Issue 23

Digital Magazine July - Sep., 2015

Siem Reap Travellers’ Choice 2015 Destinations

- mondulkiri - Sihanoukville - The Khmer Grill

# 1 in asia # 2 in the World

- Koh Ker Temple - The Cambodian Cookbook

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This issue of Cambodia Insight is our 23rd quarterly publication. It’s been, as the Navy promises, “not just a job, but an adventure”.

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There will be new articles in every issue including a temple review, a featured guided tour, 1-to-1 interviews, a hotel review, 2 cookbook recipes, restaurant and bar reviews, and an executive property highlighted.

Also in future issues we will continue to spotlight the growing numbers of visitors and investors from Russia, the important role of investment from China and Korea, and relations with our neighbors Vietnam, Thailand, and Laos. We will also feature information about Cambodian life, business, culture and especially responsible tourism. Most of all, we’ll continue to bring to our readers more of the amazing marvels of the Land of Wonders, our adopted home.

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CONTENTS Mondulkiri

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Sihanoukville, Asia’s next trendsetting beach

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Picasso Bar & Tapas

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Charlie’s 24 Siem Reap is #1 in Asia and #2 in the world!

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Featured Property 34 Hotel Review: The River Village Manor

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Koh Ker Temple

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Cost of living in Cambodia

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The Cambodian Cookbook 50

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A tour of Kompong Khleang with Beyond Unique Escapes 52 The Grey Khmer Grill 54

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Mondulkiri Cambodia’s largest and least populated Province

A world apart from lowland Cambodia, Mondulkiri Province is the original Wild East of the country. Climatically and culturally, it’s also another world, which comes as a relief after the heat of the plains. Home to the hardy Bunong (Phnong) people and their noble elephants, it is possible to visit traditional villages and to learn and study about elephants in their natural element at the Elephant Valley Project.

Mondulkiri is the most sparsely populated province in the country, with just four people per square kilometre. Almost half the inhabitants come from the Bunong minority group, with other minorities making up much of the rest of the population. Hunting remains the profession of choice for many minorities.

The landscape is a seductive mix of pine clumps, grassy hills and windswept valleys that fade beguilingly into forests of jade green and hidden waterfalls. Wild animals, such as bears, leopards and especially elephants, are more numerous here than elsewhere, although sightings are usually limited to birds, monkeys and the occasional wild pig.

Mondulkiri means ‘Meeting of the Hills’, an apt sobriquet for a land of rolling hills. In the dry season it is a little like Wales with sunshine; in the wet season, like Tasmania with more rain. At an average elevation of 800m, it can get quite chilly at night, so carry something warm.

Bou Sra waterfall

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Conservationists have grand plans for the province, creating wildlife sanctuaries and initiating sustainable tourism activities, but are facing off against speculators and industrialists queuing up for natural resources.

who are not affected by mass-tourism, as they are in neighbouring Thailand, and you have an area that is attractive to the adventure traveller.

A real Asian frontier town, Mondulkiri’s recent logging and planSen Monorom is tation boom has the provincial capeven produced ital and doesn’t some modern imshow up as a typprovements in the Elephant Trekking ical Cambodian downtown area. town, while it is the only town the province has A basic improvement was that the street lights to speak of. With approx. 7500 inhabitants, 20 came on for the first time in January 2012. guesthouses, 12 restaurants, 3 bars and no post office it is often compared to American Wild Wooden and relatively old shop houses are West frontier towns. Concerning the quietness spread a civilised distance apart in the sleepy and beauty of Sen Monorom people from other centre of town, and at night, everything goes parts of the country move here and therefore the very quiet and very dark -- a refreshing change land price doubled from 2006 to 2007. from the nonstop light and excitement of Cambodia’s larger cities. Amenities for tourists have improved somewhat since the new road was finished a couple years ago, although there still isn’t much in the restaurant or shopping department.

Also interesting is the variety of languages being used: Khmer, hill tribe languages, Vietnamese and Lao. 80 percent of the population in Mondulkiri is made up of ten tribal minorities, with the majority of them being the Chunchiet from the tribe of the Phnong. The remaining 20 percent are Khmer, Chinese and Muslim Cham.

Most of the population lives off the land, planting rice, fruit trees and a variety of vegetables.

Other tribal minorities grow coffee, strawberries, rubber and cashew nuts.

