Opening hours: 7.30am – 5.30pm Preah Khan in the authors favorite temple to photograph within the Angkor complex due to it’s many hidden treasures and forever changing lighting with the seasons. Every tour seems to produce something new. The temple lies east west with ever lasting chambers, a delight for the photographer. Tour groups mostly…
Do’s and don’ts when visiting Angkor Wat. This article, based on our experience from running photography workshops in Angkor park. It is aimed at photographers who intend to visit the temple complex, however many points are relevant to all visitors. Jet lag, Don’t expect to get off a long haul flight and do a full…
Kratie is a beautiful small town half way between the Laos border and Cambodia’s capital city, Phnom Penh. Unlike Siem Reap, it is almost un-spoilt by the tourist industry, with only a scattering of bars and restaurants to facilitate the small quantities of visitors traveling through. It is a typical market town with a central…
Kampot Kampot, a once small town on the south coast of Cambodia, is a great hub for exploring. The countryside and local attractions can be a great experience for both the tourist and photographer. Grab a moto, rent a passapp or tuktuk and go explore. The demise of Sinookvile and speculative investments from Khmer and…
Visakha Bucha day 2025 falls on May 11th If witnessing buddhist ceremonies is your thing, Visakha Bucha day is one of the finest times to be in Cambodia. The ceremony is practiced all over Asia, where locals, children & elders, enter the pagodas to be taught Buddhist precepts for five nights, six days. Visakha Bucha…
2025 Khmer New Year – April 14th-16th A three day* festival enjoyed by the whole country, where crowds flock to select destinations & homelands to celebrate with their friends & relatives. Many tourists and ex-pats avoid any travel during this holiday as the whole country is on the move, it is however a great opportunity…
Located 100km east of the Angkor park, Preah Khan, or Prasat Bakan, with it’s 5km square walls forms the largest of all the Ankorian complexes. For the visitor, this forgotten city offers a scattering of remote temples in mostly derelict states due to looting in recent times. However, in contrast to Angkor park, you…
Kampong Pluk is one of four villages within traveling distance from Siem Reap on the shores of the Tonle Sap , the biggest natural lake in South East Asia. The others are Mechrey, one of our favorite places in Cambodia, the beautiful and biggest village of Kampong Kleang with it’s abundance of local culture. The fourth is Chog Kneas which…
Chinese new year 2025, the year of the snake, Jan 29th Chinese new year 2024, the year of the dragon, Feb 10th Chinese new year celebrations, also known as Spring Festival, starts on the evening preceding the new moon of the first lunar month & runs until the full moon, coinciding with Tet, the Vietnamese…
Awesome place. A plateau over 30 kilometers long which you can see on a good day from R6 when approaching Siemreap from Phnom Penh. It’s 40k to the check point at the bottom of the hill, the road is good all the way. A further 10k up the hill you will reach the main…