Your tuk tuk driver for Angkor Wat and Siem Reap

One of the highlights of this year's Angkor Photo Festival is the off...

Whenever I come visit Cambodia, some of my friends back home collect a bit of money to support one of the projects here that is near and dear to my heart. This year I used the money to help a small, independent and fantastic charity I have known here since 2007 called the Ponheary Ly Foundation. For some more info about them you can check out the bit I wrote last year when visit...

If you are going to be in Siem Reap somewhere between September 23 - November 3 you may want to catch this ...

 Meet Ponheary Ly, one of the most remarkable women I have had the honor to get to know on my visits to Cambodia. Ponheary can best be described as teacher, tour guide, human being and tireless fighter extraordinaire all in one. A survivor of the Pol Pot terror regime who lost many family members and experienced the suffering of those indescribable terror years first-hand, Ponheary has made it her life's work to rebuild ...

Exotissimo, a well-established tour operator specializing in Southeast Asia, has introduced a six day tour in Cambodia combining the normal tourist highlights of Angkor Wat with structured visits to several deserving NGOs. According to today's

I often get the question from people about all the other things there are to do in Siem Reap when one wants a break from the temples or when people have enough time and the desire to really experience Cambodia and it's wonderful people and the challenges the country and it's people face. So here is my list of things to do that are entertaining and fulfilling in other ways:

Almost every one of us who has been to Cambodia can tell our own stories of the beautiful and indomitable spirit of the Cambodian people. It comes in a hello or smile from a child in a village, a tuk tuk driver, students in a school or the countless numbers of Cambodians working hard to create a better tomorrow.

I came across this

Registration is open for the 2009 edition of the Angkor Wat Half Marathon and Bike Race and Rally. Last year's event drew nearly 2600 participants from 43 countries.

This year's events will take place on Decemb...

One of our guests who recently used Savuth's tuk tuk services left a comment on our website about her experiences in Cambodia. Among the other things she mentioned, she was touched by the Khmer music groups made up of land mine survivors that you will see at some of the temples. She wr...

Journeys Within, a 'boutique Southeast Asia tour company,' has been recognized with a 2008 World Savers Award from the prestigious Conde Nast Traveler magazine as one of the world's top six travel companies for leaders...

Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam have recently teamed up to create a 148 page guide with tips and tourist attractions promoting responsible tourism in their respective countries. From the

 I earlier wrote about the silent auction charity event held by Hotel de la Paix in Siem Reap. At the time of that writing the preliminary total raised was $10,000. This morning I got an update from Nick Downing, the General Manager of Hot...