Backpacking
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En suite bathrooms, Wi-Fi and cool decor are no longer strangers to youth hostels, but despite the revamp, holidaying with the YHA still offers its traditional camaraderie
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Which Thai island hosts the original full moon party? What's in a bhang lassi? Where would you find Freak Street? Take our quiz and see how much you know about backpacker culture
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Enchanting archaeological sites, charming colonial towns, hilltop temples and tropical beaches make Cambodia an inviting and cheap getaway for intrepid travellers
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China’s thriving economy has created a demand for foreign travel, including the emergence of a young backpacking generation
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As Jakes boutique hotel in Jamaica prepares to open the island’s first stylish hostel, we round up nine other cool hostels for budget-conscious travellers seeking autumn sun
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Once known only to divers, a group of islands on the edge of Komodo national park, Indonesia, feel much like Bali did back in the day – with world-class diving, says Johnny Langenheim
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The world's best beach hotels and accommodation on a budget Thailand's top 10 beach hotels and places to stay on a budget: part two
Good-value resorts, chosen by Andrew Spooner, for those who would rather avoid the party hotspots and enjoy some Thai relaxation
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On a restorative trip around Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, Susan Smillie finds spectacular diving, quiet reflection and delicious local food
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Simon Gandolfi's Indian adventure gets more comfortable with a new bike seat … and then much less comfy, courtesy of a cow's kick
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The hotels and hostels in Siem Reap – launch pad for Angkor Wat – include atmospheric resorts, family-friendly stays and budget options for backpackers, writes Lara Dunston
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It's arrivederci from Theodora Sutclilffe and her son Zac but not before the well-travelled duo get a taste of Venice's high life and high art
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For Simon Gandolfi, crossing the world's second-highest pass, Tanglang La in north India, is an endurance test of dust, fumes and sleepless nights, with great views
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It's back to London as a result of Zac's broken arm and the returning travellers find everything's 'same-same but different', writes Theodora Sutcliffe
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Still in Manali, northern India, Simon Gandolfi hangs out with a troop of westerners, and finds an impressive 35 degrees has nothing to do with temperature
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A trip to Hong Kong after a horse-riding accident equals hospital treatment for Zac but speedy progress means there's time for dim sum, as well as an educational trip to a science museum
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Horse riding in Mongolia, Zac falls and breaks his arm, badly. The only solution is to air-ambulance him out
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Simon relaxes in Manali, at the head of India's lush Kullu valley, and contemplates his next appointment: riding over the terrifying Rohtang Pass
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Home stays in Dhami and Kahnog add beauty, refreshment, and cookery lessons to Simon Gandolfi's India adventure, as he looks to escape the heat on a trip to the mountains near Shimla
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Strange 'dung' remedies to cure a champion wrestler result in slow progress … but the ride across the plains to stay with Mongolia's reindeer people provides plenty to drink in
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This week our octogenarian biker pulls off the road and takes a short safari in Panna national park
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Theodora and her 12-year-old son, Zac, enjoy a fantastic adventure in Mongolia, horse riding on the plains by day and camping in traditional ger tents by night
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This week Simon Gandolfi continues his Indian odyssey in Madhya Pradesh, escaping the blistering heat by bathing in the Betwa river in the medieval village of Orchha
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Theodora and son Zac, 12, are now in Mongolia. This week they meet contortionists and throat singers at a festival in Ulan Bator before an epic journey to a town called Mörön
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As Croatia gears up to join the EU, Gwilym Mumford celebrates on a hard-partying sailing trip along the Dalmatian coast, enjoying sublime scenery and limitless Jagerbombs
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This week Simon Gandolfi, celebrating his 80th birthday with a solo motorbike journey through Asia and Europe, finally gets on his bike and starts to explore India
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Theodora Sutcliffe and her 12-year-old son, Zac, finally leave China and cross into Mongolia. And if their experience at the border is anything to go by, it's going to be quite an adventure …
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Theodora and her son, Zac (12), left London for a one-year trip. Three years later and they're still on the road, keen for more adventures. This week they head to the fabled city of Xanadu in China (fabled that is, only if you are British…)
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Simon Gandolfi is marking his 80th birthday with a solo motorcycle journey through Asia and Europe. This week he hangs with India's biker elite on their Royal Enfields as he prepares to ride across the country
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Simon Gandolfi is celebrating his 80th birthday by undertaking a solo motorbike adventure from India back to Europe. This week he takes a trip (by air) to Kolkata to visit an old friend before starting his long journey home
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Theodora and her son, Zac, left London for a year-long trip. Three years later they are still on the road, keen for further adventures. This week they say farewell to Harbin in China, whose people made them 'phenomenally welcome'
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Simon Gandolfi celebrated his 80th birthday this year by setting off on a solo motorbike adventure through Asia and Europe. In this the first of his weekly columns, he flies to Delhi to start the long ride home again
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New Zealand is perfect for thrill-seeking backpackers, and a new range of backpacking adventures will see you flying, falling, jumping, spinning and floating … all in the name of fun, writes Rebecca Nicholson
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Theodora Sutcliffe and son Zac are three years into their one-year trip – with no plans to stop yet. So where's next after China?
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There are lots of classic must-dos for the round-the-world tripper but diving with crocs, abseiling like Spider-Man and cooking iguanas are just a few of the newest activities to add to the list
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Many people enjoy a brief idyll on one of Thailand's beautiful islands. But Torre DeRoche forged a much more meaningful relationship with Koh Tao by living there long term