Trekking in Cambodia, Reasons to Go and How to Plan Your Trip
Thinking about going trekking in Cambodia? Read our article to discover why you should and how to organise a perfect Cambodia jungle hike.
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Dreaming of a Cambodia retreat? Spoil yourself with an exclusive Grantourismo tour
Spices, herbs, an explosion of flavors enjoyed while relaxing in the shade of palm leaves. This is what a Cambodia retreat roughly looks like. If you add the interaction with locals in their own villages, seeing how they work and how they create the flavors that make their cuisine so appetizing, delving into Cambodia‘s everyday …
6 Things to do in Battambang, Cambodia
I get it, Siem Reap is Cambodia‘s tourist draw, and for good reasons, first among all being the stunning Angkor Wat archaeological park nearby. However, the fascinating Southeast Asian country definitely has other cities that are interesting under different points of view, be it historical or to delve deeper into its traditions, such as Battambang, capital of its …
The nature and sacred waters of Phnom Kulen National Park
Located in Siem Reap province at less than 50 km away from the city, Phnom Kulen National Park lives up to the promise of a full immersion in nature. Waterfalls, creeks and related reflections, elephant-shaped rocks, the necessary temples and an expanse of underwater linga, thousands of phallic symbols carved on the riverbed, this park has everything you need …
Giving to beggars and the dangers of irresponsible tourism in Cambodia
You live in a developed wealthy country, surrounded by all sorts of comforts, you can afford traveling when on holiday, you feel lucky and accomplished and all you want to do is helping the poor you see in Cambodia in any way you can, be it giving to beggars or doing volontourism. Stop for one minute and …
In Rolous, local market and daily life Cambodian style
In case Hindu gods and sacred images scattered all over Angkor Wat temples are not enough to remind you of India, head to Rolous village and take a stroll around its local market. “It’s in proper Cambodian style”, warned me our tour guide Borey, style that turned out to be pretty much like the one …
Spiritual Cambodia in Angkor Wat between modernity and tradition
Whether it’s a historical or a living temple, in Cambodia, spirituality seems untethered to time. Probably like anyone traveling to Siem Reap, and most people traveling to Cambodia in general, my first experience has been a two-day all-temples-tour, a full immersion in the Angkor Wat archaeological park, with Angkor Wat itself left on the second …
Two people, one village: the floating lives of inner Cambodia
I’m just coming back from Cambodia, the country mainly known for its 3-year-8-month-20-day Khmer Rouge period, its always smiling population and for its poverty. In all honesty, when I booked my flight to ancient Kambuja I thought I knew what to expect, but as it turned out, my pre-trip research little did prepare me to the sights …