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Exploring West Mebon and West Baray

West Mebon

Tourists looking to get off the beaten track in Cambodia may want to explore West Mebon – an 11th Century temple located on an island in the West Baray Reservior. West Mebon is Falling Down! I visited this temple in today (January 2020) and sadly as the temple fell down, it is currently under reconstruction. […]

Preah Vihear Tour – A Peaceful Alternative to Angkor Wat

Preah Vihear tour

Whilst most other tourists focus on the temples of Angkor Wat, I decided to make the effort to get off the regular temple routes and head North to the Thai border for something similar but different! Preah Vhear temple dates back to the Koh Ker Period (10th Century) and is still intact enough to explore […]

Taking the Phnom Penh Killing fields Tour

Phnom Penh Killing fields tour

The first out of the ordinary thing I did this Christmas was fly on Christmas day to Cambodia.The second was to plunge straight into dark Cambodian history on the Phnom Penh Killing fields tour. Here’s a run down of what this tour is really like. Is it worth visiting the Phnom Penh killing fields? How […]