Cardiff Castle

Boasting Roman ruins, a Norman keep and a lavishly ornate Victorian stately home, Cardiff Castle isn't your usual Welsh fortress.

Ho Chi Minh City: Part 1

Elegant 19th century French colonial architecture and a sobering visit to the War Remnants Museum.

The ingenious, sprawling network of tunnels were used by the Viet Cong to carry out a guerilla campaign against the US during the Vietnam War.

An unexpected walking tour of Hue, including the bizarre Military Museum and a fabulous gallery dedicated to the Vietnamese artist LeBaDang.

Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, the Hao Lo Prison and the Temple of Literature are among Hanoi's most notable sights.

Overwhelming, but exhilarating: my first impressions of Vietnam's capital left me raring to further explore the lively city.

Strategically located on the French side of the Rhine, the vauban of Neuf-Brisach is surrounded by an enormous octagonal fortress.