Category Archives: Travel

Banteay Chhmar

AP visits the remote jungle temple of Banteay Chhmar. Called the “second Angkor Wat,” Banteay Chhmar approaches it in size, is more frozen in time than the manicured and made-over superstar, and has so far been spared the blights of … Continue reading →

Posted January 6, 2012, in Angkor Wat, Tourism, Travel | Tagged | Leave a comment

Video: The Mekong Discovery Trail

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=96Vzulj97go&feature=youtu.be

Posted September 29, 2011, in Tourism, Travel | Tagged | Leave a comment

Discovering an island paradise

Up in the jungles of Kratie, on the lesser traveled side of the Mekong, a novel experiment in tourism is under way. Called the Mekong Discovery Trail, the plan promotes getting tourists off the well-trodden path, exposing them to the … Continue reading →

Posted September 12, 2011, in Tourism, Travel | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Old-school travel

Pilloried by many a seasoned traveler, an old, well-thumbed guide book can jump-start more than a few great adventures. Just ask Brian Thacker. He borrowed the original 1975 South-East Asia on a Shoestring from Lonely Planet founder Tony Wheeler and … Continue reading →

Posted September 9, 2011, in Travel | Tagged , | Leave a comment