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Our World: Temples to tea houses

William Yeoman

WILLIAM YEOMAN samples the delights of Japanese backstreet hospitality, from humble bars to delicious local specialities

Travel Story: Funky chill and beachside bliss

Michael Ferrante

Baba Beach Club rocks any time of year, writes MICHAEL FERRANTE

Travel Story: Height of luxury in natural green idyll

Michael Ferrante

MICHAEL FERRANTE feels pampered and virtuous perched hillside among the rainforest

Our World: Hais and Laos of hilltribe lifestyle

Ronan O'Connell

RONAN O'CONNELL imbibes the Khmu people's culture

Arrivals & Departures: Gardens dazzle, day and night

Mogens Johansen

MOGENS JOHANSEN visits Singapore's Gardens by the Bay

Arrivals & Departures: Infused by spirit of the ceremonial

Bethany Hiatt

BETHANY HIATT has a taste of traditional Korean culture

The Travel Club Show : Japan for first-timers

William Yeoman

The first-time visitor to Japan arrives with a lot of baggage, including the cultural variety. All those preconceptions we have about a place like Japan which, from a distance, can seem intense yet calm, modern yet traditional, compact yet spacious.

Maybe it's all these. Just think: Boys Love Manga and woodblock prints. Maid cafes and geisha tea houses. Anime and kabuki. Bullet trains and rickshaws. Crowded cities and serene villages. Hamburgers and sushi.

But the biggest thing confronting the first-time visitor is the unknown...

Arrivals & Departures: Off beaten track on Island of the Gods

Ian Lloyd Neubauer

IAN NEUBAUER hops on a dirt bike and bypasses Bali’s touristy attractions for a very different view of the popular locale

Travel Story: Khmer treasures beyond Angkor Wat

Ronan O'Connell

RONAN O'CONNELL discovers five overlooked ancient temples

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