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Cambodia has had a troubled past and it still remains fairly fresh in the memory. The Khmer Rouge and Pol Pot were an awful regime and many atrocities were committed during their rule. The result was that Cambodia’s entry into the mass tourist market is a fairly recent phenomenon. The warm welcome that the locals […]

The Vietnam War was one of the most important events of the second half of the 20th Century. It defined the role of the USA in Asia as it was forced to admit defeat after years of struggle. This was not traditional warfare. Those interested in military history can see where infantry engaged during the First and […]

The Imperial Capital of Hue in Central Vietnam is regularly included in Vietnam travel packages. It was the seat of the Nguyen Dynasty that took over in 1802 but found themselves just nominal rulers once the French invaded in earnest a few decades later. If you leave Hanoi to head south during your Vietnam holiday, you will come […]

So many things have shaped Vietnam over the centuries. If you book a Vietnam travel package you will see some of the physical reminders of that as you travel around. The Champa Kingdom which was a major force for fifteen centuries in South East Asia. Perhaps the major place to visit to learn more about the Kingdom […]