Scenery is spectacular but it's the cultural history that has real impact, writes Nina Karnikowski.

For those really wanting to wriggle under the skin of Nepal, staying in local’s homes and Buddhist monasteries provides a wonderful opportunity.

It's stressful getting there but there's peace at the ashram, writes Nina Karnikowski.

Nina Karnikowski lives the nomadic life in a luxury camp near Marrakech.

Papua New Guinea is one of the final frontiers for travellers, and its wild and exotic East New Britain province is an unexplored paradise. Come for the National Mask Festival... stay for everything else.