Ma May Ancient House
Post on : 20 May, 2020 Location: Located at 87 Ma May Street, north of Hoan Kiem Lake in the Old Quarter, the delightful house is worth visiting. It is one of rare ancient house still preserved in Ha Noi. Characteristics: The house was built at the end of the 19th century according to the structure of […]
Viet Nam Women’s Museum
Location: 36 Ly Thuong Kiet Street, Hoan Kiem District, Ha Noi, just 500m south of Hoan Kiem Lake. Characteristic: The museum is dedicated to researching, collecting and exhibiting the life stories and activities of Vietnamese women. The museum opened on the 20th October 1995 on the 65th anniversary of the Vietnamese Women’s Association’s establishment. The museum contains three main thematic […]
Old Quarter
Location: In the north of Hoan Kiem Lake, Hoan Kiem District, Ha Noi. Characteristics: The Old Quarter was founded from the 11th century as crowded trade area where artisans and traders concentrated to work and set up specific trade streets. ◊ Outstanding Characteristics The artisans from craft villages around former Thang Long Citadel gathered in areas which specialized […]
Duong Lam Ancient Village
Post on : 20 May, 2020 Location: Five hamlets of Mong Phu, Cam Thinh, Dong Sang, Doai Giap and Cam Lam, Duong Lam Commune, Son Tay Town, about 45km to the west of Ha Noi. Characteristics: This is the only village keeping intactly the structure and way of life of a Vietnamese ancient village in the Northern Midlands. […]
Luang Prabang – UNESCO Heritage
Post on : 20 June, 2020 The ancient town of Luang Prabang situated in northern Laos, was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995. Considered by many travellers and writers as being the heart of Laotian culture, the tiny town is encircled by mountains and is 700 metres above sea level at the confluence […]
Tad lo
Post on : 20 June, 2020 Thad Lo, located in the province of Salavan, is a stopover for travelers and is especially popular with people on a budget. This village in Laos is two kilometers from where the bus will drop you off. From here you can take a tuk-tuk for a symbolic amount. There […]
Wat Phou
Post on : 20 June, 2020 Wat Fu (meaning “mountain temple”) is located on a hillside and offers stunning views of the surrounding area and the Mekong River. Visitors who value art and history will be amazed at the magnificent craftsmanship of this destroyed Khmer temple complex in the form of temple columns, sheds, lintels, […]
Bokeo
Post on : 20 June, 2020 Located in the heart of the Golden Triangle, Bokeo is located on the border with the Chiang Rai province in Thailand and also borders Myanmar, and is less than 100 km from China. Although Bokeo is the smallest province in Laos, it has a large number of interesting minority […]
SHWEDAGON PAGODA
Your trip to Yangon will be incomplete without a visit to this most visited pagoda of the country. The 2,500-year-old pagoda is 326-foot-tall and is known to enshrine the hair of Buddha and other significant holy relics passed down over generations. You will find the pagoda to the west of Kandawgyi Lake, on Singuttara Hill. […]
Banteay Chhmar
Post on : 24 June, 2020 For a touch of Indiana Jones-style temple exploring, you can’t beat Banteay Chhmar. This mammoth temple complex sits consumed by surrounding jungle in Cambodia’s lonely northwest, providing the perfect opportunity to discover the highlights without the crowds. It was built by the 12th-century Angkorian king Jayavarman VII, and the […]