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AOL Travel - Holidays for 2012: Twenty-one Perfect Ideas
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Article by Roshina Jowaheer, AOL Travel, 28 December 2011
"ABOUTAsia Travel offers a six-night trip combining The Plantation and Siem Reap's Shinta Mani, including private transfers and guided tours of Angkor and Phnom Penh..."
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AOL Travel - Editor's Picks: Brilliant Holidays for January and February 2012
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Article by Roshina Jowaheer, AOL Travel, 05 December 2011
"Grab a discount luxury stay at Cambodia's first ever island resort. Combine with Angkor; stay nine nights full board in Song Saa and five nights in Siem Reap with ABOUTAsia Travel, including all transfers, VIP visa service, and private guided tours..."
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50 Best Trips For 2012 - Cambodia: Go wild!
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Wanderlust, 24 November 2011
"Cambodia specialist ABOUTAsia Travel has teamed up with the Sam Veasna Center (a sustainable tourism NGO) to run the Cambodia Super Tour special-access wildlife trip. Visiting several private reserves, and accompanied by local villagers who have been trained as guides, you'll have the chance to spot a multitude of animals. A rare opportunity to experience Cambodia's wild side while supporting local projects..."
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The Daily Telegraph - Brighten Up Your Travel Experience
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Article by David Atkinson, The Daily Telegraph, November 2011
"AboutAsia Travel offers a six-night itinerary staying at The Plantation and Shinta Mani..."
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Where to go in December
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Article by Isabel Choat, The Guardian UK, 07 November 2011
"For the next three months (Song Saa) is offering a major discount, so if you are going to splash out on a once-in-a-lifetime week of luxury, now is the time to do it..."
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The Sunday Time - The Revitalised Destination
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The Sunday Times, November 2011
"Cambodia has escaped its troubled past to become Southeast Asia's most vibrant country..."
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AOL Travel - Hot Holiday Destinations for 2012
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Article by Roshina Jowaheer, AOL Travel, 17 October 2011
"If you fancy a trip to the Far East, 2012 is the time to do it & Cambodia is tipped as the next big beach destination. A whole host of new luxury hotels opening in late 2011 confirms it's nearly ready to be placed on the A-list hotspot map..."
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National Geographic - Angkor Wat: The City of All Cities
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National Geographic Magazine, August 2011
"If you are a first time visitor to Siem Reap & Angkor, check out AboutAsia, a luxury private Cambodia tour agency..."
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The Age - With Two in Tow
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Article by Amanda Woodard, The Age, 28 August 2011
"Our minibus and guide are from the locally based company ABOUTAsia, which ploughs its profits into funding local primary schools for disadvantaged children..."
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The Guardian UK - Where to go in September
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Report by Isabel Choat, The Guardian UK, 04 August 2011
"September is a canny time to tour the country. Hotels are still priced at low season rates, tourists will be sparse and the countryside will be lush and attractive after the monsoon period..."
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Metro UK - This Week:
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Metro UK, August 2011
"Cambodia travel specialist ABOUTAsia is offering a private boat trip between Siem Reap and Battambang, taking a leisurely look at South East Asia's largest freshwater lake, the Tonle Sap..."
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Time Out: Beijing - The Seven Wonders of Asia
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Article by Pia Gadari - Reuters correspondent for Asia, Time Out: Bejing, August 2011
"Knowing how to avoid crowds at Angkor's temples turns what could be a bewildering experience into one that's breathtaking, and it is made possible by Bunchhay, our expert guide from ABOUTAsia..."
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Condé Nast Traveller - Insider Tips: Angkor
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Article by Hazel Lubbock, Condé Nast Traveller, 23 June 2011
"Specialist touring company ABOUTAsia Travel guides travellers away from the tourist crowds. So we asked founder Andy Booth to share the lesser-known treasures of the Angkor..."
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Sydney Morning Herald - A Temple of Your Own
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Article by David Whitley, Sydney Morning Herald, 29 May 2011
"To get the best out of the major sites, some cunning herd-avoidance strategies are needed..."
