Of all the ways to reach Siem Reap, the hub that serves for visiting Ankor Wat in Cambodia, I imagine arriving by boat is perhaps the best way to do it. The tour I signed up with offered just that, a boat trip along the Sangker river starting […]
Located 11km south west of Battambang, Phnom Sampeau is a place of stark contrasts and will leave you with a jumble of emotions. It’s best known for it’s “killing caves”. Major atrocities occurred here during the Khmer Rouge regime in the mid to late 1970s. Victims were bludgeoned […]
Battambang is a vibrant town included in many travel itineraries of Cambodia as a useful stop-over en-route from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap. The focal point of the town is of course the market. Every morning, fresh produce from surrounding farms are brought in and are sold in […]
If you have some free time in Phnom Penh and have visited the main sites of interest in the city, here are three locations I recommend you head for to get more in tune with the heartbeat of the city. All three are within 1km distance of each other […]
Situated just a few hundred meters from the riverfront in the northeast of Phnom Penh, Wat Phnon is perched on a small hilltop sanctuary from which city got its name. It’s a popular place for both tourists and locals, drawing quite large crowds at weekends and public holidays. […]
Are you educated ? Can you speak a foreign language? Are you religious ? Do you wear glasses ? Four simple questions, and the chances are you are able to respond “yes” to at least one of them. You would probably not consider any of these questions to […]
Welcome to Cambodia ! Dominating the southern riverfront of Phnom Penh, and yet slightly concealed by a crenelated outer wall is the Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda. Built in traditional Khmer style, the wall that encompasses the complex is painted white and yellow, the two colours representing the […]
(NB : I have subsequently revisited this site, for an updated account please see my post on Akbar’s Tomb – Sikandra). The mausoleum of the Mughal emperor Akbar lies on the outskirts of Agra in an area called Sikanda. It’s believed that Akbar himself chose this location for […]
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