The mighty Mekong is home to as many as 1,000 Irrawaddy dolphins, unique among cetaceans because their heads are rounded, and their beaks are short. Only 92 are left in a small section of the river between the town of Kratié (pop. just over 38,000) w
Situated between Vietnam and Thailand, Cambodia also shares a border with Laos in the north. It covers 181,035 square kilometers of land and has a population of 15 million (with a density of 82 people per square kilometer). Many people may have
I once read a quote that "time wasted at the beach is time well spent." Tranquil and serene, beaches have that magic, that makes you forget the outside world, and time spent here is the time he/she gives to him/herself, sitting for hours gazing at
Majority-Buddhist Cambodia is a small, semi-authoritarian constitutional monarchy between Vietnam and Thailand with a rich history dating back to the founding of the Khmer Empire in 802. It suffered greatly during the Vietnam War era and especially
True, one person’s “freaky” is another’s chicken nuggets. And we all know there’s a big, wide world of gustatory tastes out there. But most people reading this would have to agree that fried tarantulas, chicken fetuses, worm cheese, and baby mouse wi
When we first visited Cambodia, we knew that it is a poor country, and we expected to see poverty and beggars, mostly child beggars. However, we have lived in Angola and traveled through Africa so it shouldn't be worse or much different. Well, it
Read more…The Complete Travel Writing & Marketing Master Class
What: A comprehensive destination marketing & sales workshop for travel writers of all levels.
Where: Shinta Mani Resort, Siem Reap, Cambodia
When: October 22-28, 2017
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Tour operators are opening up previously inaccessible adventures for families. And so recently I found myself nestled between the huge roots of a banyan tree, watching my two kids clambering around the dilapidated ruins of Angkor's remote and gloriou
Can anyone offer advice on how to travel from Bangkok to Siem Reap, Cambodia? What sites, other than Angkor Wat, are best to see in that area?
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