Travels with BRANCY

Author: Brian

  • Chiang Mai

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    We added Chiang Mai to our itinerary based on the suggestion of several friends and we are glad we did! We stayed inside the walled and moated “Old City” which is at the center of the city. Around Town The walls and the moat Sunday Night Market Mae Sae Waterfall Mae Sae is a 10–storied waterfall located…

  • Angkor Temples – Day 2

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    Our Small Circuit Tour We set off with Tobi (our driver) for sunrise at Angkor Wat. This was the starting point for our small circuit which covers the most popular temples in close proximity to Siem Reap. Angkor Wat The temple is a representation of Mount Meru, the home of the gods according to Hindu…

  • Angkor Temples – Day 1

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    Our big circuit tour We hired Tobi, the man who drove us from Phnom Phen to Siem Reap, as our driver for touring the Angkor Temples. The big circuit covers the temples further out from Siem Reap and Angkor Wat. He charged us $60 for the big circuit and $50 for the small circuit. This…

  • Siem Reap

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    On the road, Phnom Penh to Siem Reap Spean Praptos Also known as Kampomng Kdei Bridge is a corbeled stone-arch bridge built in the 12th century with more than twenty narrow arches spanning 285 ft. Pub Street Khmer Apsara Show The Khmer Apsara dance is a traditional Cambodian dance depicting heavenly female spirits known as apsaras. The show…

  • S21 Prison & The Killing Fields

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    Phnom Phen Necessary and informative visit to these sites of the Cambodian genocide. Tuol Sleng prison, also known as S21, was the largest prison facility operated by the Khmer Rouge during their reign of terror from 17-Apr-1975 to 7-Jan-1979. This former Phnom Penh high school was converted into a place of unspeakable acts perpetrated by…

  • Phnom Phen

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    Around Town Temples and Monkeys (& children) Evening River Cruise Bike Ride crossing Tonie Sap and the Mekong rivers Ohana Phnom Penh Palace Hotel

  • Traveling in Vietnam

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    During our two weeks in Vietnam, we experienced several modes of transportation. We flew twice, took a train once, utilized a taxi service called Grab (think Lyft or Uber), and took a bus from HCMC to Phenh Phom. Our flights were on the low-cost airline VietJet. I would say VietJet is typical for any low-cost…

  • Ho Chi Minh City

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    Food History – Pittman Building 22 Gia Long Street is the apartment building which the U.S. government evacuated employees by helicopter during the fall of Saigon, April 1975. Independence Palace / Presidential Palace Around HCMC

  • Hue 2

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    Day Tour through the countryside Nightlife White Lotus Hue Hotel

  • Hue 1

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    City on the Perfume River Imperial City The Imperial City is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The citadel complex was heavily damaged in two armed conflicts. The first between the French and the Viet Minh in 1947 and again in 1968 during the Tet Offensive which involved the US Marines and ARVN fighting PAVN (NVA)…