Photograph of the week: Yushu, China
The city of Yushu is located in the southern Qinghai province at 3,700 metres above sea level, and, although…
Photograph of the week: Lake Tangra Yumco, Tibet
Lake Tangra Yumco is a beautiful natural creature in Tibet that frequented by millions of nature lovers throughout the…
Top 5 must-see places in China
China is enormous. Even assuming that travel is limited to the eastern half of the country, the latter is…
Top 10 things to do in Tibet
Tibet. It’s on all of our ‘bucket’ lists. You’ve seen the pictures of the Potala Palace, the Himalayas, and…
Win a once-in-a-lifetime photography tour in Tibet
Think one of your travel photographs captures our beautiful world? To celebrate the launch of the book Lonely Planet’s…
10 of the most luxurious spas on the planet
In an effort to tempt even the worlds most discerning customers, spas these days are introducing cutting-edge technologies, and…
The call of Everest
Fifty years ago, Americans summited Mount Everest for the first time. To celebrate this anniversary, climbers Conrad Anker and…
3 new Tibetan experiences come to the Himalayas
Award-winning destination spa, Ananda in the Himalayas, has added three new Tibetan experiences to its extensive spa menu. According…
Tibet’s first international luxury hotel, complete with blinging pool
Standing on the “Roof of the World” at 12,000 feet above sea level, The St. Regis Lhasa Resort offers…
The world’s most unusual hotel minibar item?
These days it seems it’s not enough to offer just a few drinks and snacks in a hotel minibar….
The most luxurious train in the world?
According to the AFP, the most luxurious train in the world could be beginning operations in China later this…
Luxury on the Roof of the World
The Tibetan campital of Lhasa is to get a luxury hotel courtesy of Starwood’s St. Regis Hotels & Resorts….
Banyan Tree Ringha scoops Tatler Travel Award
At the 14th Tatler Travel Awards, China’s Banyan Tree Ringha was named Tatler Hotel of the Year 2007. The…
