• Bashi & Blessings, Plus Food At Siem Reap’s Old Market

    We started our morning with breakfast at the guesthouse and Marina Ly’s version of the Cambodian breakfast noodles, Num Bahn Choc. She makes her spring rolls by hand and fries them to order. It’s a great way to start the…

  • On the Rails in Battambang, Monks Trump All

    October 10, 2010 Battambang Cambodia In the light of day, the room at La Villa  is quite nice, sizable to the point of being cavernous. We have a balcony with a view of the river and a bathroom with a huge cast…

  • The Neverending Boat Trip to Battambang

    Do you ever have one of those days where you think, “This is the worst day ever. It can’t possibly get any worse. This sucks.” But later, in reflection of the events of the day, it just doesn’t seem that…

  • A One Day Visit to Temples of Angkor and Abacus Restaurant

    October 7, 2010 Even though I visited the temples on my last two trips to Cambodia, I knew I could not come all the way to Siem Reap without  seeing them again. This time my goal was an abbreviated tour with an emphasis on…

  • Tips for Visiting the Ancient Temples of Angkor

    I’ve visited the temples of Angkor on both of my previous trips in 2002 and 2007 and each time spent at least three days seeing as much as possible. This time, I only spent one day revisiting three of the most popular…

  • Why we came to Cambodia; Koh Ker School and Srayang Girl’s House

    October 5, 2010 Siem Reap to Koh Ker, Preah Vihear Provence, Cambodia Preah Vihear is on the border with Thailand and has a temple of which the ownership has long been contested between the two countries. Unesco declared Preah Vihear Temple as Cambodia’s second World…