Give a big warm welcome to Siem Reap’s big top! Phare, The Cambodian Circus has landed in temple town with their first night’s dynamic performance earlier this month. This sister set-up of the circus troupe from Phare Ponleu Selpak, anRead more…
Unexpected Luxury – Pakbeng
Pakbeng is not high on the list of luxury travel destinations – a small town on the side of the Mekong, well upstream of Laos’ pearl, Luang Prabang. Pakbeng’s main distinction for travellers has long been as an overnight stopRead more…
Prek Toal – birds, boats and beers
Prek Toal is a conservation success story in South East Asia. A floating village on the North West edge of the great Tonle Sap lake, it is the gateway to the Prek Toal Core Bird Reserve, a model of environmentalRead more…
Elephant Heaven
We are often asked about Elephant Trekking and Elephant Rides in Cambodia. We used to offer elephant treks in Mondulkiri, but Englishman Jack Highwood has shown us another way – and offers an incredible experience in the East of theRead more…
Testing the water 2017
A sunny Saturday in Siem Reap – so much for the wet season 2017! Wandering down to the Tonle Sap, and one of its fishing villages, Kompong Phluk, we set out on our research trip, taking to the water byRead more…
Getting away from it all…
While the Temples of Angkor are the reason to come to Siem Reap, there are plenty of other things to do to avoid temple fatigue, and to see some of the countryside and rural ways of life that are justRead more…