Asia

Somerset Maugham set sail for British Burma in 1923 expecting tigers, pythons, headhunters, and strange exotic fruits; instead, he found a power hierarchy tottering under the weight of self-importance.

Cheong Fatt Tze’s Blue Mansion in Penang – recently garnering fame for its role in Crazy Rich Asians – is a blend of cultures, an architectural curiosity, and a luxury hotel in the heart of George Town.

It’s a long-time favorite for luxury travelers: high tea in an ultra-luxe hotel. Guests can combine fine dining with snacks and most likely an incredible view. But, there are some hotels that offer something a little bit extra.

Learn how to make a luxurious cherry blossom holiday in Travelogues’ first digital issue of 2019, along with tales of supercars in Dubai, the Wakhan Valley, diving in PNG, and black magic in Kyoto.

If you’re the type that likes a soak – be it in the jungle, over a skyline, or on a white sand beach – these luxury hotel bathtubs in Asia are a luxury treat for the decadent traveler.

For travelers who want to see the Summer Games in Tokyo in luxury, Remote Lands has a plan. Travelogues speaks with Remote Lands CEO and co-founder Catherine Heald to learn more.

As Travelogues from Remote Lands rounds out 2018, we wanted to take a few moments to recognize some exceptional articles published this year.

If there’s a special gear-happy someone on your nice list with a wanderlust, these luxury travel gifts will satisfy the gadabout gadget lover.

Whether it’s a liveaboard in Raja Ampat or chilling in an underwater restaurant in the Maldives, your winter dive holiday in Asia will be filled with surprises.

Few stops along the silk road can boast a history as deep or a culture as remote as Turpan, a region time and the desert refuse to claim.

Arise, fellow workers! Destroy the paper tigers of the West! Eschew the bourgeois capitalist roaders! Or – maybe instead – use today’s China to stare into the country’s recent, tumultuous history.

In Kanha, Rudyard Kipling’s imagination is still alive, a land where tigers, bears, and all manner of jungle beast roam the tracts of India.