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Ancient Temples
Cambodia is truly the temple capital of Asia. The kingdom is littered with the lavish legacy of the god-kings. Choose from majestic mountain-top temples, forbidding and forgotten jungle fortresses, incredible carved riverbeds and pre-Angkorian brick cities.
- Angkor Wat, the Mother of all temples
- Banteay Chhmar, the forgotten fortress of the northwest
- Banteay Srei, the jewel in the crown of Angkorian art
- Bayon with its 216 enigmatic faces
- Beng Mealea, Angkor-sized but swallowed by jungle
- Kbal Spean, the River of a Thousand Lingas
- Koh Ker, a usurper capital of huge proportions
- Prasat Preah Vihear, king of the mountain temples
- Sambor Prei Kuk, the first temple city in the region.
- Ta Prohm, left as explorers first saw it, nature has run riot
The Cambodian tragedy in words
In stark contrast with the glories of the Angkor empire is the black void into which the country was plunged in the 1970s. A brutal civil war raged for five years and propelled the Khmer Rouge to power. This regime turned the clocks to Year Zero in what was to become one of the most radical and bloody revolutions the world has seen. Read your way through these tumultuous events to learn more about how it all happened.
- Brother Enemy by Nayan Chanda (1985)
- Derailed in Uncle Ho's Victory Garden by Tim Page (1995)
- First they Killed My Father by Luong Ung (2001)
- History of Cambodia by David Chandler (1994)
- Prince of Light, Prince of Darkness by Milton Osbourne (1994)
- River of Time by Jon Swain (1997)
- Sideshow: Kissinger, Nixon and the Destruction of Cambodia by William Shawcross (1979)
- The Gate by Francois Bizot (2003)
- The Pol Pot Regime by Ben Kiernan (1996)
- Voices from S-21 by David Chandler (1999)
Adventures
If you are looking for adventures in Asia, then you have come to the right place. The roads may be rough, but the stories will be smooth and stay with you forever. One thing is for sure, an adventure is never far away in Cambodia.
- Beachcomb on the beautiful island of Koh Kong
- Camp out in the jungle at the temples of Koh Ker
- Catch a speedboat from Siem Reap to Battambang
- Go underground to Kampot's cave pagodas
- Hitch a ride on an elephant in the remote northeast
- Make the overland pilgrimage to Prasat Preah Vihear
- Paddle a dugout through the flooded forest of Kompong Phhluk
- Pan for gold in the wild east town of Mimong
- Ride the bamboo train in Battambang
- Take on the winding road to Bokor hill station by motorbike
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