If you’re looking for a unique holiday gift for your friends and family, take a look at #MANAVA, a social enterprise that empowers female #artisans in #Cambodia. These women craft exquisite works of art you can wear or display in your home – check out their campaign https://igg.me/at/manava… Read More MANAVA: Transforming Female Artisans’ Lives in Cambodia
It’s amazing how you can find opportunities to learn about the local culture for free; you can simply visit the restaurants shops and talk to the locals, take advantage of the free guided walking tours, or if you have the time, live in that city for a month or longer 🙂 Because I spend most… Read More Local Craftsmanship in Siem Reap
If you ever travel to Cambodia, make sure to try these traditional Khmer dishes!… Read More 5 Traditional Khmer Dishes to Try in Cambodia
Happy November, everyone! While Western cultures celebrated Halloween last week, people all over Cambodia traveled to Phnom Penh for Bom Om Touk, also known as the Water Festival. This is a national holiday celebrated across Cambodia to commemorate the end of the rainy season (which fun fact: causes the Tonle Sap river to flow in… Read More Adventures in Asia: Water Festival in Cambodia
This past weekend, we ventured out of Siem Reap for the first time to visit Battambang! It wasn’t what I expected at all, although I think my expectations were a bit high… I was expecting this super large city with tons of people, but it was wayyyy less busy than Siem Reap, and a lot… Read More Adventures in Asia: Battambang
It’s been about a week since I’ve arrived in Siem Reap and I must say my body seems to be accepting this humid, hot climate in October. In NYC, I could probably enjoy the cool autumn breeze, but here…nope! My friend gave me the scoop about living in Siem Reap, but you can’t really know… Read More 7 Tips to Prepare for Southeast Asia
