Entire books are devoted to the cuisine of Vietnam. This single page cannot do justice to the incredible array of foods, street food joints, Vietnamese and international restaurants, cafes, and, of ...

Disgusting? Cheesy? Stomach-turning? Delicious? No visitor to Camboida is ever ambivalent when faced with the strongest of local delicacies. And that’s because there really is nothing delicate about a ...

Located 40 km west of the provincial capital, the small town of Sri Chiang Mai is best known for being the spring roll capital of Thailand -- wherever you look, spring roll wrappers sit on their ...

Think the most common word in Lao is “sabaidee”? Think again. We’d argue that the Lao say the words “kin khao” more than they say hello. Kin khao literally translates as “eat rice”, or in other words, ...

Chiang Mai offers a stunning array of cuisines, served at its streetside eateries through to high-end fine dining restaurants. Diners are spoiled for choice, with options including traditional ...

This is where the action is: the bustling, thumping heart of Siem Reap. It may be a small town, but you’ll find a huge range of restaurants, bars, shops and markets here, as well as a few notable ...

Lampang offers a decent range of accommodation options, including riverside guesthouses on Talat Kao Road and midrange, Thai-style hotels -- plus a great out-of-town resort.

The weather in Bangkok in September, along with Central Thailand, sees a sharp increase in the rain — in Bangkok is increases by over 50%, but after September the rains beat a speedy retreat. The ...

Phnom Penh has dozens of hostels to choose from, scattered right across the city. Dorm beds often go for $5 and under, with private air-con rooms with bathroom floating around the $20 to $30 mark.

If at all possible, you want to organise your holiday in Thailand so that you're spending October in the Central, North and Northeast regions. October on the islands — any of them — is wet. The ...

The Lao language is quite direct and does not encompass many polite phrases. While ‘thank you’, kop chai, is widely used in interactions, the word for ‘please’ is so rare, it’s only ever used in ...

This covers the area roughly to the north and east of Hoan Kiem Lake, so everything north of Hang Bong, Hang Gai Roads and everything east of the lake. This is the heart of the backpacker district.