South Asia
Bhutan
Getting of 'crazy wisdom'
Joyce Morgan observes divinity in the daily life of the Himalayan kingdom.
Sorry, Europe: Why Aussie travellers should be heading to Asia
The Backpacker Here we sit at the bottom of probably the most fascinating continent on Earth, and we still know very little about it. That has to change.
India
Rubber time on the plantation
Lesley Gillilan escapes the steamy heat and crowded plains for homestay hospitality in the rubber estates of Kerala.
Ultimate sights
The world's most romantic places
Come over weak-kneed and misty-eyed at the planet's best places to fall in love. From Lonely Planet's new book, 1000 Ultimate Sights, out now.
India
Toy trains and Hindu temples
The British Raj's eccentric legacy endures in Shimla, but this Himalayan city has much more to offer than mere 19th-century memorabilia, writes Diana Preston
India
Up the lazy, hazy Hooghly
Lee Atkinson takes a slow boat back to the days of empire while daily life unfolds all around.
Sri Lanka
Tea and sympathy
Helen Anderson finds a road trip in the tear-shaped island is marked by serendipity.
India
A quiet, new gateway
Bangalore is the subcontinent's Silicon Valley and is seen as a 'green' alternative to Delhi and Mumbai, writes Shaney Hudson.
Tips
Passport to smarter spending
Michael Gebecki shares his tips on the best ways with money overseas.
Bhutan
Hot times in a cool valley
Ute Junker steps off the trail to discover the kingdom's sub-tropical heart.
Asia
Expensive, exotic destination to get even more expensive
One of the most expensive holiday destinations in the world and a haven for celebrities and the well-heeled is going to become even more costly.
India
A box-seat at a river crossing
Christina Thompson I stare in amazement at the wooden box that will carry us across the river.
India
Celestial in the city
In monsoonal Delhi, Jane Reddy discovers ancient observatories and Mughal shrines in the pumping metropolis.
Demon festival
The Ghantakarna demon festival in Nepal. According to legend, the demon is believed to "steal" children and women from their homes and localities.
Tips
The right way to go about going
Our globetrotting experts, Jane E. Fraser and Michael Gebecki, offer their advice.
India
A hard-won glimpse of the Taj Mahal
Steve McKenna IT'S nearly pitch-black and the air is buzzing with insects, spiked with the sounds of rickshaw engines and the jabber of Hindi.
India
Delhi: for a close shave with a speedy barber
Andrew Taylor Mr Prasad, one of countless alfresco barbers on the edge of India's traffic-choked streets, has me arched back in a chair that ergonomics forgot, neck exposed to a very sharp razor.
India
India, with an accent
Pondicherry is marrying its French-influenced past with bold eco-tourism ventures to become a chic city-stay on the sub-continent's south coast, writes Leisa Tyler.
India
Quiet, please, this is Pune
Lee Atkinson enlightens her mind and body in the leafy surrounds of a busy nation's chill-out zone.
