Pnohm Penh Cambodia was initially colonized by the French from the 1850's onward. (along with Laos and Vietnam to make French Indochina.) This is reflected in the buildings and architecture that you see around you in the large towns of Cambodia.In particular, the Pnohm Penh the capital, has some very good examples of French Colonial Architecture, as well as the buildings themselves, there are wide open boulevards, and large green spaces dotted around the city. T...

Cambodia Pt 1- Siem Reap Cambodia as a country is just starting to reappear on the tourist trail after years of being off limits due to civil war. Whilst most of the country is rural farmland, there are 2 main cities which have embraced tourism, Phnom Penh (The capital) and Siem Reap-both of which we visited on our trip. The first stop was Siem Reap, the home of the ancient temple city of Angkor. The temples at Angkor are world famous and there are LOTS of templ...