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Cambodia entry and exit points A rundown on Cambodia entry and exit points including international airports and land border crossings relevant to our Cambodia small group tours. Airports The small Southeast Asian country of Cambodia currently boasts three airports for commercial, passenger flights, all of which have international facilities and two of which are relevant to our Cambodia small group…

Thailand land crossings A rundown on the Thailand land border crossings which feature on our Thailand and Laos small group tours and our Thailand and Cambodia family tour. Thailand has a common border with Malaysia in its far south and a long, mainly mountainous, land border with Myanmar to the west and northwest. In the north and northeast, the border…

Cambodia’s Beng Melea; chaotic, decaying ancient ruins and rampant tropical vegetation, is today a spectacular synthesis of man’s handiwork and untamed nature.

Battambang’s bamboo train Known locally as the norry, (or nori), the famous Bamboo Train is probably still Battambang’s best-known attraction and, after all these years, is still going strong. It’s been threatened with closure on several occasions, rerouted to avoid a new city bypass, put on hold while new track was lain and survived competition from a purpose-built, (and rather…

Prasat Bayon It’s occurred to us that we’ve written posts on our favourite Angkor temples, on lesser-known sites, about Baphuon, Bakheng and Banteay Kdei and even the apsaras of Angkor Wat but we haven’t posted on one of the most famous of them all, Bayon. So, to rectify that – and as an excuse for a few pretty pics –…

Siem Reap Town Formerly a small, sleepy provincial capital in northwestern Cambodia, Siem Reap has boomed in recent times to the point where it probably rivals Battambang as the country’s second city. The obvious draw are the spectacular ancient temples of World Heritage Angkor but there are plenty of other things to see and do in Siem Reap and despite…

Best Angkor Temples Estimates list some 70 major temples or temple ruins within the Angkor Historical Park so….which ones to include and which to skip? Best Angkor temples is admittedly a rather spurious description and it’s more a case of which ones fit in – geographically and historically – bearing in mind time and travel considerations. Visitors have neither the…

Battambang The town of Battambang in western Cambodia is traditionally considered the country’s second city after Phnom Penh although, by now, the construction explosion in Sihanoukville and Siem Reap’s extensive tourist infrastructure and influx of migrant workers probably challenge this status. Today the town sees a steady, albeit limited, number of visitors and while lacking Angkor Wat, or the capital’s…

Cambodia Immigration Procedures As of 2024, the Cambodian government has seen fit to introduce a new, what they term, E-Arrival system for all overseas visitors arriving in the kingdom so what follows is a brief rundown on the new Cambodia immigration procedures, taking into account the recent changes. This E-Arrival is along the lines of similar schemes, introduced last year,…

What to see and do in Phnom Penh? While we have compiled an itemised list of things to see and do in Phnom Penh we would begin by saying that one of our favourite things to do in Cambodia’s vibrant capital city is simply to wander around the downtown area, soak up the sights and sounds of the bustling street…

10 Lesser-visited Angkor Temples This is a rather random list of just a few of the lesser-visited Angkor temples which spring to mind and we’d point out straight away that we could probably list 50 such sites. We also reckon you could easily spend a week exploring the myriad spectacular Angkor temples and it’s a rather sad reflection on many…

Cambodia Travel Information We have answered several of the frequently asked questions elsewhere but details change and to avoid you having to scroll through a bunch of posts, what follows is an update of Cambodia travel information as per 2024 plus an attempt to group all the principal FAQs into a single post as well as addressing a few of…