Angkor Wat

Architecture near Angkor Wat

Exploring villages beyond Angkor

While Priteni (esteemed member of our Small Group Tours team) loves seeing the sights, her fondness for the road less travelled took her beyond Angkor and into the surrounding villages. It turns out that architecture doesn’t have to be ancient to be special.

Top 5 tips for exploring Siem Reap

Andy Booth, founder and CEO of ABOUTAsia and our partner in Siem Reap, reveals his top tips for a quieter, more authentic day among the ruins…

Angkor What? Exploring the temples of Cambodia

Seasoned traveller, Becky in our Small Group Tours team explored caves in Phong Nha National Park, Vietnam in her last post. Continuing her travels around Indochina, she gets out into the fresh air to explore the temples of Cambodia.

Sunrise Angkor Wat

24 hours in Siem Reap

Charlotte Bower, a senior travel consultant on our InsideAsia Tours team and avid traveller, shares her secrets for the perfect 24 hours in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Ta Prohm

Ta Prohm: Angkor’s “Tomb Raider Temple”

The archaeological complex of Angkor encompasses a huge number of structures. When you consider that the majority of visitors to Cambodia stop here for just a couple of days – three or four at best – it is completely impossible to see them all, and to attempt to do so would inevitably result in that […]

Why travel to Cambodia with kids?

It’s difficult enough to keep kids entertained on holiday without adding ‘culture’ into the mix, but Cambodia is a surprisingly fun antidote to the usual noisy family resorts. Here, Tom Weston explains why you should consider Cambodia with kids for your next family holiday. Why Travel to Cambodia with kids originally appeared in issue #2 […]

Angkor Wat: Our guide to Cambodia’s national icon

Following on from our post about the spectacular plains of Bagan in Burma, we’re looking at the history and significance of Angkor – Cambodia’s greatest monument. The vast temple complex of Angkor Wat in Cambodia is one of Southeast Asia’s most recognisable and revered religious sites. It has been the subject of countless wanderlust-inducing photos and […]

Stilt houses on Tonle Sap

Carry on up the Mekong!

Part I: Vietnam and Cambodia Well it seems that the BBC love Indochina almost as much as we do – no sooner have we finished delving into the Cambodian jungles to unearth the mysteries of Angkor, and exploring the magnificent Tonle Sap in the Wonders of the Monsoon, we’re back on the water in The […]