Asia

• 21 Celebrate Chinese New Year in Hong Kong
  Nowhere are the ancient festivities of Chinese New Year celebrated with such gusto and fervour as in the ultra-modern city of Hong Kong where the three main days of celebration will bring everything to...

• 22 Five stars and low cost: a winning combination
  It used to be that five-star hotels were reserved for the rich and famous. But now just about anyone can afford to enjoy the fine service and facilities at some of the world's best hotels. Here are four...

• 23 Destinations to see in the New Year in style
  Skiing in the French Pyrenees What better way to welcome in the New Year than with a few days of skiing, snowboarding and all kinds of other winter sports at Piau Engaly on the north face of the French...

• 24 From Singapore to Bangkok: a journey to remember
  Click on photo for more images of this luxury train ride

• 25 The biggest camel fair in the world
  Throughout the year, a constant trickle of pilgrims come to Pushkar to pay their respects at the temple of Brahma, to make their ritual baths from the ghats – the broad steps that lead down to the...

• 26 Walking on 'the roof of the world'
  

• 27 The New Seven Wonders of the World in a spectacular set of images
  A global poll conducted three years ago set out to choose a new set of modern world wonders. The idea originated from Swiss filmmaker Bernard Weber, who launched the proposal in 1999 with the intent of...

• 28 Bhutan: the last Shangri-La
  There are few corners left on the planet where you can leave the rat race of modern Western life so completely to one side as in Bhutan, known by its people as the 'land of the thunder dragon', and by...

• 29 Bhutan: the last Shangri-La
  There are few corners left on the planet where you can leave the rat race of modern Western life so completely to one side as in Bhutan, known by its people as the 'land of the thunder dragon', and by...

• 30 The Taj Mahal, a 'teardrop on the cheek of time'
  Women  in bright saris, half-naked holy men, and camel trains... the setting of this splendid mausoleum has changed little down through the centuries, and the Taj Mahal is surrounded by a timeless...

• 31 Luxury and privilege in the palaces of Rajasthan
  

• 32 Welcome on board 'The World': The luxury super-liner of the rich and famous
  The most exclusive and luxurious ship on the planet; it's no surprise that only a privileged few will ever have the opportunity to travel in a super-liner of this calibre. But for those who may not have...

• 33 Welcome on board 'The World': The luxury super-liner of the rich and famous
  The most exclusive and luxurious ship on the planet; it's no surprise that only a privileged few will ever have the opportunity to travel in a super-liner of this calibre. But for those who may not have...

• 34 The Bodrum Kempinski Hotel: an A-list destination for sunseekers
  With the glamour of Monte Carlo, and a chic Middle Eastern vibe, the secluded Bodrum Kempinski hotel's stretch of cove is particularly quiet. Flanked by green covered mountains on one side and a crystal...

• 35 Uzbekistan, the cities of the Silk Road
  

• 36 A pool with a view
  Intercontinental Hong Kong , Hong Kong (China) By day, this pool, set on the roof of one of the buildings that comprise the hotel, offers astounding views of the Hong Kong city skyline. By night, the...

• 37 Mongolia: on horseback through the last nomadic land
  

• 38 A brief traveller's guide to the deadly sins
  GLUTTONY There are so many fine foods and elegant restaurants around the planet in cities such as Paris, Rome and Tokyo, that it would be foolhardy to try and list the best. But it's worth mentioning a...

• 39 See the Greco-Roman cities of Asia Minor by schooner
  

• 40 The Chinese tiger starts to roar
  Everything will be brought to a halt in Hong Kong for the three main days of Chinese New Year. The Chinese calendar is lunar-based, and the date of New Year changes from year to year; coincidentally, in...