From sacred lakes to former kingdoms, these trails deliver all the Himalayan drama without the Everest circus.

Pawan, a full-fledged Singapore citizen and a hiking enthusiast for the past two-and-a-half years, carried Shijo, a Singapore ...

Big islands mean big opportunities to find somewhere magical, all for yourself. To those who think the world has been “done”, ...

And while the region may be best known for Mount Kinabalu, Malaysia and Borneo’s highest mountain, the resort’s 64-acre nature reserve is a real treasure worth exploring. So, I did – at 7pm ...

The next morning, at 3:30 a.m., just as the rain eased, they resumed their climb through the steep, soggy terrain of Mount Kinabalu. “It was physically very tough,” Uzayr admitted.

But it still did not prepare her for the behemoth that was Mount Kinabalu. “I kind of underestimated how hard it was going to be,” she said, looking back at her struggles as she approached the ...