Quirky Guide

If you have good sea legs and a fondness for the unusual, then don’t settle for a hotel with foundations set in stone.

Cages of spikes, cheeks and tongues skewered by tridents, and sharp hooks dug into fleshy bits. It sounds more like a scene from hell than a spiritual celebration.

For that ‘on top of the world’ feeling, try whooshing down a water slide high up on a rooftop amongst the skyscrapers of Bangkok.

The islands of Phuket have some of the most famous beaches in the world. But there’s one tiny beach that all the tourists flock to – and not for cocktails.

Although it may resemble a garden fence on a trolley, the bamboo train is more like Cambodia’s bone-rattling answer to the Flying Scotsman.

If you like swift service in a restaurant you can’t beat place in Bangkok, where the waiters serve you on roller skates – and one of them can fly!

Have a baby? Wondering where to find a live python to wrap around it, whilst taking photos like a proud parent on the first day at pre-school… legally?

A Dr Seuss fantasy wrapped up in a Tim Burton nightmare is a fairly accurate way of describing Hang Nga Guesthouse, in Dalat.

Fancy a pint, whilst floating down the river in 30°C heat and listening to some chilled beats? Then tiny Vang Vieng in Laos is just the place for you.

Escape the frenetic bustle of Bangkok at this quirky hotel, an oasis of calm in the midst of one of the world’s most chaotic cities.