IN MUNNAR, there’s a phenomenon that sweeps across the Anamalai Hills, turning the mounds into a purplish blue carpet. Located in the southern portion of the Western Ghats in southern India, …
Discover Tokyo’s newest halal restaurant
THE opening of Origami Asakusa will make halal dining in Tokyo easier for Muslim travelers. Asakusa is the center of Tokyo’s “low city” where tales of its past can be seen on ever…
Changi Airport to install WeChat Pay in 150 outlets
FORGOT to change your Chinese yuan to Singapore dollars? No bother, you can now use WeChat Pay at Changi Airport in Singapore.The installation of WeChat Pay across the airport is the first of its k…
Breakfast food in Seoul that’ll wake you right up
ASK ANY TRAVELER who has been to South Korea what’s the most popular South Korean cuisine is and likely, they’ll say kimchi (fermented vegetables).But not all are ideal to fill your tum…
In search of Khanom’s pink dolphins
SOME BELIEVE IT TO BE just a myth, while others have claimed they’ve seen them with their own eyes. What are pink dolphins?They are a sub-species of the Chinese white dolphin (Sousa chinensis…
Here’s how Airbnb is bringing the stars closer to you
WE’VE BEEN STARGAZING for centuries, marveling at how small we are compared to our immense universe. This Social Impact Experience, taking place on July 27, 2018, in La Palma, Spain, will inv…
You can order in-flight cake delivery on these Asian airlines
DID YOU KNOW that you can order in-flight cake deliveries? Some airlines will deliver a cake right to your seat so that you get to celebrate special moments onboard while cruising at over 30,000 fe…
7 sacred mountain monasteries in Korea listed by Unesco
A MAJORITY of South Koreans have no formal affiliation with a religion, and the ones who do are either mostly Protestants or Buddhists, with the former being the larger group. The teaching was firs…
Singapore back on top of world passport rankings
If you’ve got a Singaporean passport, you can travel to the most countries in the world. The new rankings see Japanese and Singaporean passports granting their holders access to 189 nations e…
In pictures: The world’s best islands
With the results of Travel and Leisure’s annual World’s Best Awards survey out, now’s the time to book your island-hopping vacation. While returning favorites such as Bali and the…