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Limestone islets and lagoons of Wayag, Raja Ampat, seen from aboveFeature · TravelRaja Ampat Is Chosen by Its Water: Schooner, Expedition Ship or Dive ResortIn the archipelago off New Guinea, the real decision is how to be on the sea. Each way of travelling passes through the same protected waters, and each pays for them.November 8, 2026The cream facade of the Grand Hotel d'Angkor behind a long lawn and gardensFeature · TravelSiem Reap’s Grand Hotels: Raffles, Park Hyatt and Shinta Mani ComparedA colonial-era classic, a Bensley renovation and a ten-villa hideaway: three different ways to stay in Siem Reap, and how to choose between them.October 8, 2026
The illuminated glass-block facade of Maison Hermès, Ginza, TokyoFeature · DesignHermès’s Maisons in Asia: Ginza, Seoul and ShanghaiRosewood Guangzhou in the CTF Finance Centre tower, Tianhe, GuangzhouFeature · DesignYabu Pushelberg, From Toronto to Shenzhen and GuangzhouHoshino Onsen in Karuizawa, NaganoFeature · TravelHoshino Resorts: How a Karuizawa Ryokan Became a Hotel Group
The Gallery of Horyuji Treasures at the Tokyo National Museum, designed by Yoshio TaniguchiFeature · DesignYoshio Taniguchi, the Quiet Architect of the Okura and Ginza SixOctober 8, 2026Street-food dishes on a table in VietnamFeature · TravelWhat to Eat in the Mekong Delta: Coconut Prawns, Can Chua and Grilled Pork of Cai RangOctober 8, 2026The illuminated glass-block facade of Maison Hermès, Ginza, TokyoFeature · DesignMaison Hermès Ginza: Renzo Piano’s Lantern of Glass BlocksOctober 8, 2026The entrance gate of Hang Pagoda, a Khmer temple in Tra VinhFeature · TravelBen Tre and Tra Vinh: Coconut Country and the Khmer Pagodas of the Mekong DeltaOctober 8, 2026Park Hyatt Kyoto King Deluxe guestroomFeature · DesignTony Chi, the Restaurateur Who Became a Hotel DesignerOctober 8, 2026Boats at the Cai Rang floating market near Can ThoFeature · TravelFive Floating Markets of the Mekong Delta, From Cai Rang to Long XuyenOctober 8, 2026The Sannai-Maruyama Jomon site, AomoriFeature · TravelAomori and Around: Jomon Villages, Beech Forests and the Tip of HonshuOctober 8, 2026Pine-covered islets in Matsushima Bay, MiyagiFeature · TravelMiyagi Beyond Sendai: Matsushima, a Fish Market, a Gorge and an Island of CatsOctober 8, 2026Kanto poles hung with lanterns at the Akita Kanto FestivalFeature · TravelTohoku’s Three August Festivals: Nebuta, Kanto and TanabataOctober 8, 2026Akafuku mochi, rice cakes topped with sweet red-bean paste, a speciality of IseFeature · TravelWhat to Eat in Ise: Spiny Lobster, Tekonezushi and the Rice Cake of AkafukuOctober 8, 2026The Yomeimon gate at Nikko Toshogu shrineFeature · TravelNikko’s World Heritage Site Explained: Two Shrines, One Temple and a Forest of CedarsOctober 8, 2026The Senjogahara marsh, Oku-NikkoFeature · TravelNikko Beyond the Shrines: Ice Houses, Moorland and White Water in Two DaysOctober 8, 2026Mount Nantai rising above Lake Chuzenji, seen from the southFeature · TravelOku-Nikko: Lake Chuzenji, the Moor of Senjogahara and the Embassy VillasOctober 8, 2026The Mogao Grottoes near DunhuangFeature · CultureVisiting the Mogao Caves: A Thousand Years of Buddhist Painting at DunhuangOctober 8, 2026Padar Island, Komodo National ParkFeature · TravelKomodo: A Guide to the Dragons, the Reefs and the BoatsOctober 8, 2026The Po-i-Kalyan ensemble and Kalyan Minaret in BukharaFeature · TravelUzbekistan by High-Speed Train: Tashkent, Samarkand and BukharaOctober 8, 2026Stupas on the upper terraces of Borobudur in the early morningFeature · CultureHow to Visit Borobudur Now: The New Rules for Climbing the TempleOctober 8, 2026Tea-country hills near Ella, Sri Lanka, seen from the trainFeature · TravelWalking Sri Lanka’s Pekoe Trail: 300 Kilometres Through the Tea CountryOctober 8, 2026A train of the Alishan Forest Railway at Jhaoping Station, TaiwanFeature · TravelAsia by Train: The Journeys Worth Planning a Trip AroundOctober 8, 2026Stones being heated for a hot stone bath in Bumthang, BhutanFeature · CultureThe Hot Stone Bath: Bhutan’s Own Wellness TraditionOctober 8, 2026Large stalagmites in the main passage of Hang Son Doong, VietnamFeature · TravelInside Son Doong: The Expedition Through the World’s Largest CaveOctober 8, 2026The coastal trail of Jeju Olle Route 14 in north-western JejuFeature · TravelWalking the Jeju Olle: Korea’s Coastal Path, Route by RouteOctober 8, 2026A stone bridge over a canal in Wuzhen, ZhejiangFeature · CultureWuzhen in October: China’s Water Town Becomes a StageOctober 8, 2026The Beitou Hot Spring Museum, Taipei, on a rainy dayFeature · TravelTaiwan’s Hot Springs: A Guide to the Island’s Bathing CultureOctober 8, 2026

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