The New York Times’s Daniel Robinson has an interesting article about traveling to Preah Vihear temple.

Preah Vihear Temple — the name means Mountain of the Sacred Temple — is the most spectacularly situated of all Angkorian monuments. Built from the ninth to the 12th centuries atop a peak of the Dangkrek Mountains, it occupies a triangular plateau rising from the Thailand border to a prow-shaped promontory.

A bilateral agreement on visa exemption that Cambodia and Vietnam signed late last year has come to an end, but the two countries have renewed the regulation. People in both nations can travel cross border with only their passports, while visa is no longer necessary. Via Bernama.

Additional by by The Phnom Penh Post’s It Sothoeuth can be located here:
A deal allowing Cambodian and Vietnamese citizens to cross the border between the two countries without a visa will be extended from January 1 to allow visits of up to 30 days, according to Cambodia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

“We continued to see many beautiful carvings in the inner buildings of Banteay Srei. Our guide continued to explain many stories depicted on the walls to us. And although the weather was hot and the sun was shining very brightly, we were not bothered as we immerse in the stories of the mythical creatures and were amazed by the beautiful carvings that surrounded us.”

True to its beauty and name, Banteay Srei earns its reputation as one of the most well-carved temples among many others. 10th century Cambodian temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva.

Cambodia’s Phnom Penh Post newspaper, with its revamped-online edition launched early this year, has a dedicated section about Cambodia travel (Special Supplements/Travel Cambodia 2010). The newspaper site gets its frequent, if not daily updates, once its print edition is out at the newsstands in Phnom Penh the capital major tourist destinations across the country. Along with breaking-news and feature articles about traveling in Cambodia, particularly for tourist readers, most of the pieces also feature some stunning photographs.

Also, this Siem Reap Insider is a special coverage of Cambodia’s best tourism spot.

Stay Another Cambodia’s third edition booklet was released at Cambodiana Hotel today after its success in the previous years. The 75-page-publication, which aims to promote Cambodia’s tourism, is a cooperation work between Ministry of Tourism, Economic Today Magazine (ETM), and Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (German Technical Cooperation) or GTZ.

The booklet’s cover photo, a young Khmer woman in Koh Dach (an island 15km north of Phnom Penh), was taken by travel photographer Nathan Horton.

In its welcome message, Minister of Tourism’s Dr. Thong Khon encourage travelers and visitors to:

• Dine at local restaurants hiring and training disadvantaged youth;
• Visit shops participating in fair trade and employing disabled artisans;
• Observe and/or participate in various cultural activities on offer;
• Be adventurous and visit a new ecotourism project; and/or
• Volunteer your time or donate money to NGOs doing valuable work for the people of Cambodia.

Travel report:
According to an official report on the ministry’s Internet site, the average length of stay for visitors in Cambodia is 6.65 days. In 2008, there were 2,125,465 tourists from across the continents arrived Cambodia.

The booklet, with comprehensive information of its initiative’s partners that play vital roles to support the community culture and environment, hopes to convince travelers to extend their trip in the Kingdom of Wonder, and go beyond Siem Reap’s Angkor Wat.

At the time of writing this blog-post, Stay Another Cambodia‘s web site is still under construction.

Large Boeung Kak Lake in Phnom Penh is being filled as part city development: Cambodia

Also related:
The Battle for Boeung Kak Lake by Far Eastern Economic Review’s Ron Gluckman