historical sites

Cambodia

Koh Ker Archaeological Site: What to See and How to Get

Koh Ker is an Angkorian site located approximately 2.5 hours from Siem Reap. We stopped at Phumi Moreal, the nearest vil...
Thailand

What to do in Phimai? Sightseeing and attractions

Phimai is a small town in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand. Visitors to Phimai are likely to come here for the Phima...
Laos

Oudamxay and Muang La

Oudamxay (Muang Xay) is an important transport hub with connections to both Vietnam and China.  We stayed two nights her...
Laos

Luang Prabang

Luang Prabang is a great place to visit with lots of temples to visit and things to see around the town. We spent two an...
Laos

Wat Phou

About an hour south of Pakse you will find the wonderful Khmer site of Wat Phou.   This is not on such a grand scale as ...
Laos

How to spend two mellow days in Savannakhet, Laos

It's great to be back in Laos after 26 years! Being in Savannakhet provides for almost instant relaxation as the pace of...
Japan

Nagasaki day 2

We had a busy day of sightseeing on Day 2 in Nagasaki which involved a lot of walking up and down hills. Nagasaki is def...
Japan

Visiting Nikko

When visiting Nikko decided to base ourselves in Utsunomiya because the accommodation was much cheaper and we had to com...
Japan

How to spend a day in Koriyama

It's safe to say that Koriyama is not on the tourist trail probably because there are no stand out things to visit! We s...
Georgia

Sightseeing in Tbilisi

We spent a couple of days sightseeing in Tbilisi. There's lots to see and do, most of which is walkable. We enjoyed walk...