A-Ma Temple

A-Ma Temple Roofs of First Palace and Hongren Hall

The peninsula of Macau is a confusing and paradoxical place. Wandering through its streets you feel as if you are in Europe. The Portuguese street names add a dimension of colonial charm to your drifting, but are almost incomprehensible to many locals who only speak and read Cantonese. At ground level, the buildings remind you […]

Chùa Long Sơn

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A stroll along the pretty modern promenade corrals you between the new apartment blocks and the azure sea. The blue water against the white of the shoreline structures is dazzling to your eyes. The popular resort town of Nha Trang exudes a contemporary vibe, but simmering beneath this shell is an ancient history that is […]

Wat Chai Watthanaram

Wat Chai Watthanaram (4)

Once the largest and most spectacular city on the planet, the former Thai capital of Ayutthaya is now a shadow of its former self. The low-rise concrete buildings that occupy much of the town do little, however, to cover the shades of the city’s glorious past. Brick and laterite spires protrude from the ground and […]