tour to Southeast Asia
9 August 2026
Thailand's newest UNESCO World Heritage Site is Wat Phra Mahathat Woramahavihan, an ancient Buddhist temple in south Thailand's Nakhon Si Thammarat
30 July 2026
Some of our favourite places, sights and activities in Thailand's capital
28 July 2026
The province's size and complex geography make choosing the best time to visit a bit tricky, so, here are our recommendations
16 July 2026
A few of the myriad ethnic minorities and hilltribes peoples you'll encounter on our small group tours to northern Vietnam and Yunnan
13 July 2026
Wild orangutans, jungle hikes, Borneo river expeditions and unspoilt tropical islands in the South China Sea make a winning combination
8 July 2026
On our Cambodia and Laos tours you'll visit ancient sites of the Chenla culture and admire their artefacts in museums but what exactly was this little known Southeast Asian civilisation
1 July 2026
The Nature, Education and Widlife Centre in Chiang Mai's Doi Suthep National Park makes for a fascinating visit and certainly deserves to see more visitors
27 June 2026
Sacred Lychee Mountain, to use its English translation, lies 50 kilometres north of Siem Reap and is home to a range of varied and interesting sites
23 June 2026
Chiang Mai is home to a bewildering number of ancient temples | Here's our choice of the most interesting, most picturesque and most highly recommended
22 June 2026