Angkor Sankranta: New Year celebrations at Angkor
Angkor Sankranta is a Khmer New Year festival held in the Angkor area in some years, with games, performances and food. Here's what it involves and how to check if it's on.
Cambodian palm sugar has a rich caramel flavour and makes an excellent gift. Here's how it's made, the different forms to buy and how to pack it.
Angkor Sankranta is a Khmer New Year festival held in the Angkor area in some years, with games, performances and food. Here's what it involves and how to check if it's on.
Siem Reap Angkor International Airport is about an hour from town. Here's how to get there by shuttle bus, taxi, hotel transfer or app, and what each costs in time and effort.
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Almost every Khmer temple faces east, but Angkor Wat faces west. Here are the main explanations scholars give, from Vishnu and funerary rites to astronomy.