Angkor, near Siem Reap, is a huge temple district in the Cambodian jungle, that contains a number of individual temples. The largest and most famous is undoubtedly Angkor Wat. Angkor Wat was built as a Hindu temple in the golden age of the Khmer empire by king Suryavarman II, who ruled from 1113 to 1150. […]
Boat Trip on the Perfume River to the Thiên Mụ Pagoda
The peaceful atmosphere of the Perfume River makes it easy today to forget the terrible events, that happened here during the Vietnam War. Our boat travels upstream, along the citadel. On the way, some goods are delivered to another boat. A police checkpoint on a boat, inspect if the tourist boats have the prescribed licenses. […]
Flight from Hanoi to Hue and Evening Walk to Perfume River
Back from Ha Long Bay to Hanoi, we want to visit the famous Vietnam Museum of Ethnology. But it is closed. Actually we should have known better, because almost all museums in southeast Asia are closed on Mondays. So we allow ourselves a coffee before we go to the airport to fly from Hanoi to Hue. Flight from […]
Ha Long Bay Cruise and Sung Sot Cave
In the morning, while we come on deck, the first supply ships are already on its way. Ferrocement ships bring fresh water or dispose the waste water. For a short time, the sun also shows itself a little timid so that we can at least see the blue sky. Please watch the 4K UHD video […]
Ha Long Bay Cruise Day 1
General Information The Ha Long Bay covers an area of 1553 square kilometers, including about 2000 islets, mainly of limestone. Numerous caves can be found on the islands. Ha Long Bay is also a biotope and home to many animals and plants. Birds, deer, weasels, squirrels and a few species of monkeys, mainly white-tabby and […]
Chinatown – Golden Buddha – Vegetarian Festival
Chinatown Chinese traders were the first ones who settled in today’s municipal area of Bangkok. The area where the grand Palace is today was once the center of the Chinese community. When King Rama I decided to build his new palace, he asked the traders to resettle. So they settled in the east of the […]