Highlights of Vietnam: 5 amazing places
In January I wrote about five lesser-known highlights of Vietnam – including caves, mountain villages, beaches, and jungles. The five destinations I’ll be exploring…
Ideas and inspiration
With so many fantastic destinations to choose from in Southeast Asia, it’s hard to know where start. Here are some of our favourite places & where to stay in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos – with accommodation to suit every taste and budget.
The Plain of Jars: Laos’ biggest mystery
In the third of our series on Southeast Asia’s archaeological wonders, we take you to Laos’ Plain of Jars: a mystery over 2,000 years…
My Son: Vietnam’s Hindu legacy
Such is the overwhelming ascendancy of Buddhism in Southeast Asia today that few people know much about the region’s Hindu past. In actual fact, Hinduism…
Côn Đảo’s Calling
Reasons to go to Côn Đảo – by guest blogger, Kirsty Denison Côn Đảo is an island of day-job, desk-bound fantasies; a place where cloud-topped, jagged…
Hanoi vs. Ho Chi Minh City, capital misconception: It’s Hanoi
Hanoi vs. Ho Chi Minh City, capital misconception – while Ho Chi Minh City, also known as Saigon, is Vietnam’s most populous and vibrant…
Five lesser-known destinations to visit in Vietnam
You’ve heard all about Hanoi, Saigon, Halong Bay and imperial Hue – but what of the Vietnam’s lesser-known destinations? The following are our pick…
Top 10 Things to do in Luang Prabang
Agents Manager Matt Spiller recently returned from a jaunt around little-known Laos. Luang Prabang is undoubtedly the jewel in Laos’s crown, and while difficult…
The road to Sapa – a photo tour of northern Vietnam’s minority heartland
The town of Sapa sits in the shadow of Mt Fansipan, Vietnam’s highest peak, and has long been a popular destination for the adventurous…