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A couple of weeks ago I was fortunate enough to make my first trip to the eastern provinces of Cambodia: Mondulkiri and Ratanakiri. This is a bit of a dream come true, because I have heard many stories of the wild, untamed jungle that is home to many minority tribes: some so isolated that they […]

Time and again I end up having my most exciting adventures when I least expect it and this occasion was no different: on a lazy afternoon here in Siem Reap I decided to head out for a mid-afternoon drive on my motorbike to the countryside. I didn’t really have a plan as to where I […]

Cambodia is a place full of mystery: it is hard to put it into words, because how can one describe something that one doesn’t really understand. I am not a person that believes too much in ‘mysterious’ things either, but on a number of occasions, whilst being out and about in Cambodia, have I had […]

Apsara dancing is a Khmer traditional dance form that retells the tales depicted on the walls of the ancient Angkorian temples dating back to the time of the mighty Khmer Empire (9th to 15th centuries). It is believed that during its heyday over a million citizens lived in the vicinity of Angkor Wat (at a […]