The sacred city of Varanasi in north India is one of India’s most dramatic and striking places, but development and neglect are causing it almost untold damage, as Mark Stratton discovers

Originally built as luxury homes by returning émigrés, the towers of Kaiping in China have since served many purposes. Brandon Zatt reports

In Papua New Guinea, Brett Bull finds a surprising shortage of the local brew

Mark Eveleigh boards a cargo boat and heads into the depths of Indonesia

Kate Brothers travels to Kabul and learns how art is helping the Afghan people

Singapore has plans to shake off its staid image and become a magnet for visitors. Gary Bowerman looks into the future

In Mauritania, Naomi Schwarz hitches a ride on the world’s longest train

The Shikoku Henro is Japan’s oldest pilgrim trail and, at 1,500km in length, it requires dedication to complete. Joanna Hunter joins the faithful

The Pamir Highway once linked Mother Russia with its Central Asian satellites. Today, Mark Godfrey discovers that a new superpower lies at journey’s end

Iain Fletcher treks into the steaming jungles of Sabah, Borneo, in search of the endangered Sumatran rhino.