28 May 2026
cambodiaKampot Travel Guide: Cambodia's Most Relaxed River Town
Kampot sits on the Kampot river in southern Cambodia, 5km from the Gulf of Thailand coast and 148km from Phnom Penh. The town is not famous for a single monument — it is famous for pepper, for French colonial architectur
Henrik Vinter
4 May 2026
cambodiaSiem Reap and Angkor: The Temple Complex, the Logistics, and How Many Days You Actually Need
Angkor is the largest religious monument ever constructed — a 400 km² complex of over 1,000 temples built between the 9th and 15th centuries. Three days is the minimum to see it properly. Siem Reap, the gateway town, has caught up to the temples as a reason to visit in its own right.
Henrik Vinter
1 May 2026
cambodiaCambodia's Islands and Coast: Koh Rong, Koh Rong Samloem, Kampot, and Kep
The Cambodian coast is still developing as a destination — infrastructure is basic in places, and Sihanoukville's Chinese casino development has changed the character of the mainland departure point. The islands themselves remain largely unspoiled. Kampot and Kep, an hour south, are a different proposition: river towns, pepper farms, and some of the best crabs in Southeast Asia.
Henrik Vinter
30 April 2026
cambodiaPhnom Penh Travel Guide: The Khmer Rouge History, the Riverside, and a Capital That's Moving Fast
Phnom Penh has changed faster in the past decade than almost any capital in Southeast Asia. The Khmer Rouge history — S-21 and the Killing Fields — remains the most important thing to understand about Cambodia. The city around it is increasingly worth a few days on its own terms.
Henrik Vinter
24 January 2026
cambodiaAngkor Wat: The Practical Guide to Visiting Cambodia's Temple Complex
Angkor Archaeological Park covers 400 square kilometres with over 1,000 temple structures spread across terrain that takes four to five hours to traverse. Most visitors see five to eight key sites. The standard circuit takes a full day; the outer circuit adds another. Accomplishing it all in a few hours leaves the most interesting temples—Banteay Srei, Beng Mealea, Pre Rup—unseen and means missing what makes Angkor archaeologically distinct beyond Angkor Wat itself.
Henrik Vinter