Historical sites

15 photos of the Um Muang Khmer temple ruin, which dates back to the 9th century

41 photos of Wat Phu, a Khmer temple and UNESCO World Heritage Site

12 photos of Ho Phra Keo, a former monastery and royal temple of the Lao monarchs

12 photos of Wat Sisaket, Vientiane's oldest Buddhist monastery

24 photos of Site 1, the largest of the three sites open to tourists in the Plain of jars

14 photos of site 2, about 25km south of Phonsavan

11 photos of the site 3, which lies about 10km south of site 2

43 photos of Melaka (also known as Malacca), Malaysia's most historic city

14 photos of the Andalus quarter, the southern section of the Fes el Bali medina

20 photos of the central part of the Fes el Bali medina, between the Rcif square and the Bab Bou Jeloud gate

21 photos of the Rcif square, in the heart of the Fes el-Bali medina

23 photos of the the western part of the Fes el Bali medina

21 photos of the Djemaa el Fna, the main square in Marrakech with food stalls and street artists

13 photos of the Kasbah, the ancient royal quarter, and the Mellah, the former Jewish quarter

10 photos of the Koutoubia mosque, the largest mosque in Marrakech with a 70m minaret

15 photos of the beautiful Ali ben Youssef medersa, a former Koranic school with some stunning decorations