The Australia pavilion harnesses “Australia’s unique natural beauty”.

Pink emu? Inside Australia’s kitsch pavilion for World Expo 2025

The Australia Pavilion by Melbourne-based Buchan is the latest in a long line of dazzling environments that expresses how we live today.

  • byJulietta Jameson

Three of the world’s most impressive hotel atriums are in the same city

Singapore’s dizzying architectural masterpieces have their origins with a style that sprung into being in America during the 1960s and ’70s.

  • byPenny Watson
Night view over Hong Kong from the Peak.

Port guide:Hong Kong,China

Hong Kong has frantic energy,a spectacular setting and some of the world’s best shopping and dining. Plunge into the excitement of one of the world’s great cities.

  • byBrian Johnston
Darwin’s cruise and waterfront precinct.

Port guide:Darwin,Australia

Darwin is a multicultural,characterful small city that’s no longer merely a gateway to the Northern Territory’s national parks,but a destination in its own right.

  • byBrian Johnston
Artist’s impression of an upgraded Brisbane Airport gate,with a cutaway view of its inner workings.

How Brisbane’s $5 billion airport upgrade is changing how we travel

The air hub has just unveiled its planned multi-billion dollar upgrade,but Qantas is already increasing its international traffic out of the Queensland capital.

  • byJulietta Jameson
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QT Singapore’s rooftop pool.

Fabulously quirky Australian hotel chain’s first Asian property opens

QT Singapore is the chain’s eighth hotel,joining four in Australia and three in New Zealand.

  • byJulietta Jameson
Bells,whistles and wellness – Anantara Riverside.

Bangkok’s best places to stay,from budget to luxury

Bangkok has about 80,300 hotel rooms. You can check-in at any level,from backpacker bunkroom to presidential suite,and your stay never seems long enough.

  • byJohn Borthwick
Tourists flock to Osaka’s Dotonburi to have a Japanese shopping experience.

Port guide:Osaka,Japan

Osaka is a hard-working,progressive,fun-loving city whose shopping,dining and street life provides a heady counterpoint to Japan’s cultural sights.

  • byBrian Johnston
The Tokyo Toilet project has taken the design of public toilets to a whole other level.

Japan’s toilets are amazing,but Tokyo’s public loos are next level

Public bathrooms aren’t usually stars of travel itineraries,but The Tokyo Toilet scheme’s facilities deserve to be.

  • byLee Tran Lam
A chef shows off a fugu or pufferfish at his restaurant in Japan. The pufferfish can be deadly if not prepared correctly.

This Japanese fish dish is notorious the world over

Is there an ingredient with a more dangerous reputation than fugu? Surely not.

  • byBen Groundwater