Venice of the East

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok was known as the "Venice of the East" in the past as it was filled with many canals. People used to live on water doing their day to day activities while floating on boats. Many of these canals were filled in to make way for new roads and buildings over the past years but even now many of these old canals still remain on the Thonbui side of the Chao Phraya River.

Malacca, Malaysia

Malacca (Melaka), 'Venice of the East', is a famous historic port strategically located on the Straits of Malacca. It was founded by a Hindu ...