Month by Month Recommendations for Your Asia-bound Holidays with Secret Retreats *Spoiler alert: Really, when it comes to Asia, there’s never a bad time to visit. From the spectacular fall foliage of Japan to wonderful wildlife safaris in Sri Lanka and the magnificent and almost otherworldly mountain scenery of Ladakh, Asia is a continent full […]
Journeys Through Time in Japan and Korea Japan and South Korea are often compared and while the two countries appear to share many similarities from a western perspective at least, both countries do in fact have very distinctly different and unique cultures. For many years both South Korea and Japan were only for the more […]
Phuket, ThailandMore than just beautiful beaches and emerald waters. If we ask you to close your eyes and think of a lush, mountainous island set in a sea that glimmers like a polished emerald, with sugar-sand beaches ringing the shoreline and mystical and ornate temples dotted across the island’s interior. I think many of you […]
Asia Traditional Dance: A Communication through Movements The diverse cultures, religions, and traditions of the different countries of Asia are reflected not only in their lifestyles but also in their art forms. This mystic continent, with its rich oriental essence and aesthetic fervor, is a treasure trove of distinct cultural varieties that are so beautifully […]