“I wish to stop being Borges”
- Borges The journey – thankfully, not mine – begins in central Iraq. The protagonist turns twenty when his...

This condensed travelogue relates the experience of a 30-day railway journey around China. It was written while returning from that journey, on...

Download our free Chinese Travel Dictionary, print it out, make a booklet, stick the Chinese phrasebook into your back pocket – and you're good...

Hong Kong is not just one of the most populated cities in the world but also a city with the biggest number of Michelin star restaurants per square...

It's 20 years since demolition of Kowloon Walled City began, but former residents hold fond memories of the overcrowded slum they called home.It was...

Jinn (sg. jinni) are supernatural beings in Arabian folklore; some regard them as angels and some as demons, yet they are neither. While man was...

It may seem strange that someone would want to visit the site of a mass execution, natural disaster, or nuclear meltdown. However many tourists...

A man born of a flower in space
a man riding a stallion born by a barren mare
holding the reins of the turtle's hair
using a...