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March 22nd, 2013 - 9:00 am § in Africa Travel Blogs, Asia Travel Blogs, Cambodia travel blogs, Journals

Of rivers, crocodiles and men

The river that connects Siem Riep to Phnom Penh is one of the few – possibly the only – that seasonally changes direction, depending on which end of it is being rained on at any given moment. Or so Lonely Planet told me the time. Jumping between the two cities that afternoon – now [...]

March 22nd, 2013 - 9:00 am § in Africa Travel Blogs, Asia Travel Blogs, Cambodia travel blogs, Journals

Of rivers, crocodiles and men

The river that connects Siem Riep to Phnom Penh is one of the few – possibly the only – that seasonally changes direction, depending on which end of it is being rained on at any given moment. Or so Lonely Planet told me the time. Jumping between the two cities that afternoon – now [...]

March 18th, 2013 - 3:58 am § in Asia Travel Blogs, Australia travel blogs, Cambodia travel blogs, Destinations

Dark Tourism: Visiting S-21 Prison in Phnom Penh

Aside from the Killing Fields, the other major site of dark tourism in Phnom Penh is Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum, [...]

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March 15th, 2013 - 10:53 am § in Asia Travel Blogs, Australia travel blogs, Cambodia travel blogs, Destinations

Visiting the Killing Fields in Cambodia

After visiting Auschwitz in Poland I thought I’d had enough of genocide tourism. But when in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, the Killing [...]

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September 5th, 2012 - 6:45 am § in Cambodia travel blogs, Destinations, Journals

The Radar: Finding Phnom Penh, Native America, Moneywise in Martha’s Vineyard

The Radar: The top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories from the Web #ngtradar. Check back on the blog for our roundups.[...]

September 5th, 2012 - 6:45 am § in Cambodia travel blogs, Destinations, Journals

The Radar: Finding Phnom Penh, Native America, Moneywise in Martha’s Vineyard

The Radar: The top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories from the Web #ngtradar. Check back on the blog for our roundups.[...]

July 27th, 2012 - 6:46 am § in Asia Travel Blogs, Cambodia travel blogs, Destinations, Journals, Turkey travel blogs

The Radar: Spiritual Escapes in Europe, Istanbul’s Best Museums, Explore Phnom Penh

The Radar: The top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories from the Web #ngtradar. Check back on the blog for our roundups. [...]

March 28th, 2012 - 11:38 am § in Cambodia travel blogs, Destinations, Journals

I Heart My City: Daisy’s Phnom Penh

Daisy Walsh was busy making her mark on the ad industry in New York City when a good friend, who had been helping restore the temples of Angkor Wat and knew she liked to travel, told her to come visit him in Cambodia. She fell in love with Phnom Penh and found a way to stay. She now…[...]