Ha Long Bay, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, includes some 1,600 islands and islets forming a spectacular seascape of limestone pillars. This shot was taken from Sung Sôt or “Surprise Cave” which is one of the largest grottoes in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay.

One of the guardian gods at the North entrance of Angkor Thom in Cambodia. The statues symbolize the battle between good and evil, with one side of the gateway being the devas (gods), and on the other are the asuras (demons). They represent characters from the “Churning of the Ocean of Milk”, a Hindu creation myth depicted throughout temples in the Angkor area.

Young Cambodian girl in the Village of Kampong Cham off Tonlé Sap and the Mekong River.

Restoration in the corridors of the main temple at Angkor Wat.

Colorful bracelets are left on the fence around one of the mass graves at Choeung Ek, a `Killing Fields` site on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia where thousands of victims of the Khmer Rouge regime were killed.

The Bayon is a richly decorated Khmer temple at Angkor in Cambodia. It stands at the center of Angkor Thom

The north gate entrance to Angkor Thom is lined with sculptures of the guardian gods (devas) pulling the head of the snake (Shesha) in tandem.

Looking up to the roof at Ta Prohm Temple in Angkor, Cambodia, light rain joined bright sunshine.

Outer Wall of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

The site of the Tomb Raider movies.

Steps to the Bakan, the Central Tower of Angkor Wat in Cambodia.

Gazebo at the Royal Palace Complex in Phnom Penh.

The Terrace of the Elephants was used as a giant reviewing stand for public ceremonies and served as a base for the king's grand audience hall. It has five outworks extending towards the Central Square-three in the center and one at each end. The middle section of the retaining wall is decorated with life-size garuda and lions; towards either end are the two parts of the famous parade of elephants complete with their Khmer mahouts.

Nature and ruins are one in Angkor Thom.

Buddha's statue in the Vipassana Dhura Buddhist Meditation Center in Oudong, Cambodia’s former capital

The largest of all Angkor's temples and one of the best preserved. Surrounded by a huge rectangular reservoir and an outer wall measuring over 3km in length, the temple consists of three tiered galleries and five towers shaped like lotus buds.

Brahma Spire Atop the Throne Hall in the Royal Palace Complex in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

This World Heritage Site is the epitome of the high classical style of Khmer architecture, and it has become a symbol of Cambodia, appearing on its national flag.

Angkor is also a vernacular form of the word nokor, which comes from the Sanskrit word nagara (capital), while Wat is the Khmer word for temple.

Nature and ruins are one in Angkor Thom.

The monks of the Oudong Buddhist Monastery in Cambodia carved and maintain this amazing topiary gazebo.

According to Buddhist myths, Phra Mae Thorani is personified as a young woman wringing the cool waters of detachment out of her hair to drown Mara, the demon sent to tempt Gautama Buddha as he meditated under the Bodhi Tree.

The Preah Thineang Chan Chhaya or "Moonlight Pavilion", is an open-air pavilion that serves as a stage for Khmer classical dance in the past and present. It is one of the most notable buildings of the palace as it is easily seen from the outside as it was built alongside a section of the palace walls.

The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum or simply Tuol Sleng, is a museum chronicling the Cambodian genocide. Located in Phnom Penh, the site is a former secondary school that was used as Security Prison 21 by the Khmer Rouge regime from 1975 until its fall in 1979. From 1976 to 1979, an estimated 20,000 people were imprisoned at Tuol Sleng and it was one of between 150 and 196 torture and execution centers established by the Khmer Rouge and the secret police known as the Santebal (literally "keeper of peace").

Hanoi Hilton Museum in Vietnam. Sen. McCain spent parts of his five and a half years as a POW there.

The Silver Pagoda is a Buddhist temple located on the south side of the Royal Palace in Chey Chumneas, Phnom Penh. The official name is Wat Ubaosoth Ratanaram, also known as Wat Preah Keo Morakot, "Temple of the Emerald-Crystal Buddha") which is commonly shortened to Wat Preah Keo in Khmer.

The central, 59-meter spire topped with the white, four-faced head of Brahma. This sits atop the Throne Hall in the Royal Palace Complex in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Wat Langka Buddhist Temple in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

A shift change at the Samsung plant in Cambodia.

Monks of the Oudong Buddhist Monastery in Cambodia.

The central, 59-meter spire topped with the white, four-faced head of Brahma. This sits atop the Throne Hall in the Royal Palace Complex in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Traffic in Hanoi. Sensory Overload. Scooters and tuk-tuks (motorized rickshaws) weaved in and out amongst the cars and trucks. The lively hustle and bustle, the aromas, sounds, and colors seemed to endlessly line the streets of the city.

Women’s Temple at Banteay Srei