• Plans unveiled for tourist area in Anlong Veng, by Phnom Penh Post’s Thet Sambath
• Cambodia to preserve Khmer Rouge sites for tourism: AFP

Kampot river

Kampot life

And a fishing spot for both tourists and Cambodians

This small lake is about 30 km south of Phnom Penh

It is located off the highway to Takeo province

Royal Palace is a complex of buildings which are the royal abode of the Kingdom of Cambodia.

Royal Palace is a complex of buildings which are the royal abode of the Kingdom of Cambodia.

Homes of Phnom Penh residents taken from Shopping Center Sorya.

Boeung Kak Lake is part of the city development and transformation.

On this day we were traveling from Kampong Cham to Kratie, when we drove over a bridge high above the scene below.  We stopped on the other side, walked back across the birdge and down to the water.  The people was actually hunting for snails in the shallow water.  As they were quite a distance from the shore, I waded to their location.

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This blog is still very much in its infancy stage. As such, I will try to add new content as much as possible.
This blog is part of an assignment for a class I am taking. I traveled to Cambodia on two occasions between December and February 2008-09 and spent two-months in the kingdom all told. I’ll be back in Phnom Penh for work at the end of November 09.

Although the number of overall arrivals in Cambodia continued to grow in November, all-important air arrivals at Siem Reap, Cambodia’s main tourism draw, fell 10.89 percent year on year to 52,545, according to Ministry of Tourism figures.
The number of travellers from Vietnam was up 45.86 percent in November, taking advantage of relaxed visa rules, while at the opposite end, some 26.99 percent fewer Koreans came to the Kingdom. Koreans were the largest group of arrivals in 2008.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

Sin Mut is a 29-year old fisherman from Chong Khneas village in Siem Reap, Cambodia. He lives with his family of thirteen on the banks of the great Tonle Sap. His father has already retired from fishing and his mother takes care of his eight siblings and grandparents.

A girl sleeping in a libary in ancient Ang Kor Wat temple

A cyclo driver passing by Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia