Sep 10, 2011
Around Asia On a flight from Beijing to Dubai, Effie-Michelle Metallidis notes that the interior of her Hainan Airlines plane "looks like a French boudoir with the faint undertones of Uzbek warlord". Read Article Flashbacks and fear on an ageing plane after a seven-country Asia trek
Aug 20, 2011
Around Asia Which is the better healer: a Borneo-born acupuncturist, or the ocean beyond Bali's black sand beaches? Read Article Bali beckons visitors to return to reap its rewards
Aug 13, 2011
This week Effie-Michelle Metallidis regrets her decision to tackle Mt Batur on the island of Bali in beachwear not to mention the grasping monkey paws. Read Article Monkeys and a mythical snake on Bali's Mt Batur
Jul 23, 2011
Around Asia Mind those motorbikes aboard the Mekong Express on Cambodia's roads of death. Read Article On a Cambodian bus with a habit of killing things to make its deadline
Jul 15, 2011
Around Asia Effie-Michelle Metallidis is taken aback by the beauty of Cambodia's notorious killing fields. Read Article 'Same same but different': Cambodia offers bittersweet experiences
Jul 09, 2011
Around Asia Effie-Michelle Metallidis discovers what prisoners and rescued elephants have in common in Thailand on week five of her Asian adventure. Read Article In prison for a massage and a beast of an elephant trek in Thailand
Jul 02, 2011
Around Asia Heavy rain makes for a treacherous motorcycle ride up the mountain to Doi Suthep temple in Thailand, and even the lavishly gilded surroundings can't quite lift spirits. Read Article All wet and shiny at Chiang Mai Buddhist temple
Jun 25, 2011
Around Asia Life in a monastery with nuns who practise kung fu but wouldn't harm a mosquito. Read Article Nuns are kicking on the mountain, but not in Kathmandu
Jun 17, 2011
Around Asia In the second of her columns about travelling through Asia, Effie-Michelle Metallidis checks into an Ayurvedic treatment centre in Goa. Read Article Yoga and fasting in Goa, the land of excess
Jun 10, 2011
Effie-Michelle Metallidis takes a career break and visits as many countries as possible in a two-month odyssey between leaving the UAE and returning to the United States. Read Article Around Asia: From India to China and everything in between