Members of the Phnong Hill Tribe

The town of Sen Monorom is the best base camp for travellers who want to explore the surrounding areas. A quiet but beautiful town nestled into the hills; it has a lot of potential to develop into a centre for non-intrusive eco-tourism. At present, it’s very undeveloped, which gives you a feeling of going somewhere off the beaten tourist trail.

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More and more houses are built in the typical Khmer style. Visiting the hill tribes you still can find the traditional Phnong houses. In the houses you can find traditional gongs and big jars, whereby the last ones are said to be more than a thousand years old. There are various sorts of gongs used for different occasions. Jars and gongs are among the most valuable possessions in an indigenous community, whether in tradi-

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Sen Monorom waterfall

tional, spiritual or material terms. During the Khmer Rouge Regime those objects were buried in hidden places in the jungle and in many cases they still wait in the ground.

Rubber plantation

Landscapes more reminiscent of high-altitude America than lowland Cambodia define the Mondulkiri region, with flat grasslands and red

earth giving way to steep hillsides, lovely waterfalls, and lush tropical jungle.

With a small population and an equally small provincial capital, tourism revolves around the outdoors with its stunning natural beauty and multiple waterfalls located not too far out of town. Most tourists come for adventure activities or to volunteer at one of the many NGOs operating here.Of great appeal is the weather, which gets downright chilly at night in the colder months of the dry season, and offers a refreshing change from the heat and humidity of Cambodia’s lowlands. Because of this weather sweaters are essential here for the cool evenings.

Tourist agencies offer elephant riding (which is growing more controversial), nature treks, motorbike tours to remote waterfalls, and cultural experiences with the indigenous Bunong people, a tribe that has been pushed to the margins by the dominant Khmer. Visitors who do make it out here will be pleased to find a province populated by genuinely friendly people, with superb

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high-altitude weather and a wild, if endangered, beauty.

Mondulkiri used to be extremely remote, a destination only favoured by adventure travellers and the uncommonly sturdy, but with the 2009 opening of a wellpaved new road from the capital city of Phnom Penh and an ever-increasing array of bus, minibus and taxi services into the provincial capital of Sen Monorom, getting here is easier than ever.

Credit: Travelfish.org, Tourismcambodia.com

Rope bridge

Local transportation

Eleven mini-suites spread over 3 floors provide a connection with nature and a green retreat away from the hectic hustle of city life.

The Angkor Tropical Resort is a warm and pleasant home away from home. Each unit comes with a separate and equipped kitchen/dining room. Available for the day, week, or month. Conveniently located close to Phsa Leu, the large local market.

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Tel: 855 12 453 723 booking@AngkorTropicalResort.com www.AngkorTropicalResort.com

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info@angkor-golf.com +855 (0) 63 767 688 or 63 767 689 Monks descending Angkor Wat

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Serendipity Beach

Sihanoukville Asia’s next trendsetting beach Sihanoukville, also known as ‘Kompong Som’

is a coastal city in Cambodia and the capital city of Sihanoukville province, located at the tip of an elevated peninsula in the country’s south-west at the Gulf of Thailand. The city is flanked by an almost uninterrupted string of beaches along its entire coastline and coastal marshlands bordering the Ream National Park in the East. A number of thinly inhabited islands - under Sihanoukville’s administration - are in the city’s proximity, where in recent years moderate development has helped to attract a sizable portion of Asia’s individual travelers, young students and back-packers.

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In a land with thousands of years of history, Sihanoukville is a colourful but tragic upstart. A mere fifty years ago, a French-Cambodian construction carved a camp out of the jungle and started building the first deep-sea port of a newly independent Cambodia. Named Sihanoukville in 1964 after the ruling prince of Cambodia, the booming port and its golden beaches soon drew Cambodia’s jetsetting elite, spawning the first Angkor Beer brewery and the modernist seven-story Independence Hotel which, claim locals, even played host to Jacqueline Kennedy on her whirlwind tour of Cambodia in 1967.

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Alas, the party came to an abrupt end in 1970 when Sihanouk was deposed in a coup and Cambodia descended into civil war. The town – renamed Kompong Som – soon fell on hard times: the victorious Khmer Rouge used the Independence Hotel for target practice and, when they made the mistake of hijacking an American container ship, the port was bombed by the U.S. Air Force. Even after Pol Pot’s regime was driven from power, the bumpy highway to the capital was notorious for banditry and the beaches unfortunately stayed empty.

