Regional Guide
Asia travel guide on PenguFly: top attractions, best places to visit, routes and practical tips — plus cheap flight ideas to plan your trip to Asia.
On my first arrival at Indira Gandhi International Airport, I walked out of the terminal and bypassed the official transport booths. A…
Walk along the edge of the old-city moat in the early evening, and the geometry of the place becomes clear. The square…
On my first trip to Istanbul, I booked a cheap ticket that landed at Sabiha Gökçen Airport on the Asian side of…
Stand in the centre of the Registan at first light, before the crowds arrive. Three vast, heavily tiled madrasahs frame the empty…
Walk through the Abanotubani district at dawn, and you will see the low, brick domes of the sulphur bathhouses steaming in the…
Stand on the peninsula between the Mekong and the Nam Khan rivers at dawn, and the mist rolling off the water obscures…
On my first visit to Hoi An, I booked a boutique hotel located deep inside the historic center. I arrived by taxi…
On my first trip to the Kansai region, I landed, walked to the station hall, and bought a ticket for the Nankai…
On my first arrival in Indonesia I landed at Soekarno-Hatta in the late-afternoon rush, ignored the advice to take the airport train,…
On my first landing at Tan Son Nhat, worn out from a long routing, I skipped the queue for official airport taxis…
On an early trip through Southeast Asia, I booked a flight from Denver to Kuala Lumpur, followed by a separate connection on…
Stand on a five-foot-way—the covered pavement running beneath the old shophouses—at dawn, and the city’s complex geography announces itself all at once.…
