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This is the principal attraction of the city and contains the
best examples of 20th-century Khmer architecture. The Royal Palace
is the official residence of King Norodom Sihanouk. Set among...
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The museum houses the country's most important collection of
ancient Cambodian culture and Khmer art. It is made up of four
galleries containing relics, sculpture, art and crafts covering
history...
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When the Khmer Rouge came into power in 1975, they commandeered
and converted a secondary school into a primitive prison where they
detained and tortured anyone suspected of...
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Choeung Ek was the extermination camp where the prisoners from
S21 (now the Tuol Sleng Museum) were transported to and executed.
Also known as the Killing Fields, after the movie of the same...
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While this beach town doesn't have much to compare with
Thailand's pristine coast, it does make a great getaway from the
dusty or muddy (depending on season) rest of Cambodia.
Sihanoukville is the...
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From Sihanoukville, a great destination is the once-popular
resort town of Kep. The Khmer Rouge did a number on this town, but
the crumbling villas of past French and rich Cambodian tourists...
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Irrawaddy river dolphins, once in danger of extinction, are now
saving the rural north-eastern town of Kratie. For years the
dolphins were killed in now illegal fishing practices and hunted by
the...
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Cambodian travel can often be jarring; hard beds, bumpy roads
and death defying taxi drivers can leave a body in ill shape.
Seeing Hands is a business employing blind masseuses to work out
those...
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Phnom Phen's most obvious landmark looks more in style with a
trading post then most earthly structures. Inside
the tall dome is a host of goods, from watches, to jewellery,
clothing and food....
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A pleasant way to spend the evening is on the balcony of the
FCC. The well-located bar and restaurant sits on the banks of
riverside overlooking the converging Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers.
Prices...
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Amuse your inner warrior with Phnom Phen's best carnal pleasure:
shooting big guns. Whatever one's taste, be it automatic rifles and
rocket launchers or grenades, they are all a possibility. It...
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Memphis Pub is a cool venue to hear great cover bands put their
spin on old classic rock. It is a thumping place, usually packed
with expats and tourists until late. There isn't much Khmer...
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Lakeside is the backpacker hub of Phnom Phen. It is located on
the shore of Boeung Kak Lake, a short taxi ride from downtown. The
cheapest rooms are available for a couple of dollars but...
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It is always wonderful to return from your time abroad with a
skill you didn't have when you left home in the first place - and
the Cambodia Cooking Class, one of Phnom Penh's most popular
tourist...
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Rantanakiri Province is Cambodia's version of the Wild West.
Situated in the north-east of the country along the border with
Vietnam, it is rather inaccessible, but definitely worth the...
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Not to be confused with the Central Parket (Psah Thmay), the
Russian Market (Psar Toul Tom Poung) is best reached via tuk-tuk or
moto. It is located south of Mao Tse Tuong Boulevard, and...
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