Abid Shah visits Shigar Fort, a boutique hotel in Pakistan with a community role

As China prepares to host the Olympics, Adrian Cooper explores the green places where Beijing residents go to relax

Rebecca Beardmore journeys to the Lake Balkhash region of Kazakhstan

Under French colonial rule, the Vietnamese town of Dalat was the place to see and be seen. It has lost none of its charm, says Gemma Price

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