The opening of the Len Lye Centre has put New Plymouth firmly on the cultural map

Although tourism and development threaten the Indian city, it remains a captivating off-season destination

The first Russian-themed ‘maid café’ in the Japanese capital offers cultural fusions

This film about the last days of British rule in India is shot in Delhi and Rajasthan

With its fine food, wild landscapes and tame wildlife, the former penal colony feels more like paradise

The history of these buildings is the history of the city’s own formation

A new virtual reality experience lets anyone explore the mountain, but how does it compare to the real thing?

Mike Carter puts his life in the hands of a celebrated bushman for an adventure through Australia’s wild far north

Modernisers and missionaries transformed the once fearsome tribal region — but did they go too far?

A grand 1960s project by the architect Oscar Niemeyer now resembles the ruins of a space-age colony

An expanding network of renovated village houses in Sikkim offers a more comfortable take on Himalayan trekking

A new project aims to preserve the historic sites of Anlong Veng, the last stronghold of the Khmer Rouge, and even promote them as a destination for tourists

Hugh Thomson takes a break from the beach to join Buddhist pilgrims on a night-time ascent of the country’s holiest mountain

The arrival of a five-star hotel has put the artistic and gently eccentric Nimman district on the tourist map

The FT’s dance critic discovers an unexpected passion for Japan’s gravity-defying star athletes

Off-limits to tourists for decades, Iran is at last opening up, offering the chance to visit fairytale cities, historic sites — and the hottest place on earth

Tourists are flocking to Myanmar but a bike offers an escape from the crowds

A homegrown hotel group is hoping to rival the international chains at the very top of the market

Once known for backpacking and bungee jumping, the country is now attracting wealthier visitors with its network of luxury lodges

Two restoration projects — an abandoned brewery and a 19th-century pub — have been catalysts for change in their neighbourhoods