The expert... advice
May 2015
Question: I hear the traffic is dreadful in Istanbul. How would you recommend travelling across the city?
Answer: By front crawl. For a few hours every summer the Bosphorus is off-limits to shipping and the annual Cross-Continental Swim begins. [...]

Splash out -- without smelling the chlorine
January 29, 2011
Flailing limbs. Kicking feet. I swallowed several pitchers of East River water and took a few knocks to the head. But I did not forget to glance up at the towering skyscrapers glinting in the sunlight..

Luxury travel in 2011 : our top tips
Winter 2010-2011
From a year of travelling, 10 writers distil the luxury experiences they consider most inspiring and worthwhile.

Pick the world's new wonders
June 16, 2007
An ancient list is being updated, through a modern worldwide poll. Michelle Jana Chan looks at the 21 contenders. On July 7, there will be a new version of the Seven Wonders of the World, a list that has always captured the imagination of travellers. [...]