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From urban forest loops to rugged climbs, this ASEAN country claims nine of the region’s top 10 hiking routes in a new regional study. When Asia’s great outdoors are mentioned, the mind often jumps to Thailand’s pristine beaches, Japan’s historic Kumano Kodo trail, or Bhutan’s soaring Himalayan peaks. Yet, according to a new study, Malaysia is fast emerging as the region’s premier hiking destination, boasting a remarkable nine of the top 10 trails in Southeast Asia. The findings come from online tour operator Exoticca.com, which analysed AllTrails data across 11 countries, including Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines. Trails were…
From paddock to plate, Tasmania serves up a gourmet experience unlike any other. This week-long journey through Australia’s island state takes in misty highlands, working farms, whisky trails, artisanal markets, and an endless roll call of exquisite local produce. For food lovers, it’s nothing short of paradise. If a committee were tasked with designing a natural paradise, one replete with some of the finest and freshest produce available, the fruits of its labour would be almost certainly be Tasmania. There are few other outposts of civilisation as isolated as Tasmania. Almost half of the island remains relatively untouched and protected…
A TRIP BACK HOME FOR CHRISTMAS HAS PUT SARAH REES IN A THOUGHTFUL MOOD. AS 2013 ARRIVES TO REMIND US ALL OF THE WHOOSH OF TIME, SOMETIMES IT IS GOOD TO SLOW DOWN AND TAKE A LOOK AROUND. People must have thought I was slightly strange as I rushed around the supermarket, eyes as wide as saucers, gushing: “Look Mum, Heinz beans! Cheap pesto! Hovis bread!!” My Mum has grown used to it by now – every trip home to the UK involves me getting overly excited at seeing familiar things and finding them slightly unreal after another year spent in KL.…