May I introduce: An Aussie who runs a B&B in Cambodia
What inspires someone with 20 years experience in the hotel industry in Australia to pull up roots and plop them down again in Cambodia? That’s what Matt Elliott did. He first went to Cambodia as a tourist—that was 2008—fell in love with the country (as in “who wouldn’t want to live here!”) and returned a year later to open a B&B in Siem Reap. There are advantages to owning a hotel in Siem Reap for the … Read entire article »
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The Killing Fields: Where monks were made to disappear
I was having one of those rambling conversations with the Aussie who owns the B&B where I was staying in Siem Reap and found myself saying that what I missed in Cambodia were the temples like the ones in Thailand and Laos, two countries I had just visited. He was rather aghast for hadn’t I just visited Angkor where the temples were built for the gods? But Angkor is about ancient glories, now “rediscovered” and restored. … Read entire article »
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Tonlé Sap, Cambodia: Where houses float or sit on stilts
I met a woman from Denmark over breakfast at my B&B in Siem Reap who had just been to Kampong Khleang, a remote village where houses are on stilts. She went there by tuk-tuk and spent her time mixing with the villagers. Her enthusiasm was obvious and though I wasn’t quite sure what the excitement was all about I felt we had similar appreciations, that this village was something I should see. So instead of … Read entire article »
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Ta Prohm (and the other Angkor temples!)
Everyone seems to know about Angkor, that archaeological wonder in the jungles of Cambodia where so many temples have been restored. The most famous are probably the Temple of Angkor Wat and the Bayon Temple at Angkor Thom. About two million people come every year to see them along with several others. A favourite of mine is Ta Prohm because it’s the least restored and when you’re there you can just imagine how awed the … Read entire article »
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