The wood creaks beneath the soles of my sandals, and the boat rocks back and forth to the beat of the waves. The captain extends his hand, I grab hold: it’s hard and calloused. I duck beneath the rotting ceiling and step inside.
I make my way along the rickety floor boards towards an empty row...
Deep fried Skuon spiders were not on the entrée menu that afternoon; our group had the luxury of crickets. I reached in, took a deep breath and pulled out the biggest one I could find. I popped him in my mouth, closed my eyes, crunched down on his thorax, swallowed and felt his super fine hairs...
Do you want to be treated like a king and visit one of the wonders of the world? Well what better place to begin than at the King’s guest villa. Situated in Siem Reap is one of Aman’s resorts, Amansara, only ten minutes from Angkor, Cambodia’s world-renowned archaeological park. Formerly the...
I woke up one morning knowing that it was time to pay a visit to two of the more popular tourist destinations in Phnom Penh: the Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum and the Killing Fields of Choeung Ek. I had spent the last week wandering the streets of Phnom Penh, trying to get myself into the right frame...
Seasoned travelers tend to stray away from the beaten path of family resorts and touristy shopping destinations. But, it is the most seasoned travels that form the common goal of absorbing as much of the local culture and the environment of a society as possible.
It is our first day in Cambodia,...