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Pétanque on ground
Culture, Heritage & Homestay

Petong, Sports Heritage in Laos

Wherever your travels within Laos brings you, it’s quite certain you will stumble upon Pétanque (locally known as Petong), one of the Lao People’s Democratic

Culture, Heritage & Homestay

Sports Activities in Brunei & Cambodia

In this series of articles about Sports in South East Asia /ASEAN a quick overview is given of the most popular sports in each single

Badminton equipment
Culture, Heritage & Homestay

Sports Activities in Indonesia and Lao PDR

Arguably football is Indonesia’s most popular sport, whereas badminton the most successful and basketball popular especially among Indonesian youth. Indonesia’s badminton, likely introduced to the country

Hillside river at erupt volcano: green grass shore at Philippines countryside aerial. Fields, valley
Cruise & River-Based Tourism

Philippines: Cruise & River-Based Tourism

The Philippines’ rivers lead to all sorts of adventures, from whitewater rafting down wildly bucking rapids to watching fireflies dance in the early evening hours.

Flatlay of fresh limes and mint in wooden plate
Cooking

Mind Your Makrut

Lending an essential fragrance and flavour to Southeast Asian cuisine, Citrus hystrix, commonly known as kaffir lime or makrut, is a thorny bushy tree native to

Beautiful Woman wearing typical Thai dress
Education & Volunteering

Greetings

reetings from Southeast Asia: How to Say Hello without Offending Anyone Southeast Asia’s famous warmth will increase a degree or two if you demonstrate some

Health & Spa

Deep Calm

A deep calm ensues as the massage progresses; you enter a dreamlike, meditative state; totally trusting even as your therapist walks all over you (literally).

Raw Organic Coconut Palm Sugar
Cooking

The Sweet Sap

The exquisite flavours of wonderful foods and images of swaying palm trees are frequently evoked when people think of Southeast Asia. Perhaps not readily apparent