Tag: “Colonial”

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  1. Farm on Ile d'Orleans

    A small farm located on Ile d'Orleans, a small agricultural based island on the St. Lawrence River near Quebec City.

  2. Looking out at the St. Lawrence River

    A view from Ile d'Orleans.

  3. The Forgotten Staircase

    A crumbling staircase behind an old church on Ile d'Orleans.

  4. Ouro Preto, Brazil

    An old colonial town in the interior of Brazil charms visitors with history and stunning views.

  5. Kampot

    Kampot is a sleepy riverside town that was established by the French in the early 1900s and is a classic example of crumbling colonial architecture. It is not far from the Vietnamese border, so if you come up from Vietnam, it is a good place to stop on your way north.

  6. Bokor Hill Station

    Bokor Hill Station sits atop a mountain of the same name, in what is now a national park. It is 42km from the sleepy riverside town of Kampot and a few hours south of the capital, Phnom Penh.

  7. Come gamble in Bokor! A charming hilltop retreat surrounded by landmines.

    When most visitors to Cambodia think of ruins, visions of ancient Khmer temples rising out of the creeping jungle come to mind - an abandoned French colonial hill station, surrounded by unexploded ordnance, swathed in mist does not.

  8. La chocolaterie de l'ile d'Orleans

    A wonderful chocolate shop and cafe located in the town of Sainte-Petronille on ile d'Orleans.

  9. Hidden Beach

    We stumbled across this hidden beach behind a church on Ile d'Orleans on the St. Lawrence River where I surprisingly collected seashells.

  10. Old Boats

    Old boats located in Saint-Laurent on Ile d'Orleans.