Hiking around the Angkor temples, just outside of Siem Reap, Cambodia, can really build up an appetite. After seeing such beauty and complex history, my palate craves some pretty special food too. Here’s an overview of some of the top places to eat in Siem Reap, including two cooking schools and a street food tour.
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Gili Trawangan has a reputation as a party island. But there are several boutique hotels that are upping the quality of what this tiny island just off Lombok has to offer.
This is good news. It would be a shame if Gili T was known only by the backpacker crowd. The scuba diving and snorkeling are simply too good and the views are simply too beautiful to be lost on those who would prefer to party all night and sleep on the beach all day.
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Want to see a different side to Cambodia? If you’re looking for evidence of Cambodia’s colonial past, spend a few days in Battambang. Although it’s the second largest city in Cambodia Battambang still feels like a charming quiet town. Visitors to Cambodia tend to bypass Battambang in favour of Siem Reap and Phnom Penh so the town is less heavily touristed.
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“If I’d known it was so nice here, I would have stayed longer!”
You hear this often in Luang Prabang, the ancient royal capital of Laos. Many people try to fit Luang Prabang into their whirlwind trips of Southeast Asia, as they hear it is a nice little UNESCO world heritage town where you can watch hundreds of monks participate in a sunrise alms-giving ceremony, see a cave filled with Buddha statues, some nice waterfalls, and do some handicraft shopping.
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