In which our correspondent gets drunk on rice whiskey one night and finds himself invited onto a boat the morning after.

An American takes a Mark Twain-like journey by riverboat down the Mekong.

Encounters on an Asian odyssey heal a broken heart.

Tired of teaching English? Try taking your clothes off instead.

For adventurers headed overland to Angkor Wat, Cambodia's Route 6 is Disneyland gone bad.

A visit to Hanoi and environs reveals the complicated legacy of the war.

A traveler discovers the real Burma on a train to Mandalay.

Wanderlust editor Don George talks with Lonely Planet founder and head Tony Wheeler about his new book, 'Chasing Rickshaws,' and the company's future plans as it celebrates its 25th year of publishing.

Images and impressions of people-powered transport in 12 Asian cities. Text by Tony Wheeler. Photographs by Richard I' Anson.

Jeff Greenwald describes a blood-curdling encounter with a tiger in one of Nepal's wildlife parks preserves -- and a disgraceful display of fake contraband-burning by Nepalese authorities.

On a recent visit to Vietnam, Karl Vetas finds that street urchins are thriving as pickpockets in Saigon -- but the children are victims, too.

Jeff Greenwald revels in the astonishing ruins and riches of Angkor Wat.

The tale of journalist and filmmaker Michael Wood's journey via Landrover, camel, foot and boat in the path of Alexander the Great.

In this excerpt from his new book, 'Won Ton Lust,' John Krich discovers an edible legend in Chengdu, China.

Inside tips on pursuing business and pleasure in Tokyo without breaking the budget.

Thanks largely to American Cold War politics, Asia has been fed a steady diet of undemocratic regimes and corrupt leaders. No wonder the current economic turmoil has been such a shock to their systems.

The Korea National Tourism Organization offers free airfare and accommodations in an online promotion.

Wanderlust Road Warrior Tip of the Week: From the Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts chain.

Exploring the hill tribes and opium fields of northern Thailand on foot sounded like a great adventure. It wasn't.

In the military, that means rape and pillage at will -- and in your own ranks.

Banging the drum for CIA-crack conspiracy theories, questioning the sex charges brought against black Army officers by white enlisted women and passionately defending affirmative action, confrontational Rep. Maxine Waters has risen to the top level of black political leadership.

Hong Kong's last British governor winds down years of bad fung shui and ponders the future of democracy in the crown colony.