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Rescuing those who challenge Nepal's highest peaks

Marc Atchison

Nepal

Dan Stretch is a Global Rescue operations manager and is based in Nepal during the Mount Everest climbing season. He has coordinated hundreds of evacuations and crisis response operations and shares h...
Hong Kong village has a silver lining

Marc Atchison

Hong Kong

Marc Atchison visits the small town of Mui Wo on Lantau Island and discovers its silver mining past and links to China's great dynasties makes it a must-place to visit.
Reaching the peak of perfection in Hong Kong

Marc Atchison

Hong Kong

Marc Atchison joins some dedicated hikers to reach the top of Kowloon Peak, the legendary summit that few tourists ever get to enjoy but one that offers much more than great views.

Digesting the Pros and Cons of Street Food

Hilary Duff

China

BEIJING - I used to eat by the guidebook. Before first travelling to Asia in 2013, I received all the requisite warnings from the local travel clinic — how to avoid malaria, ways to ensure my water w...
'treKKing' through Malaysia’s Kota Kinabalu

Dennis Chu

Malaysia

KOTA KINABALU, MALAYSIA — The only thing hotter than the suffocating air hanging over this city’s bustling night market are the flames I see spewing from the mouth of a man standing just a few metre...
Getting Lost in Japanese Culture

Marc Atchison

Japan

TOKYO - From a vantage point 50 stories above Tokyo in the lounge of the Park Hyatt Hotel, it becomes clear that this is a city that sprawls endlessly in every direction. Like Bill Murray’s character...

Archive by author: Ilona KauremszkyReturn

Ilona Kauremszky is an award-winning journalist and a syndicated travel columnist. She has penned pieces for leading publishers in North America, the U.K. and Southeast Asia. She also makes appearances on TV and radio. Co-producer of mycompass.ca, Ilona is forever finding great stories in the strangest places.

Taiwan leaves Asian neighbours green with envy

Ilona Kauremszky |

TAIPEI — A wall of iPhone photographers crowd around a glass case in the National Palace Museum snapping pictures of one of Taiwan’s greatest treasures — a cabbage.

Visiting China's 'other' Great Walls

Ilona Kauremszky |

JIA BOA, CHINA - Getting lost in an ancient walled village is okay, especially if you’re lost in one of China’s best preserved private residences, once owned by a bean curd baron back in the Qing Dynasty.