Peace returned in 1993 following the historic elections organized by the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia ( UNTAC) and in the ensuing ten years Sihanoukville has been busy picking up the pieces. First visited only by a few intrepid backpackers, guidebooks still talk of walls pockmarked by bullets, but any signs of war are hard to spot in today’s Sihanoukville, whose new symbol seems to be the construction site. After 30 years of housing only ghosts, the Independence Hotel is up and running again, more and more Khmers and expats have settled down to run bars and restaurants, and the knowledge of what the New York Times dubbed “Asia’s next trendsetting beach” is starting to spread.

Sihanoukville Beach at sunset

Getting there By plane The small Sihanoukville Airport is located 17km to the east of town, on the edge of Ream National Park. Cambodia Angkor Air started flying to and from Siem Reap on December 14th 2011 with three flights a week.

By helicopter Sokha Helicopters offers a VIP charter service between a private helipad at Sokha Beach Resort and Phnom Penh and Siem Reap. Charter rates start at US $1495 per flight hour plus 10% VAT & 10% SPT, with discount packages for stays at Sokha Beach Resort. Helicopters are modern, French-built Eurocopter Ecureuils with luxury leather seating for 5 passengers. Licenced pilots are from Australia and Europe.

Flight time from Phnom Penh is 55 minutes and Siem Reap 1 hour and 40 minutes.

By bus Phnom Penh Sorya Transport GST Express, and Mekong Express operate hourly services from Phnom Penh, taking 4-6 hours and costing $4.50 - $10, depending on the bus quality and the number of stops. The first bus leaves Phnom Penh at 7:00 AM; the last bus leaves at 8:00 PM. Tickets can be booked at the bus company offices, travel agencies, and many guesthouses. It is worth reserving a day in advance to be sure of a seat. National Route 4 between

Cruise ship at the port of Sihanoukville

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There are various company night buses running from Siem Reap. The trip takes around 12-14 hours and costs $14-17 for a sleeping 70% reclining seats bus with beds. But beware that the road is really bumpy, seats may be not like the photos in the ticket office, and you may be forced to change buses from sleeping to sitting in Phnom Penh.

So make sure you have the direct bus with no changes, assigned seat and seller phone number to get what you paid for.

Golden Lion Statue

Phnom Penh and Sihanoukville is one of Cambodia’s best roads.

Giant Ibis and Mey Hong offer a 14-16 seat air-conditioned minibus that is aimed at tourists and never has more passengers than seats. The Tickets cost $10.

Rith Mony, Bun Thou, and Virak Buntham Express operate daily air-conditioned minibus service leaving at 8:30AM to/from the border with Thailand at Koh Kong/Hat Lek, taking about 5 hours.

“Local” and “Tourist” minibuses service this route; they are always jam-packed, and the trip can be uncomfortable.

Getting around Central Sihanoukville Distances between the beaches are a little too long to walk comfortably, but getting around is easy, as the roads are wide and bike taxis (motodop) are everywhere. The standard price is $2 per trip, although expect to haggle at night or if the distance is long. They’ll gladly pile on two people and their luggage too. For larger groups, car taxis can be called ($8 to most places around town).

“Local” service price depends on how much space you want (a whole seat, half a seat, or a space on the roof); foreigners can expect to pay $6-8.

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There are dozens of the ubiquitous tuk-tuks around the new bus station and the accommodation areas. They are some of the most persistent and over-charging drivers in Cambodia; they have formed an “association” for price fixing - a trip to the bus station, $2 in Phnom Penh, costs $3 if your bus company pays but they

will charge $6 if you arrive at the bus station and want to go to the beach.

If you have decided where you will stay it can help to call for a pick up; even if its not free, it may save you some money.

The ride from the new bus station to Serendipity Beach should cost no more than $4 during the day.

Another great choice to get around is to rent a scooter. Haggle a bit and you can get it for $16 a day or more - it depends on the season. Fuel is not very cheap (about $1.25/L) but can be bought at many roadside shacks. However, as of 2009, renting scooters to foreigners is technically illegal, and the police may stop and fine you.

Victory Beach

Beaches The main reason to visit Sihanoukville is the beaches. They are not as crowded as many of those in Thailand, but can be cramped on weekends and holidays. Like many beaches in Southeast Asia, they are covered in a lot of rubbish, but Otres Beach is very clean.

Victory Beach, (south of the commercial port).

Plenty of budget accommodation nearby on Weather Station Hill. This beach is close to the seaport.

