This is an image heavy post, so please have patience as it loads. I hope you’ll agree it’s worth it! The ocean may be the body of water that defines many South East Asian nations, but not this one. Cambodia is dominated by another feature, a great lake- The Tonle Sap. The lake serves as the…

Like the one before, this week’s Photo of the Week also comes from one of Cambodia’s beautiful islands. We visited Koh Rong Samloem on a diving trip with Island Divers and well, I just can’t wait to tell you all about it. But for now, a teaser, in the form of Photo of the Week number…

It’s nearly 1am and I am with my group of friends on Pub Street trying to carry on a conversation in spite of the ever-increasing volume of music from the competing bars. The place is buzzing as travelers drink and socialize, tuk tuk drivers buzz anxiously outside the entry of every establishment like moths to a…

Seeing an Apsara dancing show is high on the to-do list of any tourist visiting Cambodia. The classical Khmer dance incorporates ancient stories into the performance, making it into a hybrid dance/drama. For visitors to Siem Reap, there are many options for seeing Apsara, from a casual free show at a dinner restaurant to brand new…

So it turns out neither Mark or I won our wager over last week’s Photo of the Week. I had secretly been rooting for Photo D, of the gecko and the fruit, whereas Mark was gunning for Photo A, of the boy on the Tonle Sap river. The real winner? Photo C, of the monkey on…

There are many ways to tour the temples of Angkor: by tuk-tuk, by moto, by air-conditioned coach, with a guide or without. During my 2009 trip to Angkor Wat, my Dad and I bought three-day passes and toured by tuk tuk, with my Dad and his encyclopedic memory of the guidebook serving as our guide. This…