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My Daily UK - The best undiscovered beaches in the world
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Article by Katie Jones, My Daily UK, 12 April 2011
"Cambodia is often ignored over neighbouring Thailand which means that the country boasts many more unspoilt beaches..."
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The Sunday Times - Asia's Greatest Getaways...
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The Sunday Times, 07 March 2011
"Song Saa is exciting because it mixes pure-shores escapism with an admirably eco-friendly attitude. ABOUTAsia Travel has a full-board week from..."
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The Sunday Times - Low-cost in Cambodia...
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The Sunday Times, 14 February 2011
"The cost to the volunteer of some projects can be equal to a flashy holiday in the Maldives. But not all. ABOUTAsia Schools is a non profit organisation and does not charge its volunteers..."
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The Sunday Time - Want a special holiday? Go to the people who know
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The Sunday Times, 05 February 2011
"The former French colonial town of Kampot offers a taste of old Indochina. Go this year before a new casino and golf resort change it forever..."
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BBC World News - Exploring Cambodia's temples off the beaten track
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Report by Michelle Jana Chan, BBC World News, 01 February 2011
"Each year more than a million tourists visit the temples at Angkor Wat in Cambodia. It is one of the world's greatest religious monuments and the area is becoming increasingly congested. But if you are in search of rest and reflection, the country is blessed with hundreds of other temples - some of which rival the mystery and majesty of Angkor..."
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Hampstead and Highgate Express - Old and New Face of the East
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Report by Ben McPartland, Hampstead and Highgate Express, 09 December 2010
"Specialist tours of Angkor and Beng Mealea can be organised through ABOUTAsia travel, whose expert guides specialise in the art of avoiding the throngs..."
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Sydney Morning Herald - Fortress of Solitude
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Report by Paul Sheehan, Sydney Morning Herald, 20 November 2010
"When you lose the crowds, a visitor can feel just a little like Henri Mouhot, the French naturalist who came upon Angkor in 1860 when the complex was still under a canopy of equatorial forest..."
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Tages Anzeiger - Schaukeltour an den Ufern des Tonle Sap
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Report by Daniel Paterlunger, Tages Anzeiger, 18 November 2010
"Tours to the villages of the Tonle Sap lake, with knowledgeable and language-skilled guiding, is offered by «About Asia Travel», a company in Siem Reap, that gives its profits to the building of schools..."
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Panorama Travel - Cambogia
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Report by Pietro Scozzari, Panorama Travel, August 2010
"The only company was the guide and driver, two sweethearts under a tree 200 meters away and half a dozen docile water buffalo grazing in the golden water. Truly a spectacle of nature..."
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Condé Nast Traveller - Asia's last Eden
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Special Report by Christopher Cox, Condé Nast Traveller, July 2010
"To stay ahead of the pack, (Andrew) Booth pays his guides to spend a half-day every week researching new sights, routes, and seasonal specialties, all in the quest for spice notes..."
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DestinAsian - Angkor Away
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Side Trip by Christopher Cox, DestinAsian, April/May 2010
"Andrew J. Booth, president of Siem Reap-based tour operator ABOUTAsia, who started taking clients to Beng Mealea in 2005, just two years after the ruins were thoroughly demined..."
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Bavarian News - Cambodia
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Report by Coleen Caputo, Bavarian News, May 2009
"...we planned our trip using the travel agency, ABOUTAsia... What we found over our five-day trip was a safe country, rich in culture, history and spirit..."
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Sidney Morming Herald - Angkor Wat: Shadows of a Lost Empire
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Article by Anne Chalfant, Sidney Morming Herald, 2008
"...hire a quick-witted guide who can snake you in and out of temples without getting tangled with tour bus crowds..."
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Nevada Appeal - Cambodian Lessons
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Article by Rick Gunn, Nevada Appeal, 2007
"...thus began the other-worldly soundtrack that matched Angkor's mind-melting imagery with a type of immaculate seamlessness..."
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Ezine @rticles - The Poor End of Town: Tourism to the Third World
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Interview by Nola Hersey, Ezine @rticles, 2005
"...We are giving the neediest children of Cambodia an interest in their own heritage...This is no compromise of ethical tourism versus a great service for the tourist..."
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