As the third largest island in the world, Borneo lies at the centre of Maritime Southeast Asia. The island is surrounded by the South China Sea to the north and northwest, the Sulu Sea to the northeast, the Celebes Sea and the Makassar Strait to the east. The Java Sea ...
Amankora’s Matsutake season in Bhutan
Revered in Japan the pine (matsu) mushroom (take) is the most anticipated of the autumn flavours and is so greatly cherished it is often given as a gift. However the matsutake resembles much more than a kind gesture, or thoughtful gift, it symbolises fertility, good fortunes ...
Jane is a travel journalist and The Telegraph’s cruise expert, writing regular features and a fortnightly online column. Her cruise highlights this year have included Antarctica, South Africa and, of course, China
As the sun slowly slid down behind towering peaks, unseen birds sang to each other in the lush orange ...
I was lucky enough to go on an escorted trip, the “Yangtze Splendour”. 17 days of experiencing everything that China had to throw at me. From the booming cities of Beijing and Shanghai to the rapidly changing Yangtze River. From start to finish China was an education, an intense mixture ...
Millions of rural Chinese get around by bike - so what better way to meet them than to join them? Phil Ellis gets in the saddle...
Want a bike?” shouted a farmer, almost hidden behind an assortment of cycles. At first I thought he was asking us, none too politely and ...
With special solar eclipse departures, monastic stays at Mount Koya and easier access into North Korea…
Our new Orient 2009-10 brochure has now been launched, offering an increased choice of inspirational journeys. The programme introduces brand new escorted journeys to post-Olympic China, monastic stays at Japan’s holy Mount Koya, Bassac cruises ...
