Cruising Asia's modern miracles and ancient wonders aboard the Ocean Princess

On a windy, showery February evening midway through our 16-night cruise from Laem Chabang, Thailand, to Shanghai, my wife,...

China deal: Air and hotel in Beijing and Shanghai for less than $1,000

China can get cold in winter, but maybe not too cold for...

Malaysian Tioman Island shirks most development, thrives on natural beauty

Even when you tell people where Tioman Island is — that it's a patch of jungle off the east coast of peninsular Malaysia — you'...

Nosing into the emerging national parks of China's Yunnan province

One spring morning last year, I stuffed my rucksack with things I bring on camping trips in the U.S.: fleece, books 'n' socks, toothbrush,...

Sober travel options

The life of a road warrior is certainly no picnic, but for Brian H., it proved his undoing. For years, as a pharmaceutical salesman...

In Cambodia, once-untouchable treasures await

Two decades ago, the great ruined temple complex at Angkor in central Cambodia was an uncrowded dream destination. But as the country...

Reunification Express offers slow ride between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City

The voice was guttural and raspy, the language deep and tonal.

Bali, soul of replenishment

On a steamy, drizzly morning, my friend Alejandra Cisneros leads us on a narrow dirt path through the flooded rice fields.

Bargain hunting at Japan's 100-yen stores

Reporting from Tokyo

Shanghai unveils its global side at 2010 Expo

Shanghai likes to advertise its 2010 Expo as the largest single event in human history. This, at first, might sound abstract. But as soon as...

In Nara, Japan, the deer know their place: everywhere

One of the great side benefits of visiting Japan is the food, especially the sushi and sashimi. But for those travelers willing to go the...

One-of-a-kind treasures in New Delhi’s markets

My wife let me go to India on a cultural exchange program on one condition: Bring back plenty of presents.

Shanghai's Peninsula Hotel harks back to city's 'Paris of the East' days

Paul Tchen, general manager of Shanghai's Peninsula Hotel, was catching his breath. The hotel, which had had its soft opening only a month...

A $2.55 elephant encounter in Thailand

It was, unquestionably, the best $2.55 I've ever spent on vacation.

Maldives: Paradise threatened?

Here's what happens when you travel to the Maldives with someone who followed an Indian guru for 20 years: You find yourself convinced...

Thailand is turning the tide

Phuket and Phi Phi, devastated by 2004's tsunami, sport luxurious rebuilt and new amenities. Now the challenges are tightfistedness and...

Vietnam's Lac Canh Dai Nam Van Hien theme park an adventure for tourists

Lions, tigers, bears and a haunted house in Vietnam?

Vietnam, the perfect place to ride out the recession

The cost of living is cheap, the people are extremely friendly, and the country is beautiful. It's a great spot to ride out the recession.

A bicycle trip through Thailand becomes a tribute

Four months after her husband died of a heart attack, she pedals through a land full of guardian spirits. It seemed natural that his...

A trip to North Korea offers curious sites

Seeing the captured USS Pueblo, monuments to father and son rulers, and scrubbing workers.