Angkor Tuk Tuk weblog has a list of some of the best restaurant in Siem Reap. The list comes from Lori Carlson, an expat working in the tourist town; Lori Carlson is the co-founder and President of the Ponheary Ly Foundation, where Cambodian native Ponheary Ly is currently a CNN Heroes 2010 nominee.

You can eat anything at these places without gastronomical consequences. They are tried and true. Eat the meat, eat the vegetables even if they are raw, try the frogs, have a shake, chomp the ice, it’s all good. Most of the food in Siem Reap is pretty safe these days; the days of amoebic dysentery for lunch are almost behind us. Your own dirty hands are probably your biggest threat.

The full list is here at http://www.angkortuktuk.net/apps/blog/show/4881284-lori-s-guide-to-good-eats

In the news today, there is also an interesting piece about Exploring Cambodia’s Lost Temples.

But in the jungle on the Thai-Cambodian border, deep in Southeast Asia, my guest today stumbled on an ancient, vine-covered temple that took him into another world — of Angkor Wat and the great Khmer empire of a thousand years ago. It was a Hindu empire that turned to the Buddha, that tried to bring heaven to Earth. Khmers long before the Khmer Rouge.

Also, another tip about visiting places in Phnom Penh in a Day: Prison, Killing Field, Whiskey, Market, Palace, and Private Tuk-Tuk:

We were originally planning on skipping Phnom Penh, but realized that wouldn’t make much sense because it’s halfway between Sihanoukville and Siem Riep, and there’s actually some cool stuff to see. Our room here only costs a buck fifty which is nice, but we’re still only spending two nights. We arrived last, and we gave ourselves all day today to go tour the town.