Travel is changing. And if that seems like an obvious statement, sorry. But it's true. It's changing at such a pace, even us LBW globetrotting maestros can find it hard to keep up with all the new-fangled trends in the industry.

From the boho coffeeshops of East London to the ramshackle squat bars of Berlin, the alternative streets of Venice Beach to the surprisingly off-beat beatnik dives of Bangkok, we go in search of the world's most counterculture, cool areas. If you've packed the drainpipes and have a penchant for craft beer, this could just be the travel list for you…

You might spot them framing the perfect selfie on a beachfront somewhere in Southeast Asia. You might spot them chin wagging with Cambodian locals over a fish amok and ice-cold beer in the shadow of Angkor Wat.

So, you love to turn a corner and see a giant elephant drawn in psychedelic hues looming on the concrete above you, or enjoy spying out the frescos of New Age hippies in the backstreets? You can think of nothing better than…

At the risk of sounding obnoxious, we delve into the fundamental differences between travel and vacations. Both involve heading somewhere that's not your usual place, but both are totally different pursuits. What? How? When? Who?

Whether you're hitching a ride in a pound-saving Uber across the neighbourhoods of downtown London or snapping a selfie to post on your Insta account, the chance that you've used at least one piece of tech on your travels in the last year is close to 100%.

Gone is the backpack, forgotten are the days of the hostel dorm room. You're now a flashpacker; a traveler with no less a love for the exotic wonders of the globe, but a tad more cash in the wallet and a taste for the finer things. Sound like you?

There's no shortage of travel bloggers out there willing to wax lyrical about the delights of a life on the road. Some will spurt quotes from long-gone explorers about cracking the comfort zone and heading all Clint Eastwood-like over the horizon..

Wanderlusters might dream of lazing on pearly white sands beneath the great karst peaks of the Thai Andaman. They might think of trekking through primeval Malay jungles to unearth hidden volcanos shrouded in mist...

Why do you travel? It's a question that's asked time and time again by the nine-to-five folks back at home that can't really get their head around why we put ourselves through all the stress, the planning, the financial strain...

The gap year is becoming an ever more popular way of breaking up that academic life. With thousands of would-be students deciding to defer that decision on college a whole 365 days to explore the world a little...