Cham Palace

... Ha Pottery craftsmen had ever been invited by the Court of Nguyen Dynasty in Hue to create special products for activities of the imperial palace. The same as Kim Bong wood craftsmen, they were put at the eight or nine grades of mandarin system. In the ...

... ; We decided to stay there for $4.  Not the best though as floor littered with dead flies and other unidentified bits!! Kampong Cham pretty deserted as everyone was at the water festival (yes another one we've missed) in Phnom Penh.  Whilsy ...

... a bit fresher after a shower under a trickle of water, I've had a wander around Cambodia's third largest city - Kampong Cham. It's a comfortable temperature, there's less traffic but there seems to be a distinct lack of streetlights! I've now survived ...

... . It takes place every year in Phnom Penh when hoards of people inundate the riverbanks of the Tonle Sap in front of the royal palace creating gridlock in every direction. For the past month every province has been holding small boat races to see who will ...

So after wandering around Bangkok, checking out Khao San road (big backpacker street- lots of hostels and souveniers etc), the Grand Palace, and the Viman Mek Mansion (a big teak mansion, former residence of one of the kings), it was back to the hotel for ...

... definitely made up for the vendors at the wall. It was so pulchritudinous and quiet. The details, colors, and serenity of the palace rivaled the beauty of Himeji-jo in Japan. Unfortunately we didn't stay there long and went to see an Acrobatics show ...

... trip but our driver would be with us all the way and would organise guides at each stop, which seemed OK to us. The Cham Palace hotel was quite upmarket for us and seemed so civilized after Egypt, another bonus was a deli and pharmacy across the road.. ...

... is just starting to pick up momentum and ATMs are spreading but not yet functional everywhere. In Bosra we had to stay in Cham Palace, one of a chain of hotels owned by a Syrian millionaire. Instead of camping as we had originally planned, we now have to ...

... a bumpy ride in places. We then drove to Amman. This took about 3 hours, including stopping for lunch. We are now in the Amman Cham Palace Hotel. The rooms are OK but the service is very poor. Our room is on the 7th floor, the only non-smoking one. There ...

... hour flight we arrived at 5 p.m. at the Queen Alia International Airport. We had to wait over an hour till our guide brought us our visas. Then we drove to the Amman Cham Palace Hotel. After a late dinner we went to bed. Tomorrow our trip will ...

... SYP, about 10 euros, compared with 140 euros  for the room at the Cham, which sounds tempting. Our information was that the Cham Palace was the only accommodation option in town. Murray is more keen than Dianne, but we say we will have a look, even ...

... are bored out of their minds here in Damascus. As a diversion they took us around the city and to dinner at the Cham Palace. The Cham Palace is a five star hotel with a revolving restaurant on the top so we had a great meal and a slow 360 degree view ...

... The bus then turned up early and LJ had to go without her food. The trip to Dalat took about 4 hours, stopping off at an ancient Cham palace on the way. LJ was desperate for the loo but we didn't have any change so a lady on the bus paid for her which ...

... dropped me off over 4 km from where I wanted to be. I wander around the neighbourhood, trying to find a hotel listed in my guidebook (Cham Palace runs $200 a night; the most expensive in Let's Go is $23), and wind up taking the first hotel I come across; ...

... there for centuries and I found it again!) Another visit to the souk with Jennifer on Wed. I met her for breakfast at the Cham Palace hotel. We daudled from 8 to 10am and then we hit the fabric souk with a vengeance. Jennifer (Canadian) is a quilter ...

... some reason he took me to a Chinese (specifically Yunnan Province) education fair at this huge Chinese hotel called Don Cham Palace. Seriously huge hotel for Vientiane and virtually deserted. The place was filled with young Lao students in their uniforms ...

... than it did Syria. They hotel was going to charge $20 each to swim in their dated pool, so we wandered down to Cham Palace, which had a much better beach, complete with sun loungers, palm trees and sparkling waters. I was very surprised to see all the ...

... , looked at a few churches in the Christian quarter and then spent the rest of the afternoon lounging by the pool at the Cham Palace Hotel. My tummy was starting to make a few strange noises so I welcomed the respite from the hustle and bustle ...

... top of the range basic hotel overlooking the Orontes river and the slightly more upmarket and totally out of my price range Cham Palace Hotel. I wouldn't feel comfortable there anyway. I walk the streets to explore food options as usual and spot ...

... all felt the need for a turkish coffee after them. As all the traditional cafes were men-only affairs we visited one at the Cham Palace Hotel. Paid a ridiculous price for the coffees but it was great coffee. While we were walking around a trucks was going ...