Exploring Angkor Thom in Cambodia
The fortified city of Angkor Thom is spread over an area of nearly 10 sq km (4 sq miles). sq At its peak, it had a population of around one million. Of the five gateways into the city, the most…
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Angkor, The Ancient Capital of The Great Khmer Empire
The ancient capital of the great Khmer Empire, Angkor is beyond doubt, one of the most magnificent wonders of the world and a site of immense archaeological significance. Located in dense jungle on the hot and torpid plains of western…
Ha Long Bay, One of The Most Beautiful Coast of Vietnam
The light playing on the arching rock formations of Halong Bay is never the same, painting rich colors on a stunning landscape, and the bay attracts many artists and photographers. A Vietnamese fable says that the towering limestone-karsts rock formations…
Hai Phong Visitor Tips
With its wide avenues and grand parks lined with colonnaded buildings of a yellowed, aging stucco, Haiphong is like a smaller, more manageable version of Hanoi. You won’t find jaw-dropping sights, but the town is worth a wander and not…
Sapa Travel Guides
Sapa is a small market town that has been a gathering spot for many local hilltribes for nearly 200 years. Hmong and Dao people, among others, still come here to conduct trade, socialize, and attend an ephemeral “love market, ”…
Religions and Beliefs in Vietnam
Religion in Vietnam influences every aspect of daily living but is loosely practiced at a temple. Over 75% of Vietnamese follow a mix of Confucianism and its tenets of ancestor worship, as well as Buddhism and Daoism. Buddhism came to…
Hill Tribes in Northern Vietnam
Population estimates of the diverse groups of ethnic minorities in the far north of Vietnam range widely, mainly because these independent and often elusive minority groups defy census takers’ clipboards. Including disparate groups in the Central Highlands, the current estimate…
Introductions of The Northern Highlands in Vietnam
The far north is where the rubber meets the road for hardcore adventure junkies. If you were born to be wild, take your own Minsk motorbike; if you weren’t, go with a jeep and driver. This site is broken into two…
The Best Time to Visit Vietnam
Think Vietnam and you might imagine a steamy jungle and hot sun and you’d be mostly right. But even though Vietnam is tropical, you’ll find a real range, from chilly mountaintops and cool highland areas to sun-drenched coastline and, yes,…
Who are Vietnamese ?
Over 90% of Vietnamese people are Viet, or Kinh, people, descendants of the indigenous race, but with the many violent and migratory incursions over the centuries, as well as the southward expansion of Vietnamese territory into Cambodia, modern Vietnamese are…