Leading archaeologist Dr. Damian Evans and landmine expert and cartographer Stéphane De Greef, both freelance study tour leaders for ABOUTAsia Travel, have been integral to a new research project that has led to the discovery of Mahendraparvata city, founded 1,200Read more…
If you get the timings wrong and end up amidst the armies of camera-clutching tourists, imagining discovering your own piece of Angkor could seem, well, unimaginable. ABOUTAsia strives to avoid the stock tourist trails by conducting footfall counts atRead more…
My country, my Beer – Cambodia. This is what every other poster states and indeed, sipping on one, I am recalling the events of the past weekend. March and April, the hot and dry months, are best spent in A/CRead more…
Cambodia’s burgeoning capital, Phnom Penh, is jammed with colourful city streets bustling with activity and the frenetic energy of the “flexible” driving rules of its motos and cars. Previously the postcard-pretty “Pearl of Asia”, tree-studded boulevards and French-colonial facades recalledRead more…
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…
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…
