A small town in Cambodia’s rugged northeast, Kratie is a popular destination amongst adventure tourists and backpackers. While it’s well off the traditional package tourist holiday itinerary, Kratie offers some rewarding and interesting scenic sites combined the the adventurous and frontier feel of northeast Cambodia.

// // The 1957 classic movie with Alec Guinness gave us a look at Siam during the war at the time of the Japanese occupation. Although the movie itself is fictional, it’s based on true events, and as any World War II vet will tell you, those were brutal times.

A fairly minimalist border town in north-east Cambodia, Stung Treng is the gateway to southern Laos and a popular through travel destination for backpackers and adventure tourists.

I’ve only met a small handful of these guys over here, but the word is they are out here in flocks—internet card sharks making a bundle and leveraging global currency differences to live like rock stars.

Quyan Van Minh realized his passion for Jazz music whilst listening to American Radio and BBC during the Vietnam War.  As a young boy Minh took his first steps into the world of music, first studying classical guitar and then going on to play the clarinet.

A charming French colonial town in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, Da Lat offers a break from the relentless heat of the coast and serves up some of Vietnam’s most stunning natural wonders, remarkable mountain roads and trails, and panoramic canyons.

Named after the father of post-war Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City is Vietnam’s largest city and bustling commercial center. While Hanoi is undoubtedly the cultural capital of the nation, Ho Chi Minh City (known as Saigon to locals) offers a wide range of cultural sites, recreational areas, intriguing museums and artistic locales, and some remarkable natural attractions.

Vietnam’s romantic and charming central town, Hoi An is a remarkable center of colonial architecture, charming Vietnamese culture, and stunning beaches. Renowned as a tailor town, Hoi An is the place in Vietnam to get custom clothing and artwork prepared, with prices just a fraction of their first-world counterparts. This boutique shopping backbone combined with some of the most stunningly beautiful traditional buildings make Hoi An one of the most […]

Ha Long Bay is renowned as one of Vietnam’s most spectacular natural wonders. Covering over 1500 square kilometers, this remarkable limestone bay is home to over 1960 islands and limestone formations. Ha Long Bay is Vietnam’s premier tourist destination, with over a hundreds thousand visitors, both foreign and Vietnamese, visiting every year.

Vietnam’s beach and scuba capital, Nha Trang is a remarkably pretty beach resort city packed with opportunities for adventure, discovery and recreation. A popular destination for tourists traveling up and down the country, Nha Trang is just 8 hours from Ho Chi Min City by bus and a major stop for people traveling the country by rail. That said, it’s not just a destination for stopover travelers — Nha Trang […]