Independence Beach. Also known as ‘7-chann beach’ after the grand seven-storey Independence Hotel.

Sokha Beach. It is owned by the Sokha Beach Resort. It’s private but you can access it by paying a couple dollars. The good thing is you won’t have many people begging here or trying to sell you something.

Mirax private resort

Ochheuteal Beach is a long and narrow strip of white sand beach located in Sangkat No 4. The northern section has now become known as Serendipity Beach. This is a popular beach with western tourists, noted for small guesthouse rooms right on the beach.

There are around 30 beach huts serving good value meals and a wide selection of drinks, and a cluster of mid-range hotels and restaurants in the middle. Grass umbrellas, rentable beach chairs and little drink huts line the beach from one end to the other.

Further south, a number of budget traveler/backpacker oriented bar/restaurant/ beach hangouts have sprung up offering umbrellas, drinks and a great atmosphere.

Serendipity Beach. Lots of guesthouses and bar/restaurants right on the beach, open until the early hours. This beach seems to be the most popular and typically has the greatest number of people on the beach. Serendipity Beach is connected to Ochheuteal beach.

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of both strips have sun beds and a local food / western food menu. Most of them also feature lovely bungalows or just simple rooms.

Famous places and activities on the beach: Rent a kayak and row it to one of the mini islands that are close to the beach, or up the small river to a temple.

Sokha Beach Hotel

Otres Beach, (South-east of Serendipity and Ochheuteal Beaches). Amazing 4 km long stretch of clean, white sand. Less crowded and more relaxed than other beaches in Sihanoukville. It starts with a strip of beach bars and guesthouses called Otres 1 followed by a 1km long public beach that ends at Otres 2 – another (smaller) strip of beach bars and guesthouses.

Tourists will find nice rooms or bungalows ranging from $10 - 50 per night.

Windsurfing school – managed by a French expat who is also the teacher. The flat sea makes it an easy place to start surfing. Lessons costs around $30 and windsurfers are priced at $8-$12 / hour.

Otres Beach is a great place for lazy sunbathing, partying, and other activities such as catamarans, windsurfing, kayaks, various boat trips, buggy cars, bicycles and jet skis. The beach bars

The Party Boat

There’s a party boat in Otres Beach with music, water slides and beerbongs. This is very similar to the “tourist boat tours” that are common to beaches around the world.

Otres Market. The preferred way to spend your evenings at Otres beach is the late night market. A big happening with live music, food stalls and probably all the tourists in the area. This goes on from 18:00 to early morning. Getting to the market is a $3 tuk tuk drive from Otres Beach.

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Other Fun Spots Ream National Park.

A wonderful mangrove nature reserve about 30 minutes drive from Sihanoukville. Take a moto to park headquarters for $12. From there, park rangers offer walking tours for $5 or boat tours for $20 (4 people).

It is best to call in advance. The organised trips can be disappointing, as they sometimes fail to supply a proper guide and the food can be a bit dodgy.

Sihanoukville Beach

White Sand Palace Hotel Water Park.

And then for something a bit different, just beside the White Sand Palace Hotel, there is a new water park that seriously looks like the most fun we can imagine having with some of our clothes still on. It will be closed until about August/September 2015, but after that will be $3 or $5 for children and $5 or $8 for adults, depending on the time of day, afternoon being more expensive.

Credit: Wikitravel.org, Travelfish.org

Sihanoukville Beach

Buddy Land Water Park.

This park is the first unique water park in Sihanoukville. It has a 12 meter high water slide and a large pool. Besides, they have a small souvenir shop selling different traditional souvenirs such as hats, bags, jewelries and scarfs. Coming soon: indoor playground for kids and BBQ stand.

White Sand Palace Hotel Water Park

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Dining

Picasso Bar & Tapas They also serve a delicious range of light-bites and tapas, including Patatas Con Mojo Verde, Mixed Olives, Marinated Feta Cheese, Marinated Red Peppers, Chorizo, Smoked Ham, and Chili Con Carne. There are a number of other tasty bites to tempt your palate.

The entrance to Picasso

Picasso is a small, stylish, air conditioned barrel-vaulted bar that oozes charm, and is friendly and intimate without being intrusive.

It is centrally located, just one block- about 20 meters from Pub Street.

The horse-shoe shaped bar

Overall a great place to meet, make friends or just soak up the ambience.

