Here’s a wild fact. The largest religious monument on Earth is not in Europe or the Middle East. It’s in Cambodia. This is ...
At 400 acres, Angkor Wat (“temple city” or “temple that is a city” in Khmer, the language of Cambodia) is considered the largest religious structure in the world. Yet despite its size, it feels ...
FILE - In this Mar. 30, 2017, file photo, a local vendor grills dog meat on the sidewalk on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Early this week on Monday, July 6, 2020 in Siem Reap, home of the ...
One of Asia’s most famous tourist attractions is taking a major stand for animals. Following pressure from animal activist groups, Apsara, the management authority for the Angkor Archaeological Park ...
Angkor Wat said January ticket sales were down 36%. But Mekong cruise operators are saying that business is good.
Commercial operations began Monday at Cambodia’s newest and biggest airport, designed to serve as an upgraded gateway to the country’s major tourist attraction, the centuries-old Angkor Wat temple ...
However, Cambodia is quietly rebuilding and repositioning its tourism sector. Not to attract the masses, but instead to focus on wellness, mindfulness and slower, more intentional travel. And that’s ...
As the gateway to Angkor Wat, Siem Reap might seem like a place you pass through on your way to something more interesting nearby. Cambodia: from tenth-century temples to mid-century modern But this ...
PARIS (AP) — UNESCO is urging Cambodian authorities not to carry out forced evictions at the renowned Angkor Wat temple complex, after Amnesty International detailed the impact on evicted residents ...
Most visits to Cambodia begin with the ancient temples of Angkor Wat or the Khmer Rouge’s infamous killing fields just outside Phnom Penh. I’m not saying they’re not worth seeing, but on our recent 10 ...
The last time I visited Siem Reap, about ten years ago, there was pretty much one thing to do: the famous temples of Angkor Wat (which were even then feeling the strain of overtourism). I went for a ...
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The Cambodian province that is home to the famous Angkor Wat temple complex, a major destination for foreign tourists, has outlawed the trade in dog meat, which animal rights ...