Cambodia was a dream come true for us. It was a place that we had wanted to visit for a long time and the most compelling reason was Angkor Wat. Probably Angkor Wat is what draws most people to Cambodia but the country was nothing less than a revelation offering a vast range of experiences that went well beyond...
At the Sofitel Angkor Phokeethra, where cloisters-like corridors are fragrant with lemongrass and where staff demurely whisper ‘Bonjour’ as they glide past, life is serene. In the early morning on the way to breakfast, I invariably stop to admire the tracery of silvery pearls deposited nightly by monsoonal downpours on the huge lily pads that float on the ponds. Read 15...