Phnom Penh Travel Guide

The reviewing stand / dance pavillion of the Royal Palace of Phnom Penh Cambodia's capital retains much of its former colonial charm, with old houses along tree-lined boulevards. Although many people simply stop off in Phnom Penh on their way to Siem Reap and Angkor Wat, or even bypass it entirely for a direct flight to Angkor, to do so is to miss out on something special.

Siem Reap Town

Beautiful downtown Siem Reap, near the old market. Siem Reap is the town closest to the ruins of Angkor Wat, although it's more than just a place to sleep and catch a plane. The city has developed into one of the more pleasant tourist towns in Cambodia, if not Southeast Asia.

The POSH Guide to Angkor Wat & Siem Reap

The eastern causeway entrance to Preah Khan temple. The capital of the Khmer kingdom in northwestern Cambodia remains one of the most outstanding legacies of the ancient world. Many have the impression that Angkor Wat is a single temple, when in fact there are more than 40 sites still recognizable to this day.

The POSH Mini-Guide to Kampot and Kep

The wide lazy river flowing past Kampot The rather sleepy old port of Kampot and its neighbor Kep don't seem to have caught on with the tourists, which is just as well. A big part of the charm of these two towns is that they're quiet and still relatively unspoiled by the vagaries of mass tourism.

The Roluos Group

Bakong temple from just inside the main gate. Before Angkor Wat was built, before the Khmer capital was was moved to the area around Phnom Bakeng, the center of the kingdom was located around the present-day village of Roluos, about 12 kilometers (7 1/2 miles) from Seam Reap.