Vietnam – Hills and Tunnels
July 30, 2025
Journalist, and regular Putney Traveller, Matthew Lorenzo, was in Vietnam recently. He went up into the beautiful Southern Highlands, around the hill station of Dalat,
Category: Indochina and Far East
Exploring South Korea
July 9, 2024
I have wanted to visit South Korea for years. The food, the popular culture that has been talked about so much in the last few
Armchair Travels – A world by via Zoom
August 5, 2020
Earlier in the year, while in the UK we were experiencing a world of lockdown we decided to run a series of webinars (Armchair Travels)
Exploring the Imperial capital of Japan – Kyoto
April 27, 2020
We always suggest that anyone planning a Japan holiday allows plenty of time to see Tokyo. If anything we suggest allowing even more time for
Eating your way around Japan
January 26, 2020
It would be fair to say that the food played a pretty central role in our trip to Japan, not only was it all delicious
Into the Jungle – Shinta Mani Wild – Cambodia
December 11, 2019
Into the Jungle – Shinta Mani Wild – Cambodia Among the many highlights of a visit to Cambodia in May was time spent in the
Away from the big cities – exploring Japan
November 28, 2019
Away from the big cities – exploring Japan As well as enjoying all that we could of the big cities of Tokyo and Kyoto we
Bright lights – exploring the megacity of Tokyo
September 27, 2019
Where to do begin with a city like Tokyo – 38 million people, skyscrapers stretching as far as the eye can see and 160,000 restaurants.
Beyond Angkor Wat – Cambodia
May 30, 2019
The mighty temples of Angkor, with Angkor Wat being the best known, are among the most famous tourist attractions in Asia and quite rightly tend
The other side of Hong Kong
October 31, 2017
A recent trip to Hong Kong reminded me quite what a brilliant and unique city it is. The combination of location, landscape, history, culture and
by TMS