A plethora of innovative and responsible tourism projects showcase Cambodia’s less well known alternatives to Angkor. Story by Nicky Sullivan and Marissa Carruthers Action Asia Sept/Oct 2016 Preah Vihear This monument’s sense […]
Beyond the baray
The town that sparked Ireland’s culinary revolution, with fresh local produce and hardly a potato in sight
If you were to look for chef Olivier Queva during the day, it wouldn’t be a great idea to start in his kitchen. The rangy Frenchman is far more likely to be […]
Welcome to the jungle: A guide to hiking in the Kingdom
From the Cardamom Mountains in the west to the Mondulkiri highlands in the east, Cambodia still has much to offer those wanting to slip on a pair of sturdy boots and trousers […]
New tours uncover monkey business on Phnom Kulen
New walking tours of Phnom Kulen will allow adventurous hikers to hopefully catch a glimpse of the Indochinese silvered langur, a monkey whose presence in the area 50km north of Siem Reap […]
Exploring Barcelona with the city’s homeless tour guides
WHO knows a city better than the people who have lived on its streets? Literally. Inspired by this seemingly simple idea, Barcelona’s Hidden City Tours has set about recruiting and training formerly […]
Singing with gibbons
Published in Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia’s eco-edition last October.
Why giving to streetkids is a really terrible idea
It seems so natural and harmless, and resistance feels so callous and cruel, to give to the kids that fill the streets of Siem Reap selling books, postcards, flowers and jewellery, or sometimes just […]
To tip or not to tip in Cambodia
Knowing whether or not to tip can provoke serious angst among travellers. This post on Travelfish attempts to answer some questions, and alleviate concerns, but has to admit that, like so much […]
The swing set
An ecotourism initiative in northeast Cambodia is aimed at saving a newly discovered species of gibbon and the unique biodiversity of its home.
The best babi guling in Bali
It’s not often I find myself standing in a deserted supermarket car park at 2.30 in the morning waiting for a strange man to take me to a secret destination.