British Colonial Diplomat House
Myanmar (Burma)
A few hundred yards southwest of the bridge is a building that was once a British colonial diplomat house. The building was used as an interrogation…
Must-see attractions in Southeast Asia
Manila
Plaza Miranda has some history. This is where the common folk came to watch beauty contests, political rallies, and various events and festivities, until…
Dili
'Quirky' describes this art space in and around Dili’s domed, rundown, Indonesian-era museum. Beyond the oddball outdoor sculptures, you'll find a…
Timor-Leste
Lifau, 5km west of Pantemakassar, is the site of the original Portuguese settlement in Timor-Leste. The original rock-studded monument here commemorates…
Makassar
Rising above the sea on concrete pillars, this small but stylish twin-domed 'floating mosque' enjoyed better sunset views (and cleaner waters) before…
Malaysia
The nine pillars of this 1960s-built state mosque represent the nine original states of Negeri Sembilan. It's worth a look for its peaked roof, which…
Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay
This grassy field is home to the Singapore Cricket Club and Singapore Recreation Club. During WWII, the invading Japanese herded the European community…
Malaysia
This was the Selangor sultan’s palace before the capital was moved to Shah Alam. You can’t enter, but the park opposite offers a decent view.
Temples of Angkor
The enormous one-time reservoir known as the Eastern Baray was excavated by Yasovarman I, who marked its four corners with stelae. This basin, now…
Kanchanaburi
This restored original city gate (built 1831) is a remnant of Kanchanaburi's once mighty defensive walls, which linked six fortresses. Just behind it is a…
Northwestern Cambodia
Former Khmer Rouge leader Khieu Samphan’s house is one of the most difficult sites to get to in the Dangrek Mountains area and many local moto drivers don…
Nong Khai
Nong Khai and the surrounding area came under several attacks by jeen hor (Yunnanese) marauders in the late 19th century. The small Prap Haw Monument …
Nong Khai
The city's newest Chinese temple is dedicated to Ji Gong, an eccentric and heavy-drinking Chinese monk (he's usually depicted with a bottle of wine) now…
Colonial District, the Quays & Marina Bay
After years of neglect, the art deco Capitol Theatre was freshly restored in 2015 and is once again taking centre stage. Built in 1929 and locally dubbed …
Battambang
In the area around the old train station and along the tracks just south of there, you can explore a treasure trove of crumbling, French-era repair sheds,…
Nha Trang
Billed as an outdoor aquarium, it's actually more a fish-breeding farm where over 40 species of fish, crustacean and other marine creatures are raised…
Kalimantan
This 215-year-old keraton (royal palace) was built after descendants of brothers from other mothers (same father: the 9th sultan) got tired of alternating…
Chiang Rai Province
The first sight you’ll inevitably see in Sop Ruak is Phra Chiang Saen Si Phaendin, a giant Buddha statue financed by a Thai-Chinese foundation. The statue…
Mandalay
This dusty, dowdy and poorly lit collection displays archaeological finds, buddhas and a bullock cart. As is the case in many local archaeology museums,…
Mandalay
This octagonal library tower houses religious scripts and manuscripts (but not the old, dusty, ancient kind, or at least, not any on show to the public)…
Northern Laos
Stairways lead up from the main road to the town's two-storey museum, featuring colonial-style shutters and Asian gables. Inside, much of it is dedicated…
Ubon Ratchathani
This humble brick obelisk in the northeast corner of Thung Si Meuang park was erected by former WWII allied-forces POWs in gratitude for the secret…
Malaysia
If you happen to be in the neighbourhood, this street-art project in a narrow alley provides a welcome splash of colour with its evolving murals of urban…
Northern Laos
Wander down to the river to discover Muang La's modest hot spring that bubbles into the river when water levels are high. When levels are low, a flimsy…
Northern Laos
Commanding the rise directly above the speedboat landing, 3km south of the central area, Wat Thadsuvanna Phakham is a colourful temple featuring a row of…
Northeastern Thailand
This shrine commemorates two princesses, daughters of the King of Vientiane, who died when their boat sank in a storm. There's a similar one in Nong Khai…
Kep
This 'beach' has dining platforms and food shacks, but not really any sand as such. It begins a few hundred metres southeast of Kep Beach, just past the…
Luang Prabang
This mysterious footprint close to Phu Si is one of many scattered around Southeast Asia, and is said to be that of the Buddha after he reached…
Cambodia–Vietnam Friendship Monument
Phnom Penh
This optimistically named monument was built to a Vietnamese (and rather communist) design in 1979. Concerts are often held in the park, which springs to…
Udon Thani Province
About 300m southwest of the burial site (follow the signs for 'Phuan House which the King and Queen visited in 1972'), this traditional Isan house is…
Mekong Delta
Housed in an ornate gem of a French-colonial-era building, this museum's collection includes lots of war photos and some Oc-Eo artefacts and pottery. The…
Pulau Langkawi
While there are plenty of animals around (with an emphasis on exotic birds), feeding is encouraged and animals are kept in relatively poor conditions…
Northern Laos
The old market is in a rather sorry state and feels all but abandoned, but a new market has been built behind the old structure. Head to the right side of…
East Bali
Home to members of the extended Karangasem royal family, this compound opposite Puri Agung Karangasem is surrounded by long walls; within them there are…
East Bali
Pantai Lepang's carbon-coloured sand and small dunes were enough to encourage a multinational company to construct a massive resort here, which has in…
Nong Khai
Wat Hai Sok is right in the thick of the action, across from Mut Mee Garden Guesthouse. It contains the 'Two Princesses Shrine' and is a popular place to…
Luang Prabang
The five-piece Royal Palace Car Collection includes two 1960s Lincoln Continentals, a rare wing-edged 1958 Edsel Citation and a dilapidated Citroën DS…
Ipoh
This late-19th-century mosque, attractively painted white and sky blue, is tucked away in Ipoh's new town, on the east bank of the Kinta River.
Myanmar (Burma)
Surrounded by a moat and undergoing extensive restoration at the time of writing, this is Bago's principal Hindu temple.
Udon Thani Province
This temple is 500m north of the burial site, across the little bridge. The awesome childlike murals in the white two-storey storage building at the back…
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