Train passing through Ch'ing-shui Cliffs (清水斷崖)The food’s incredible, naturally. In the winter, nothing feels better than large hot bowls of noodles, served with geese, beef or other meats. There’s incredible natural landscapes, with towering mountains and coastlines that stretch out for miles. The people are warm and friendly. Welcome to Taiwan.Taiwan's one of those places that I don’t think I’ll ever get sick of exploring. This time, we drove...

Hạ Long Bay, VietnamIt’s winter, but Hanoi hasn’t gotten the memo. The weather’s mild enough to put on jeans if you want to, but even that’s not strictly essential. And you wouldn’t need, say, a cardigan or a jacket.What you do need is gumption and nerves of steel in order to thread your way through the city amongst the cars, vans and scooters that come in every direction, traffic lights and pedestrians be damned. Hanoi’s busy as ever; We saw a few...