Sounds, smells and tastes bring Hong Kong to life, writes Sarah Bond.

After stumbling up a volcano in the dark, Kieran Nash enjoys Bali's best brew.

Jim Eagles is swept up in the holy atmosphere surrounding the Tomb of the Living King in Samarkand.

This collection of mausoleums, which slopes up a hillside to a more ordinary graveyard, is the most sacred site in the city of Samarkand. Known as the Tomb of the Living King, the site has grown up around a single tomb - that of Qusam ibn Abbas, the man said to have brought Islam to Uzbekistan.

Gill South gets some bad news from the dentist but with a little bit of effort, she aims to be smiling again soon.

The Japanese are trying to get a foothold in the wine industry.

Stephen Johnson visits the village of Ban Xang Hai on the Mekong River, famous for its 'rice wisky'.

World heritage-listed Hoi An is famous as Vietnam's number-one tailoring town.

Australian mining magnate Clive Palmer has floated plans to build a 21st-century version of the Titanic.