Ta Prohm History The Angkor Temple of Ta Prohm was built in the 12th and 13th century. Under the reign of Khmer King Jayarman II. The original name of Ta Prohm was Rajavihara (The Royal Monastery), as it was a Mahayana Buddhist Monastery. In the initial plan for Ta Prohm …
Liphi waterfalls It’s also written as Li Phi waterfalls and Somphamit waterfalls. The Kuang Si waterfalls in northern Laos near Luang Prabang are impressive. You can read more about it in another post on this site and the video on our associated YouTube Channel. When you travel to the south …
Mekong outing from Vientiane When you are in Vientiane Laos and you feel bored in town or you just want to do something different. Then we have info about a great Mekong outing for you here. Rent yourself a motorbike and get out of town. This all along the Mekong …
Overrated The prices for a visit to Angkor increased in Feb 2017 to $37 for a one day ticket, $62 for a three days ticket (using within 10 days) and $72 for a 7 days ticket (using within 1 month), but the temples are in a downgraded state over the …
How to get there Most people visit the northern parts of Laos. Luang Prabang is a popular destination. It’s mostly backpackers that visit the south of Laos. Pakse in the south is a nice place which can be reached in many ways and from many sides. Pakse has an airport, …
Floating Market Several places can be visited while in Pattaya when you want to skip a few hours of beach. The floating market is one of the top places on that list. The floating market got established in 2008. It looks mostly like a huge market for souvenirs and/or clothes …
Luang Prabang That Phu Si This hill with its temple on top is also called Mount Phousi. You can’t miss That Phu Si, as its location is along the main center and tourist road in Luang Prabang. The nightmarket is located there too, plus many restaurants, hotels and temples. To …
Salle Bhumlu All the people visit Nepal for one or another reason. Be it for trekking, climbing, Buddhism, Buddha’s birth place, paragliding, elephant rides, volunteering and more. You can read about all of these in other posts on this site. Unfortunately, no tourists come to Nepal to visit a village …
Angkor Wat – size Many people have heard of Angkor Wat, but don’t really know that Angkor Wat is just one of the many temples located in the immensely huge complex of Angkor. That Angkor Wat is the most well known of them all, has to do with its history, …
Chobar Gorge There is the myth about Chobar that deity Manjushree cut with his sword a hill, which let out the water of a lake. Once all water was out, the fertile land left became what is nowadays Kathmandu. The story with more reality goes that the hill that was …