johnberkoski has a post about Siem Reap town, telling some little different about it from Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s largest capital city.
However, upon tripping into the central market area, the scene was more reminiscent of a small-town version of Phnom Penh, albeit without as much dirt and visible poverty. The upstart of tourism in the past 10 years in this town seems to have brought much prosperity to the locals.