Cambodia

Travelling In Cambodia

Angkor Wat History Crash Course - One Hour TV Documentary

If you’re going to see Angkor Wat, the world’s largest religious complex and the jewel of South East Asia, you’ll get a lot more out of it if you know a little bit of the history. The History Channel’s Angkor Wat documentary is currently on YouTube (more…)

Cambodian Pop Music: Dengue Fever Breaks Out

They come from Los Angeles, but Dengue Fever are bringing a whole new twist to Cambodian pop music and fusing it with a mess of other influences to create a new Khmer sound (more…)

Angkor, Bagan, Sukhothai: The Legacy

My article on the ancient Buddhist temples of Angkor, Bagan and Sukhothai, “The Legacy”, has just been published in Asian Geographic magazine. (more…)

New Lonely Planet Book: Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and the Greater Mekong Region

Lonely Planet are set to publish a useful compendium guidebook for Asian travellers that covers the main attractions of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. (more…)

New 7 Wonders Of The World: What, No Angkor Wat?

After months of speculation, increasedly frenzied voting and nationalist fervour, the final choices for the New 7 Wonders Of The World have been announced. But Angkor Wat is not amongst them (more…)

Free Angkor Wat Guidebook

If you apply for your Cambodia visa online, you can get a free copy of Travelfish’s essential downloadable Angkor Wat guidebook, which usually retails at $2.95 (more…)

Cambodia To Be Struck By “Oil Curse”?

It’s becoming more certain that Cambodia may have significant oil deposits off its coastline - but will this source of new found wealth bring much needed money to one of the world’s poorest countries or cause corruption to become even worse? (more…)

Cambodia ATMs

Automatic Teller Machines are appearing more and more frequently in Cambodia, making it easier to get out cash while you’re travelling in the country (more…)