Okinawa’s Outer Islands: The Complete Guide to Kerama, Miyako and Yaeyama
There is a pattern in the Okinawa archipelago that every serious traveller eventually discovers. The main island is extraordinary. The Kerama Islands are better. Miyako is better still. The…
The Best Tours and Activities in Okinawa 2026
There is a version of Okinawa you get without booking anything in advance. It is pleasant. It is also roughly fifteen percent of what the archipelago actually offers. The version that stays…
Where to Stay in Okinawa: The Complete Hotel Guide 2026
Stay in Naha and Okinawa's history and food are at your doorstep. Stay on the Onna Coast and you wake up to the East China Sea from a resort that rivals anything in Japan. Stay at Hyakuna…
Eating in Okinawa: The Complete Food and Dining Guide 2026
Okinawan food is not Japanese food. It arrived at its ingredients through the Ryukyu Kingdom's centuries of trade with China, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific - producing a cuisine that is…
Okinawa’s Best Beaches, Snorkelling and Diving: The Complete Guide
There is a specific quality of water clarity around the Kerama Islands that divers and marine researchers call Kerama Blue. It is not a marketing phrase, it is a documented transparency so…
Okinawa Japan: The Complete Travel Guide 2026
Okinawa is one of only five Blue Zones on earth, where people live longer, in better health, than almost anywhere else in the world. It also has coral reefs that rival the Maldives, beaches…
Where The World Goes To Get Scared: The Top Halloween Destinations For 2026
Halloween 2026 falls on a Saturday, the best possible day for it, and the first time in years. The world's great Halloween destinations are already under booking pressure. From Derry's…
The earth is trying to heal you: the world’s finest geothermal hot spring resorts
The water has been underground for decades. In some cases centuries. It has filtered through volcanic rock, absorbed minerals, been superheated by the earth’s core, and is now rising to…
Not for the faint-hearted: 10 sports so extreme they’ll make you question everything
From volcano boarding in Nicaragua to big wave surfing in Nazaré, we chase 10 of the world's most extreme sports experiences worth booking a flight for.
Socotra: The Most Alien Landscape on Earth That Isn’t Another Planet
An island that has been evolving in isolation for 18 million years. Trees that bleed red. 37 percent of plant species found nowhere else on Earth. Socotra is the most alien landscape on the…
