Cambodia

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...

Officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, this Southeast Asian nation on the Indochinese Peninsula's southern tip has been an independent country since 1953. Famous worldwide as the home of Angkor Wat, which is only one of the many historical sites in Cambodia, the country is rich in history and stunning scenery. Despite its troubled recent Khmer Rouge history, Cambodia's legacy stretches...

Visiting the temples of Angkor should be on anyone’s bucket list. One of the world’s greatest historical sites and the subject of films and fiction, there’s a magical element to Angkor that captures the imagination and plunges you headfirst into an ancient world. Visiting Angkor Wat and the other temples of Angkor in Siem Reap is one of the top...

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...