Norpeo happily allows me to slather her with handful after handful of silky-smooth river mud. And she doesn't mind when I follow her into the crystal-clear waters of the River Kwai to splash and scrub the mud off with a big kitchen broom. Maybe she's such a trusting friend because earlier I hand fed her watermelons and bananas as she winked at me a...

Cora Cora Maldives is an all-inclusive 5-star resort on Raa Maamigili island in Raa Atoll in the Indian Ocean. The resort prides itself on its 'footloose and fancy-free' approach to providing a memorable vacation. Comprising 100 villas, Cora Cora Maldives offers four restaurants, two bars and the MOKSHA Spa and Wellbeing Centre. There is also a wat...

AlUla, which is Saudi Arabia's first UNESCO World Heritage Site, is located deep in the desert in the northwestern region of the country, some 1,100 km from Riyadh It offers the visitor ancient tombs that are the legacy of 7,000 years of human civilisation, stunning natural rock formations and canyons and a range of adventure sports options and art...

Vietnam's largest city and its economic nerve centre, Ho Chi Minh City is a fascinating mixture of the old and the new as towering skyscrapers compete for space with centuries-old pagodas and historic French colonial buildings. The city is a maelstrom of people and traffic and navigating through it can be a nightmare, but there are rewards that mak...

Horse riding holiday specialist, Ranch Rider is adding the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to its collection. The archaeological site of the 'Rose Palace of Petra' is found here along with the Nabatean capital dating to 300 BC. As such Jordan offers a wealth of history, dating back to the Paleolithic period, archaeological treasures or lunar-like lands...

Situated on the north-west coast of Java, one of the world's most densely populated islands, Jakarta is the largest city in South-East Asia and is tipped to become the region's largest urban economy by 2030. In a new development for this city of 11 million people, a long-awaited hotel has opened, marking the highly anticipated debut of the Park Hya...