It’s a fact: Trying new experiences, whether it’s learning a foreign language or navigating unchartered territory, is a sure way to keep your mind fired up and alert. I sum this up in three words: Blaze new trails. Travel to a city you’ve never been to or sink your teeth into a dish you’ve never [...]

This month’s Baragatan is the one time in the year that all of Palawan converges to celebrate the founding of this island paradise.Text and photos by Katherine Jack

Once the Alcatraz of Indochina, the Con Dao archipelago in southern Vietnam is now turning heads for its wondrous physical attributes. Duncan Forgan relishes his time as a temporary inmate

China’s most important high-speed railway to date is scheduled to open late this month, cutting travel time between the cities of Beijing and Shanghai in half. Celine Asril tells us what to expect

The best things in life can be cheap. James Betia jumps in to show you how to enjoy Zamboanga City on a budget

Tara FT Sering gives you a taste of the city’s hidden gems for a long weekend of art, dining and socializing. Photos by Walter Villa

Bobby McGill explores the port city as the birthplace of new music in South Korea, and takes a look at the variety of musical talent here, both expat and local

Away from the glitter of the city center, the Las Vegas of Asia is full of old-world charm. Text and photos by Mark Parren Taylor

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…we were still an American colony in 2011? Tim Tayag humors us with what we could have been had the Philippines not won its independence in 1946