All our articles about Culture.
Four centuries of history sit side by side in Taiwan, from Qing dynasty temples and Japanese-era streets to Indigenous villages on the east coast. Here is where to see them, which festivals to plan around and how to behave at the temple door.
Royal palaces rebuilt stone by stone in Seoul, Silla tombs in the middle of Gyeongju, mask dancers in Andong and lanterns on the Nam River. Here is where to find Korea's living heritage, which festivals to time a trip around, and what closes when the whole country goes home for the holidays.
Sinulog drums in Cebu, rice wafer houses in Lucban, smiling masks in Bacolod and coffins on the cliffs of Sagada. Here is how to time a trip to the Philippines around its festivals, and which Spanish, American and Indigenous heritage sites deserve your days in between.
Some Caribbean islands are independent nations, others are part of France, the Netherlands, Britain or the United States. Here is who runs which island, and what that means for your passport, your wallet and the side of the road you drive on.
From Chichén Itzá and Tulum to jungle cities like Calakmul and Caracol, the Maya sites of the Yucatán and Belize differ hugely in crowds, cost and how close you can get. Here is how to choose, and how to time your visit.
