Juanita Pienaar

Small solo trips offer women a liberating way to travel without waiting for companions or matching complex schedules.

Modern travellers have endless information, but leaving room for uncertainty can bring back the serendipity that makes travel memorable.

Playful travel prioritises joy and participation over sightseeing, encouraging adults to build itineraries around immersive art, interactive museums, and festivals.

Slower travel often reduces daily costs, transforming a month-long stay into a richer, surprisingly economical experience.

Testing a destination through a month-long slow travel trial reveals the authentic daily realities, costs, and routines of living abroad.

As daughters enter adulthood, father–daughter travel becomes a way to reconnect as equals through shared experiences.

More women over 45 are using travel for reinvention, solo exploration, and testing new ways of living.

Modern travel planning is causing decision fatigue, changing how travellers choose destinations, book trips, and prioritise ease over complexity.

Travelling during sacred holidays reshapes how we honour traditions, experience culture, and redefine belonging away from home.

Where and what it’s like to celebrate the beautiful water festival known as Songkran.

The Death Railway which travels through Thailand and Myanmar was built during World War II, and used to transport troops and supplies between the two countries.

The Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) attracts more than 1.2 million visitors each year. It is a two-metre-wide stretch of land that runs the length of the Korean peninsula.

When you say ‘wine’ when speaking about Japan, you probably think about sake. Lesser known is that Japan has a bunch of wineries that make good, if not great wines – all against the backdrop of the scenic Japanese Alps.

This historic Anarkali Bazaar is one of the oldest bazaars in Pakistan (and in South Asia), founded somewhere between 200 and 400 hundred years ago.

The Banana Pancake Trail started out as the Hippie Trail. In the 1960s, many people from Europe and the US travelled to Asia to immerse themselves in new cultures and experiences.

Khao San Road is a stopover for most travellers; especially backpackers making their way around Southeast Asia.

The Macau Tower Skyjump is a cross between bungee jumping and base jumping.

Known in Japanese as onsen, a visit to one of these natural sites is a huge draw for tourists and locals.

On a small island just off Kuala Terengganu in northern Malaysia, stands a stunning and grand structure made of steel, glass, and crystal known as the Crystal Mosque (Masjid Kristal).

The Tribal Museum in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh is India’s first museum of its kind and gives visitors an immersive experience of local tribal culture.

The resort in San Pablo City, Philippines is less than three hours from Manila, and set amidst coconut trees, forests, and mountains.

When one thinks of sand dunes, normally Africa or the Middle East come to mind, but you can still get the same thrills and spills in Vietnam.

Considered one of the most remarkable cave temples in all of India, Kailasa Temple is a megalith carved out of a single rock. Its size, architecture, and sculptural treatment are also what makes it so impressive.

Upon first glance, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi’s Ashram isn’t very different from most other ashrams around it. It was possibly the most famous ashram in all of India thanks to four British men who we know as The Beatles.