Bewley's of Dublin: tea, coffee and culture

At Bewley's in Dublin, the curtain doesn't so much rise on the performance as close on it, shutting out the shoppers down below thronging one of the city's best-known streets.

Travel Picks: World's top experiences for thrill-seekers

Travel guide Lonely Planet, brings you the thrill-seekers' list, from its 1000 Ultimate Experiences book.

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Comfort that costs less

In the heart of Shanghai's developing urban sprawl in Putuo district, the Radisson Hotel Shanghai Hongquan is catering to a growing clientele, as traffic in the western pocket of the city continues to swell.

Getting into the zone

It's a whole new ball game for the third and latest member of the Regal family in Shanghai.

Cube becomes park for Olympic stadium revival

The Water Cube will be home to a huge water park when it reopens in July, in a bid to compete with the Bird's Nest for visitors, its owners have said.

Looking at life from a new angle

When I heard our media group was to spend an afternoon biking around Longtien village, on the east coast of Taiwan, I doubt many in our group were enthused.

Indonesian eco-resorts go for wildlife wow factor

While on honeymoon in Indonesia, Australian newlyweds Richard and Clair Webb decided to go somewhere truly exotic: not a luxury resort on an idyllic beach, but an eco-friendly lodge surrounded by wild orangutans.

Historic royal park faces public anger over fair

Yuanmingyuan Park is disputing public claims they will profit from running a royal temple fair and that the event would harm the cultural heritage sites.

Travel Postcard: 48 hours in Banda Aceh, Indonesia

Banda Aceh, the northwestern tip of Sumatra island ravaged by the Indian Ocean Tsunami five years ago, has bounced back, and is increasingly becoming a tourist destination.

In love? In Tokyo, they shout it out loud

Love really takes to the air in Tokyo once a year, when dozens of Japanese shout out their ardor for spouses, partners -- and even themselves -- at an event that's also broadcast on national television.

Swim with the fishes

The little-known Indonesian island of Lombok, neighboring Bali, is a diver's paradise. But that's not all it has to offer.