Take in the history, food & architecture of Saigon’s most enchanting district solo or with friends & family! Cho Lon (often referred to as “Chinatown”) covers a large part of multiple districts in Ho Chi Minh City, however, this walk introduces you to just a small section of it (map included) and what is perhaps […]
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Cambodia has changed a lot since I visited as an energetic backpacker 20 years ago, but what I soon find is that not all change is good By Matt CowanChief Editor The Bureau Asia Recently I spent a week in Cambodia where I visited the tropical southern island of Koh Rong, the laid-back town of
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Built by the French in the 1930s, Cambodia’s railway network was brought to a halt by the Khmer Rouge, now it’s getting back on track By Matt CowanChief Editor The Bureau Asia Here’s one for the train nerds. Cambodia’s national railway network was built in the 1930s, but it gradually fell into disuse with the
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By Matt CowanChief Editor The Bureau Asia I interview highly-respected Australian journalist, food writer and restaurant critic John Lethlean who went motorbike riding in the north of Vietnam for a couple of weeks during his holiday in September. John’s been writing about hospitality and reviewing restaurants for more than 25 years for some of Australia’s
A guided tour at the InterContinental Danang offers a chance to catch a glimpse of one of the rarest primates in the world By Matt CowanChief Editor The Bureau Asia This probably sounds a little daft, but I’ve come to a luxury five-star resort in Vietnam to see monkeys. But not just any old monkeys.
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