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![Kulen National Park - Sacred Waters, Verdant Jungles, Breathtaking Cliffs](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/794d11_d76c593793b34a7cb3f7bf7cd974d766~mv2.webp)
Mark
Mar 10, 20242 min read
Kulen National Park - Sacred Waters, Verdant Jungles, Breathtaking Cliffs
Tracing the roots of the Khmer Empire back to its source: the enchanted forests, sacred river springs and breathtaking waterfall of Kulen...
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Mark
Feb 27, 20243 min read
Rambutan Resort, Siem Reap
A jewel, an oasis ... a garden of peace in the middle of Siem Reap's chaos... Location Could not think of a more perfect location! Hidden...
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![Arthur & Paul (A&P) 🏳️🌈 Hotel, Phnom Penh](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/794d11_7789465f02334c2085b8dbef3f5f1e66~mv2.webp)
Mark
Feb 27, 20242 min read
Arthur & Paul (A&P) 🏳️🌈 Hotel, Phnom Penh
Sorry Ladies, this one is just for the boys! Location Arthur & Paul is in the southern part of Phnom Penh's bustling cosmopolitan...
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Mark
Feb 13, 20241 min read
Banteay Srei : The Jewel of Khmer Temples
If you can only visit one single temple in Cambodia, do not make it Angkot Wat: This is the true crown jewel of Khmer Temple...
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Mark
Feb 11, 20244 min read
Long Set to Koh Touch: How Rough Can You Rough It?
A walk on the Island of Koh Rong from the Bay of Long Set Beach to the Bay of Koh Touch offers a sobering view of just how rough a...
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Mark
Feb 10, 20241 min read
Barcode Siem Reap ... what a drag
You come expecting as much fun as it used to be four years ago. You smile when you enter ... happy to be back... but then they treat you...
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Mark
Feb 8, 20242 min read
Leaving the Island of Koh Rong: The Adventure Begins…
Spoiler alert: it got better near the end… But the beginning was an absolute disaster! So how did my day start? Wet. Very wet. I awoke to...
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Mark
Feb 4, 20243 min read
Long Set Resort, Koh Rong, Cambodia
Welcome to paradise Location Long Set Beach, on the Southeastern coast of Koh Rong island, on a key between an inner bay mangrove and the...
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Mark
Feb 4, 20242 min read
The National Museum of Cambodia
The exterior alone should be reason enough to visit this place! It is absolutely stunning. In contrast to the myriad of shades of yellow...
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Mark
Feb 3, 20242 min read
GTVC : Speedboats that Deserve the Name
When traveling from Sihanoukville to one of the outer islands of Cambodia, there are multiple boat companies that offer the service. For...
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![Suryajayaindravarma...what? The Khmer Kings](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/794d11_fb8d95ca774144d185f57b8c56ece2af~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_454,h_341,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/794d11_fb8d95ca774144d185f57b8c56ece2af~mv2.webp)
Mark
Jan 31, 20244 min read
Suryajayaindravarma...what? The Khmer Kings
One of the reasons it is so hard to learn them is their names are so long! Getting past that is the 1st step to understanding Khmer history
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Mark
Jan 30, 20244 min read
Day Tour of Kep / Kampot Countryside
Today I booked a Guide & Tuk-Tuk driver, Seth, to show me around Kep and Kampot. The roughly 50 km, 5-hour tour went way off the beaten pat
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Mark
Jan 29, 20242 min read
Tara Lodge Kep, Kep Province, Cambodia
This hotel is the perfect symbiosis of natural sustainable resort but with comforts most "eco-lodges" don't offer...
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Mark
Jan 29, 20241 min read
Ma Ma Thai, Phnom Penh
MaMa Thai, in the heart of BKK1, is a bit confusing when you first arrive – the eyes don't know where to look first. But the food's great!
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Mark
Jan 29, 20242 min read
L’mut Tum, Phnom Penh
When looking for really good food and a good value for your money, always trust the locals!
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Mark
Jan 29, 20241 min read
Malis, Phnom Penh
Bassac Road & Bassac Lane ... BKK1's crazy Bar & Pub quarters, is known for food drinks & food, but not necessarily good food ...
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Mark
Jan 28, 20242 min read
Dara Kep Beach
According to Google Maps, nothing is here. I found this place on my walk from Kep Beach and the Crab Market around the tip to Kep Beach...
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Mark
Jan 28, 20241 min read
Kep West
Just down the hill and a ten-minute walk from my hotel (the Tara Lodge Kep) is the beach with a modern pier and a mondernist complex...
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Mark
Jan 28, 20243 min read
A Symphonie of Yellow: the Royal Palace the Kingdom of Cambodia
Yellow: the color of the sun, the color of light … A most sacred and holy color in Asia, the buildings on the grounds of the Royal Palace...
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Mark
Jan 25, 20243 min read
The Thai-Cambodian Issue ...
So much of the beauty of Thailand is known to the world and yet so little of Cambodia. But when you arrive in Cambodia and look at the...
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