The horse-shoe shaped bar

The horse-shoe shaped bar is the main feature, which allows the conversation to flow across the bar in a cozy atmosphere, making it an excellent location for a drink alone, with a date, or to meet expats and travelers.

Picasso offers bottled beers, many wines, and their immensely popular signature drink - freshly made Sangria, Red or White, served by the glass or carafe, along with a good variety of reasonably priced cocktails. Drink specials are changed regularly and posted on the blackboards.

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The outside of Picasso

Opening Hours: from 5 pm – late Drink Specials: Buy 1 and get 1 free on all cocktails, martinis and sangria Happy Hour: from 5 pm to 9 pm Location: Nestled in the enigmatic Alley West, in the Old Market area of downtown Siem Reap.

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Credit: Ian Roberts

Angkor National Museum The Legend Revealed The Angkor National Museum is the most important museum dedicated to the Angkor civilization in Cambodia and Asia. It is located in Siem Riep City, on the exclusive Charles de Gaulle Avenue, to the north of the National Road.

Lintel Style: Banteay Srei Date : 10th Century Display in Gallery C

Its collection, exhibited in eight galleries (the Exclusive Gallery and the other ones identified from A to G), numbers several masterpieces of theAngkor temples and it is the most complete representation of the culture, history and archeology of the Golden Age of Cambodia.

The Charles de Gaulle Avenue is not far from the temples themselves (about two kilometers from downtown). The facade maintains the harmony of the unique Angkorian architecture.

Comparable to any modern museum in the world, it has a fast ticketing service system (and it is possible to book online), a Guide Map and Audio Tour Set (personal translation device) with eight languages (Khmer, English, German, Korean, Japanese, French, Chinese and Thai.)

It is a highly recommended place to complete visits to the temples. The combination of modern technologies and multimedia presentations introduces the visitor into the magic of the Angkor world.

The Museum Mall

The Museum covers 20 thousand square meters (65,616 sq. feet) surrounded with the traditional Cambodian gardens and the exclusivity of the northern area of Siem Riep City.

The Museum is the product of a joint effort of the Royal Ministry of Culture and Fine Art, the APSARA Authority and the Museum Co., Ltd. on a 30 year concession period. No doubt, it is a world class museum dedicated to the preservation of the Khmer artifacts, collections and restorations of the fascinating Angkor Civilization.

The Angkor National Museum is unique in Cambodia. It has its own style and its full inspiration in the ancient glorious time of the Khmer Empire, just at the doors of the temples.

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Dining

Charlie’s Charlie’s is full of character with its American vibe with motorbike headlights reincarnated as light fittings, and vinyl LPs, old license plates and vintage signs adorning the walls.

There is even a customized Honda Steed motorcycle perched on the mezzanine edge, overlooking the crowded bar.

The entrance of Charlie’s

One of the favorite bars in Siem Reap is very hard to miss with its large, bright neon sign beckoning you to enter. Inside this Retro Americana Style Bar you’ll find an open mezzanine floor merging the space together, making it feel like the same space even if you are sitting at the bar where you can see the people upstairs.

Charlie’s Honda Motorcycle

Charlie’s is well known for their tunes, fun crowd, and cheap drinks, including a good selection of local and imported bottled beer, spirits, cocktails, pitchers, and shots. A daily happy hour and different drink special occur every night of the week, with standouts like Mojito Monday or Wine & Whisky Wednesday.

The inside of Charlie’s

There is ample room for standing, mingling and talking, or sitting in one of the custom made wood and steel drums that have been converted into chairs. If you want some solitude, you can find your own small nook in one of two places, either in the upstairs back area or at the downstairs rear, near ‘The Lane’ entrance.

Charlie’s many license plates

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Charlie’s LP’s

The kitchen serves up great food for breakfast, lunch and dinner with favorites like Fish Finger Sandwiches, Quesadillas, Mini Burgers, Cajun Chips, Grilled Chicken, Fish Amok, Lemon Cured Beef Salad and many more to get those taste buds working overtime.

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Aside from good food and drink specials, Charlie’s is known for its ability to kick off a party like nowhere else in town, and as Charlie says – “there’s the EASY WAY, there’s the FAST WAY and then there’s CHARLIE’S WAY!” Opening Hours: 10:00 am - late Drink Specials: Mojito Monday

Tequila Tuesday

Wine & Whisky Wednesday

Thirsty Thursday

Welcome to the Weekend Special

Sangria Sunday Happy Hour: from 4 pm – 7 pm Location: In the hub of Siem Reap, 20 meters from Pub Street opposite the Provincial Hospital Credit: Ian Roberts

Charlie’s bar

Looking down from the mezzanine

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Beautiful Angkor Wat, just outside of Siem Reap

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Siem Reap #1 in Asia! #2 in the world!

