Kratie (pronounced ‘Kratcheay’) is a port town on the Mekong roughly halfway between Phnom Penh and Laos. In many ways it is a delightful place with a relaxed atmosphere and some good examples of shop house architecture. Yet with the…
Army Museum This museum presents the Vietnamese side of the country’s struggle against colonial powers. There are three buildings of odds and ends from both the French and American wars here, including evocative photos. Most interesting, though, is the actual…
Ratanakiri is like another planet compared to the rest of Cambodia: dusty, red roads curl through the landscape in summer, while in the rainy season the area becomes lush and green turning the roads into slippery mush. Adventure enthusiasts won’t…
Hanoi is divided into four main sectors: Hoan Kiem, Ba Dinh, Hai BaTrung, and Dong Da. Metropolitan Hanoi includes a number of outlying areas that were once provinces, but as the population expands in number and large-scale development seeks new…
Dusty Koh Kong is better known for its brothels, casinos and ‘Wild West’ atmosphere than for lying at the heart of a protected area with national park status (granted by Royal Decree in 1993), It is also often confused with…
If the 200-year-old banyan could speak, it might tell stories of the 19th-century tradesmen who worked on the avenue out front, the arrival of the French, or the introduction of the automobile. It could speak of the years when revolutionary…
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Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia, located at the confluence of the Mekong and the Tonle Sap rivers. Admire some nice photos of this charming city.
The architecture of the Ancient Capital of Hue reflects a deeply Vietnamese traditional soul. Admire the old Architecture in Hue. Find out more at Hue tours or hotels in Hue.
Luang Prabang on the banks of the Mekong River, Laos