Around the Planet

The capital city of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, takes its name from the Malay words for “muddy estuary”, and has grown from being just a small village to a major city of some seven million, in a mere half century.
Kuala Lumpur was for a long time a little off the major tourist tracks, though it frequently [...]

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Those two words, Hong Kong, meaning Fragrant Harbour, tend to conjure up thoughts of skyscrapers and shops, bustling streets and double decker buses, trams and markets. Hong Kong has all of this, but one of the most scenic and enjoyable parts of a visit to Hong Kong has to be a walk around the Victoria [...]

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Once the capital of Japan, Kyoto came to prominence internationally in 1997, when the city hosted the conference that resulted in the Kyoto protocol.

Kyoto has long been popular with tourists, both within and from outside Japan, due to its abundance of quintessential Japanese sights, such as its numerous Buddhist temples, including The Golden [...]

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