After days spent exploring the famous and exquisite temples of the incredibly diverse archeological site, captivating Angkor, by bicycle and on foot, you will see that one of the most pressing issues facing rural villagers around the Siem Reap and Angkor area is a lack of clean water.
Designated a World Heritage site in 1994, Vietnam’s Halong Bay is an atmospheric and mystical landscape of more than 2,000 limestone islets. It’s often compared to Guilin in China or Krabi in southern Thailand, but in reality it is much more spectacular.
Thimphu in Bhutan is one of the world’s most enigmatic capital cities. Spread over an altitudinal range of between 2,248 metres and 2,648 metres, it is an enchanting mix of crimson-robed monks, centuries-old whitewashed fortresses, policeman directing traffic and men and women clad in their traditional colourful dress of ghos and kiras.
Thirty minutes east of the beautiful fort town of Galle, and two hours from Colombo on Sri Lanka’s new highway, the latest addition to Sri Lanka’s impressive collection of boutique retreats is Cape Weligama, a stunning clifftop resort on the south coast. Occupying twelve manicured acres atop a singular promontory that rises 36 meters above the Indian Ocean, stunning panoramas are everywhere.