The best Ho Chi Minh City boutique hotels include an audacious design hotel that wouldn’t be out of place in Barcelona or Bilbao, romantic waterfront retreats on the peaceful Saigon River, and intimate off the beaten track lodgings that ooze French colonial charm. Vietnam’s southern city, which is more fondly known by its pre-1975 name … Read more
Gifts for travel photographers and travellers who love photography may seem dull to the gift giver looking for something special. But for photographers – professional and amateurs – who shoot a tonne of photos when they travel, these practical photo accessories will be greatly appreciated. A travel photographer always has a wish list. It doesn’t matter whether … Read more
48 Hours in Ho Chi Minh City dedicated to eating and drinking and snacking and cooking Vietnamese food – browsing the markets, grazing at streets stalls on food tours, and savouring Vietnamese cuisine in restaurants – is our idea of a delicious weekend in Ho Chi Minh City, as Vietnam’s southern city is officially known. … Read more
Best Phnom Penh bars range from an historic watering hole in a grand old hotel to a rooftop bar overlooking Russian market and a speakeasy hidden behind a Coca Cola fridge on a backstreet alley. You’ll find everything from classic cocktails stirred from boutique spirits to exotic Southeast Asian concoctions mixed from Cambodian ingredients. A … Read more
One day in Siem Reap isn’t nearly enough time to spend in Cambodia’s ‘Temple Town’, the departure point for excursions to nearby Angkor Wat and Angkor Archaeological Park. But if you’re in Siem Reap at the start or end of an organised tour and have only one day to fill at the beginning or end … Read more