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News and travel articles

News & travel articles

The best markets in Asia

There are countless amazing, big, stressful and inviting markets in Asia. You will not only find food markets, but also markets selling everything between heaven and earth, where there’s almost nothing you can’t buy! Put on your good walking shoes and set off early to experience the market with fewer…

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Songkran 2027 – Guide to Thai New Year

Water. Water. And more water. It is the main ingredient of the Thai New Year’s celebration, also called “Songkran”. Water guns of varying sizes, elephants spraying water over people and trucks filled with water are just some of the experiences you can enjoy during the celebration. Venture outside the hotel’s…

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Cherry Blossom in Japan

Japan is a country with a culture quite unlike the culture in the UK, offering a hotchpotch of culture and high technology. Geishas and tea ceremonies combined with high-speed trains and dazzling, colourful buildings. The nature in Japan is unrivalled, and when the cherry blossom is in full bloom, it’s…

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Chinese New Year

In the lead-up to a new year in China, you will be in no doubt about what that year is. The shops will be bursting with items that represent the coming year’s animal sign. Metre upon metre of shelf space is also dedicated to a multitude of decorations, which the…

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