Asia

What’s Bali like in April? Short version: the official start of dry season, one of the best months overall. Highs 31°C. Lows 24°C. Sea 29°C. 10 rain…

The strangest, most spiritual day in the Balinese year falls in March. That’s Bali in March. Sun’s up for about 6 hours a day. Temperatures 24°C to…

If you’re considering Bali in February: the quietest month on the island. Expect daytime highs near 31°C and nights around 24°C. The sea is 29°C (no…

Bali in January is deep wet season — daily afternoon downpours, surf at its biggest, almost no European tourists. The numbers: highs of 31°C, nights at…

Everything below is based on current prices and conditions as of early. We list foreigner prices for monuments (Indian nationals pay significantly less)…

Tokyo is enormous — fourteen million people across twenty-three special wards, and almost none of it is the Tokyo a visitor needs. Eight or nine…

Think of Bali as four distinct islands stitched together. The south, the centre, the north and east, and the small islands off the coast. They are…

The window of “accessible but not yet crowded” closes as more travellers discover this. If Central Asia is on your list at all is the year to go.