Dear Globetrotter:

Welcome to the 488th issue of your monthly foreign-travel magazine.

This publication continues to prosper because of the travelers who subscribe to it (thank you) and the companies that advertise in it (thank them).

If you’re thinking of visiting a particular destination, consider the offerings of one of the tour operators who are providing support to ITN… and let them know where you saw their ad. They’ll appreciate the feedback....

Vietnam

My husband, John, and I live in upstate New York, and most of the retired people in our area are “snowbirds,” who head south to spend the winter in warmer, snow-free states. John and I head all the way to Asia for three months. We find Asia reasonable, cost-wise, and enjoy the diversity of cultures. We like the flexibility of wintering for a few weeks each in several countries.

In January 2016 we were in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam. We had been there...

Early Khmer temples at Angkor

Tomes have been written about Angkor. Not at all surprising, since this area, located in northwestern Cambodia, is one of the world’s foremost archaeological sites! It was, in its time, one of the greatest empires on Earth.

From the early ninth century until roughly the mid-15th, this part of Cambodia witnessed an explosion of temple building that reached its apogee in the 12th century with the construction of Angkor Wat by the Khmer king...