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, …
Pha That Luang temple The most special one of all temples in Vientiane is Pha That Luang temple. The temple has a history that goes back to the first century, followed by the Khmer in the 13th century and then the 16th century, when the king of that time shifted …
Buddha Birthday Buddha Purnima and Buddha Jayanthi are two different terms for the same happening, the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha. This auspicious day has several names for it. Beside Buddha Purnima and Buddha Jayanthi it is also called Saga Dawa, Vesak, Vaisakh Purnima, and many more names in different …
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 …
Wat Pho Wat Pho, the Temple of the reclining Buddha, or the official name Wat phra Chetuphon, is located behind the temple of the Emerald Buddha. It is the oldest temple of Bangkok. Thailand overall and Bangkok in particular is full with Temple complexes. This complex is one of the …
Bhaktapur is a must-see if you visit Nepal. The capital city of the former Bhaktapur Kingdom is located 13 km east of Kathmandu at 1400 meters altitude, which is nearly the same altitude as Kathmandu. It is an ancient kingdom village where the old architecture is kept alive. This old …
One of the many must see places to visit in Kathmandu valley is definitely Swayambhunath, or as it’s also called: Swayambhu, Swoyambhunath and Monkey Temple. Nath means temple in Nepalese language. That’s why many famous sightseeing place names end with Nath. Swayambhunath, Boudhanath and Pashupatinath. The nickname Monkey Temple is …
Buddha Park location The Buddha park, which has the local name Xieng Khuan, is located out of the capital of Laos, Vientiane. The distance from the center of Vientiane to the Buddha park is around 25 km. It’s actually closer to the border crossing with Thailand than to Vientiane itself. …
Kek Lok Si location When you visit Penang Island, then a visit to Kek Lok Si Temple is something you should do. It isn’t far from Penang Hill and therefore can easily be combined in one day. Both are located in Air Itam of Penang Island, which is a 20 …
Hoa Lu Combined with the Tam Coc – Ninh Binh boat tour, of which more in another post, is the tour to Hoa Lu. As soon as you have finished the boat tour, you will be brought by bus to Hoa Lu, the first capital of Vietnam. To be more …