Dry or wet season When you are in Siem Reap to visit the temples of Angkor, there is another trip recommendable, the trip to the floating village of Kampong Plouk and Tonle Sap lake. Beware that this trip to the floating village is sold during the whole year, but that …
Sapa Sapa is located around 320 km northwest of Hanoi and near the border with China. It is a village in the Lao Cai province with the same name as the district. The town has a small size of 25 km2 and a population that doesn’t exceed 10.000, although the …
Hanoi A lot can be said about the differences between north and south Vietnam and about Hanoi and Saigon. Overall it’s the Americans that like Saigon most and Europeans that like Hanoi most. Maybe this is related to the history of both cities. If you prefer a dynamic, noisy, polluted, …
Pokhara When you visit Nepal, you should visit Pokhara. Why Pokhara? Kathmandu is quite dirty, polluted, noisy and crowded, beside the beauty of some temple areas. Pokhara has none of those. Pokhara is located 200 km west of Kathmandu and has a lot to offer. From temples to lakes and …