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One of the things our guests really appreciate is Savuth's skills in itinerary planning. We get so many comments abou...

I recently came across this good article in the UK's Telegraph newspaper:

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

I woke up this morning to find I had received the press kit with the full schedule of events for this year's Angkor Photo Festival. Thank you Camille Plante!

If you are going to be in Siem Reap between November 20 - 27 you have got to check out this fantastic photography festival. ...

If you're going to be in Siem Reap between November 20 - 27 you may want to make a note of the sixth annual Angkor Photo Festival that will be taking place in that week. From the organization's website:

"Created in 2005, the Angkor Photo Festival is the f...

Last week there was an unusual event in London that featured the photography work of children from Anjali House in Siem Reap. Fro...

This is a wonderful story about an unusual woman who found her way to Cambodia as a tourist and is now applying her experience and vision as fashion-guru-slash-compassionate-global-citizen to make the world literally and figuratively a more beautiful place. Meet Elizabeth Kiester founder of Cambodia's newest 'lifestyle concept' 

If you are going to be in Siem Reap on May 2 then you are in for a very unique and unusual treat! The annual Royal Ploughing Ceremony, which will be officiated by the King, has been moved from its traditional venue in Phnom Penh to Siem Reap. And not only will it be held in Siem Reap but it will actually take place near the Royal Terraces of Angkor Thom which was the palatial home to several of Angkor's first kings.

In the previous post I mentioned the re-opening to visitors of the highest tower at Angkor Wat - the bakan. Here's an excerpt from a nice article from Byron Perry that appeared in the the Phnom Penh Post:

"I was hoping to be one of the first barang to visit the sacred third level of Angkor Wat in three years as I bounded up the steep, wheeze-inducing step...

According to a Jan 15 article in The Phnom Penh Post, the top tier of Angkor Wat is once again open to visitors after several years of renovation work:

"As of today, tourists will once again be able to enjoy the view from th...

Travelfish has recently introduced a travel guide for Angkor Wat and Siem Reap for the iPhone - a so-called iPhone app. According to the Travelfish website, the primary features of this new iPhone app include:

Some people may be wondering why there has been so little mention of the temples as that is the primary...

It's a day off today to catch my breath and to catch up on my blogging. After using most of last week to prepare a workshop I gave to a group of great university students, I have been back on the touring trail. So much to do and just not enough time!

More than a week ago, on Oct...

Siem Riep is about to become another non-temple attraction richer with this weekend's opening of the Angkor Butterfly Centre. As reported in the Phnom Penh Post:

"It's been 18 mo...