Kulen Elephant Forest: Angkor Wat Elephants New Home
After spending 22 years ferrying visitors to the temples of Angkor Wat, a group of elephants have found a new home at Kulen Elephant Forest at the foothills of Siem…
TRIBE Phnom Penh Review
Marissa Carruthers reviews TRIBE Phnom Penh, which has opened in the Post Office Square in the Cambodian capital. As the latest international chain hotel to open in the capital, TRIBE…
Try Our Top 5 Phnom Penh Day Trips
If you’re tight on time or simply seeking to spend the day escaping the humdrum of capital life, then there are plenty of day trips to consider. Here are our top five Phnom Penh day trips…
Discovering Siem Reap Restaurants & Bars
While Siem Reap is synonymous with Angkor Wat, there’s plenty more to the compact city. At night, it springs to life with places to eat and drink. Here’s our guide…
What to Do in Siem Reap Cambodia
There’s way more to Siem Reap than temple trekking, with the town and wider province swimming in culture, history and stunning scenery. Here’s our guide to what to do in…
Explore Phnom Penh Culture and Art Scene
The Cambodian capital is awash with cultural activities that give an insight into the country. Here’s our guide to Phnom Penh culture and art. Phnom Penh is a great place…
Cambodia’s Islands: Discover Paradise
Sun seekers, beach bums and those who want to kick-back and relax in peace – or to a party – have plenty of options to choose from, thanks to a smattering of tropical islands…
Best Phnom Penh Bars To Enjoy
Night owls have their pick of the bunch, with the city packed full of bars, KTVs, beer gardens and clubs that range from dive bars through to rooftop decadence. Here are some of the best…
Best Restaurants in Phnom Penh
There’s no chance of going hungry in the Cambodian capital, which boasts an impressive collection of restaurants serving cuisines from all corners of the globe. Here are some of the…
What to Do in Sihanoukville (Kampong Som)?
Sihanoukville has undergone a huge transformation in the last few years, rising from a compact city on the coast into a mega-city that resembles a mini Macao. Here’s our guide…
What to Do in Kampong Thom
Kampong Thom is Cambodia’s second largest province and home to an abundance of things to do. Here is our guide to what to do in Kampong Thom. Kampong Thom is…
Successfully Surviving Covid in Cambodia
Marissa Carruthers has called Cambodia home since 2012, but when the pandemic hit, she was faced with the huge dilemma of surviving covid in Cambodia and whether to stay or…
Siem Reap: Covid Recovery
Siem Reap sits as Cambodia’s tourism hub and business was devastated by the pandemic. However, with borders now open Siem Reap is in recovery mode and life has returned. Learn…
What To See in Battambang Cambodia
Dubbed the rice bowl of Cambodia, Battambang province is predominantly a fertile patchwork of paddies. The north-western province is also home to Battambang city…
What to Do in Kratie Province?
The predominantly rural north-eastern province of Kratie is gaining momentum with visitors, thanks in most part to its riverine celebrities – a pocket of critically-endangered Irrawaddy dolphins…
Going Wild in the Cardamoms
Mark Bibby Jackson gets in tune with his inner self as he goes on an eco-tour in the Cardamom Mountains spending three nights under canvas in Wild Cambodia. It was…
5 Reasons To Visit Cambodia Now
After returning from a recent visit to the Kingdom, Mark Bibby Jackson explains why you really should visit Cambodia now. Cambodia is a country that I love. I first came…
Angkor Wat Away from the Crowds
Marissa Carruthers takes a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see Angkor Wat temple away from the crowds and finds it both an exhilarating and disheartening experience…
Cambodia Travel Tales Past and Future Podcast
Welcome to the second Cambodia Begins at 40 Podcast – Cambodia Travel Tales Past and Future. Following the success of our first podcast on Cambodia and the Coronavirus we have…
Cambodia and the Coronavirus Podcast
Welcome to the first ever Cambodia Begins at 40 podcast – Cambodia and the Coronavirus. I’m Mark Bibby Jackson, one of the founders of the website as well as a…
5 Unusual Things to Do in Phnom Penh Cambodia
Marissa Carruthers provides some insight into five of the more interesting things to do in Phnom Penh, Cambodia from sampling the local food to exploring…
A Plastic Free Angkor Future?
Mark Bibby Jackson returns to the country where he lived for the best part of a decade to discover the once deserted streets congested, and plastic everywhere. He makes the…
Beyond Angkor: Siem Reap Art Tour
Visitors to Angkor might struggle for ideas of things to do in Siem Reap away from the temples. Mark Bibby Jackson suggests going on a Siem Reap Art Tour. It…
4 Festivals in Cambodia Not to Miss
The Cambodian calendar is dotted with public holidays – so many that the government recently announced from 2020, the number will be slashed from 28 to 22. Here are the…
