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Encountering the Khmer Smile in Angkor Wat Angkor Wat at dusk. Photo © Tom Vater. A “trip of a lifetime” is not a journey undertaken easily. It’s a journey of the heart and the soul. It need not be a trip to the end of the world, but it does perhaps need to be a trip that will linger in the memory long after one has returned home. For me,
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Chaul Chnam Thmey: Happy New Year in Cambodia Sand mounds and small model boats in front of a pagoda in Siem Reap, near the Angkor ruins. Photo © Aroon Thaewchatturat. In many places around the world, December is a month filled with holiday celebration. In Cambodia, a predominantly Buddhist nation, the New Year is celebrated in April (right i
Happy New Year, Cambodia Style For three days in mid-April, Choul Chnam, the Khmer New Year, celebrates the beginning of the Buddhist religion. The year 2016 is in fact 2559 in the Buddhist calendar. Traditionally, people gather in their local temples to make offerings. The Khmer, like the Thais, enjoy throwing copious amounts
Cambodia's Top 10 Temples The god-kings of the Khmer Empire built a huge number of temples across Cambodia as well as in today’s southern Laos and parts of Thailand. The most famous, Angkor Wat, now attracts up to 6,000 visitors per day. Others, almost as spectacular but more remote, attract but a handful of visitors
Plan a Trip to Cambodia: Where & When to Go The temples around Angkor are Southeast Asia’s greatest architectural gems, bar none, and the bustling capital of Phnom Penh has come a long way from a dangerous slum-scape to a chaotic but quite beautiful riverside city. Several remote temples that have lingered in deep forest, virtually forgotte
The Temples of Angkor 1-3 Day Itinerary The main temples of Angkor can be seen in a day, but that hardly does justice to this UNESCO World Heritage Site. Three days in Angkor gives you enough time to soak up the main structures at your leisure and get a good impression of the former might of the Khmer culture. Visitors to the Angkor Arc
Discover Angkor Wat The first rays of the sun touch the central towers of Angkor Wat. A group of young monks, their robes a luminous orange, cross the causeway to the world’s largest religious building. A stone’s throw away, rice paddies and golden temple roofs shimmer in the morning sun. Old women, their heads hidde
The Khmer Empire in One Week If you have a week in Siem Reap, you can see all the main temple sites in the Angkor Archaeological Park at your own pace and also take in a couple of the more remote and far less visited Khmer monuments. Corridor in the Beng Melea ruins near Siem Reap. Photo by Guillen Perez licensed Creative Com
Travel Itinerary: One Day in Phnom Penh Phnom Penh, despite its ever-growing volume of traffic, is still a great city to explore on foot, at least in some places. The main sites, including the two biggest markets, can be seen in a day. The Independence Monument located at the intersection of Norodom and Sihanouk Boulevards. Photo © Chri
Community-Based Tourism in Cambodia We receive so much when we are on the road—we immerse ourselves in foreign cultures and meet people whose life experiences are completely different than our own. But we watch, listen, learn, and enjoy. This is especially poignant when we travel in the developing world, where life’s problems are on
Round Up: Cambodia's Best of Community-Based Tourism If you’re interested in community-based tourism in Cambodia, this quick round-up of the best performances, hotels, shops and more is an excellent place to start. For a more in-depth exploration of why community-based tourism is important, check out Tom Vater’s personal experiences in C
Volunteering in Cambodia Following decades of conflict, Cambodia is still an extremely poor country. There are a plethora of aid projects in the country, some definitely more beneficial and philanthropic than others, many downright criminal and exploitative. Make no mistake: Development and aid are businesses, and the ste
Photography Tips for Travelers in Cambodia Cambodia is a very photogenic country: spectacular temples that change personality with the shifting light of day, colonial architecture, river and lake vistas, forests and white sand beaches, and, most importantly, the country’s enigmatic and friendly people. Here are a few basic tips on ho
Gay and Lesbian Travelers in Cambodia Cambodia is a gay-friendly country. That’s not to say that homosexuality is celebrated in this conservative Buddhist nation, but with former King Sihanouk commenting positively about gay rights, gay and lesbian visitors are generally welcome. Phnom Penh and Siem Reap have several gay hangouts. Rai
All About Traditional Cambodian Food For many first-time visitors, the essence of Cambodian food might not be obvious, or if it is, the thought of partaking in typical Cambodian cuisine might not appear to be an altogether attractive option. After all, Cambodia’s staple diet consists of prahoc, a strong-smelling fermented fish paste,
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