Yesterday, the country celebrated the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Khmer Rouge (1975-1979). The festivities were concentrated within the walls of the country's capital and the site of the start of Year Zero, Phnom Penh. Based on conflicting reports, around 60,000 ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
Cambodia
The fall of the Khmer Rouge's 30th anniversary
Yesterday, the country celebrated the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Khmer Rouge (1975-1979). The festivities were concentrated within the walls of the country's capital and the site of the start of Year Zero, Phnom Penh. Based on conflicting reports, around 60,000 ...Ecotourism comes to Cambodia
Mountain bikers can reclaim wilderness that once belonged to illegal loggers and poachers. Hidden in the foothills of Cambodia's Cardamom Mountains, the village of Chi Pat is now home to a mountain biking experience that is unparalleled in trail and impact. This new program ...The adoption travel experience
Several of my close friends and family members were adopted, adopted a child, or are in the process of adopting a child from Asia. In fact, my sister is months away from traveling to China to pick up her daughter, and our very own Gadling writer, Jamie Rhein has a daughter ...Travel Read: 100 Places Every Woman Should Go
I never knew there could be a book so thoughtful and inspiring for women as this one. Stephanie Elizondo Griest's second travel book, which lists far more than just 100 Places Every Woman Should Go, is truly an encyclopedia for women travelers. It's the kind of book that ...Photo of the Day (12.29.08)
I'm loving this image of the "Banana Girl" taken by StrudelMonkey in Cambodia -- the colours are fantastic. Also, you can't help but notice the details: the dirt under her fingernails, on her vibrant dress -- she works hard for her living, selling bananas so that tourists ...The land of badly behaving Buddhists
Cambodia's dictator for life prime minister, Hun Sen, recently appealed to the country's Buddhist clergy, telling them to clean up their act. The PM told a convention of top religious leaders that the actions and poor judgment of individual monks has given the whole religion ...Off-beat travel experiences people actually pay for: 6 worst vacation ideas
When it comes to yard sales, there's an adage "One person's junk is another person's treasure." When it comes to vacation experiences, you might say the same thing.
Some folks can't seem to get enough of a Disney theme park, while others wouldn't step a foot in one. Being ...Cultural Delicacies: Tarantula
When opportunity knocks, you have to take it. That's what happened when I was standing in the shade of a bus stop on my way from Laos to Cambodia two years ago. Stretching my limbs, I looked over my shoulder, and a Khmer lady with a sun hat had a huge plate of what appeared ...Amazing Race, Season 13: Cambodia, boats, breakdowns and beauty is only skin deep
After episode 4's rest stop at Summerhill, that gorgeous sheep farm homestay in New Zealand, the teams barreling through the world in the Amazing Race were off to Cambodia.
This episode did a tidy drop of highlighting aspects of Cambodia's culture and showcased its ...Cambodia's Top Tourist Destination Goes High-End
Cambodia's biggest tourist draw, the Angkor Wat complex, has been developing more rapidly than the rest of the country. Demand for higher-end properties has led to a bit of a building boom. One luxury complex in the town of Siem Reap, which is adjacent to Angkor, was quickly ...Invasion of the Bag Snatchers in Phnom Penh
If you've been to a backpacker ghetto anywhere in the world, you've seen them. For fear of having their belongings snatched, they guard their bags carefully. Perhaps wearing their rucksacks in the front and wrapping an arm around it for extra security. That might seem like ...Guide on traveling like a local in Cambodia
No, I haven't traveled like a local in Cambodia, but from how Tim Patterson describes it at Jaunted, my local travel in The Gambia sounds close. His line about both butt checks falling asleep at the same time brought back memories.
As one of his entries for the Embedded ...The Slowest Train in The World
Cambodia has only one passenger train that still runs, and I'm on it right now. Calling it a passenger train is a bit of a misnomer, though. Most of the few seats still attached to the floor are piled high with exotic fruits: durians, pineapples, and several others that ...Angkor Wat video in honor of Dith Pran
There are several scenes in the movie "The Killing Fields" that make ones stomach clench. Dished out in the end, though, is a sense that goodness does prevail. The movie, mostly about a Cambodian journalist, Dith Pran's escape from that country during the rule of the Khmer ...
Cathay Pacific's 2008 All Asia Pass
If you have 21 days between now and May 15 and August 20 through December 1, Cathay Pacific Airways has the All Asia Pass that gives travelers a chance to visit Hong Kong and up to four more cities in Asia. Prices range from $1,099 with two additional cities; $1,399 for ...Photo of the Day (1-16-08)
This shot by un rosarino in Vietnam captures so perfectly one of the sights that astounded me most when I first traveled in Asia. Children perched on bicycles, trusting, not falling off and so much a part of the day to day happenings no matter where they were. Look how ...Traveling where the dollar is strong
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If you're earning a salary in US currency and are unlucky enough to spend it traveling internationally, you know the pain of the depreciating dollar. The rest of the world has become frighteningly expensive as the dollar continues its slide. My recent trip to North Korea, ...Help Gadling buy this woman a cow
If you've ever traveled to a third world country and fell in love with its people, you know that feeling of guilt that inevitably arises when you realize just how difficult life can be for those less privileged than you.
Most travelers caught up in this epiphany often ...Independence days and elephants
I've whipped out my International Calendar to see what might be left to tell about November before it slips away from Eastern Standard Time in a few hours. What I see is a whole lot of independence days and a slew of other politically geared occasions.
Nov. ...Angkor Wat: Welcome To The World's First Super City...
If you've ever been to the Khmer architectural wonders at Angkor Wat in Cambodia, you'll know that you need to be super-organised to see the different sites arrayed near the Tonle Sap lake.
You'll be up early for sunrise at Angkor Wat, and after the journey to the Bayon at ...