TripAdvisor has unveiled the world’s top rated destinations in their seventh annual Travelers’ Choice awards. Siem Reap came in at #2 in the world and #1 in Asia. Congratulations Siem Reap! This is up from #9 in the world in 2014.

TripAdvisor is the world’s largest travel site, enabling travelers to plan and book the perfect trip. TripAdvisor offers advice from millions of travelers and a wide variety of travel choices and planning features with seamless links to booking tools that check hundreds of websites to find the best hotel prices.

TripAdvisor branded sites make up the largest travel community in the world, reaching 340 million unique monthly visitors, and more than 225

million reviews and opinions covering more than 4.9 million accommodations, restaurants and attractions. The sites operate in 45 countries worldwide. TripAdvisor also includes TripAdvisor for Business, a dedicated division that provides the tourism industry access to millions of monthly TripAdvisor visitors.

Established in 2002, Travelers’ Choice awards are the highest honor TripAdvisor can bestow.

These are the only travel industry awards based on millions of reviews and opinions from travelers around the world.

These annual awards reflect “the best of the best” for service, quality, and customer satisfaction, from hotels and accommodations to destinations,

Cambodia’s Minister of Tourism H.E. Thong Khon addresses the participants while receiving the award from TripAdvisor in Siem Reap on April 7

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attractions, and even brands and products.

Travelers’ Choice award winners are selected annually based on feedback from millions of TripAdvisor members. Travelers’ Choice awards single out not just popular choices, but truly exceptional ones that keep travelers coming back time after time.

best rated US destination, failed to make the top 10.

Plenty of places to eat in Siem Reap

The winners were determined using an algorithm that took into account the quantity and quality of reviews as well as ratings for hotels, restaurants and attractions in destinations worldwide.

Half of the ten cities are located in Europe and for the second consecutive year New York, the

Last year’s runner up, Rome, dropped five places to seventh and London slipped from third to sixth.

The UK capital is one of only three destinations to have retained a top ten ranking five years in a row, but is also the most expensive, with an average room rate of $253.

Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, came fourth on the list and offers the cheapest hotel value, with an average summer room rate at less than £30 a night. Siem Reap in Cambodia is another low cost option at just under $62.

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The company started with a very different business model in mind. In founding TripAdvisor, CEO/cofounder Kaufer wanted to take his hard core engineering skills and apply them to vertical search in travel. That is, build a massive database of travel information that provided a white label search engine for travel sites like Expedia and Travelocity. Big Data meets travel…in 2000.

The Old Market

TripAdvisor spokesperson James Kay commented: “The competition among global tourist destinations has never been tougher. A combination of low average booking rates and fantastic traveler reviews on TripAdvisor has helped Asian, African and Eastern European destinations steal a march on old favorites like New York and Rome.”

Founded in 2000 by Stephen Kaufer and Langley Steinert, Boston-based TripAdvisor is a travel website that provides reviews and other information for consumers about travel destinations around the world. The company is now pervasive – with 65 million unique visitors each month scouring the site for reviews of hotels, restaurants and sites around the globe. There is even a café deep in the rainforest in Costa Rica with a placard on the table begging for a positive TripAdvisor review.

Local pig transportation

Kaufer describes with some chagrin what happened – after a year and a half, he had no clients and no revenue and was running out of money.

Then, 9/11 hit and the travel industry was decimated. Kaufer began to despair that his fledging start-up would go under. Fortunately, on the side, the company had built up TripAdvisor.com as a demo site to show the prospective clients what a vertical search engine could do.

The Angkor National Museum

When he saw TripAdvisor.com start to pick up traffic, he decided to pursue an online advertising based business model with banner ads.

“Going B2C was daunting and not in our core DNA,” Kaufer remarked. But testing hypotheses was very much in the company’s DNA, as well as evaluating data to learn and adjust. TripAdvisor, in effect, was a model lean start-up with an engineering-driven, product-focused founder.

After a few weeks of watching no click throughs, Kaufer executed his second pivot: a cost per click model (now known as CPC). Every time a consumer clicked on a hotel to book a room, TripAdvisor would charge the hotel something.

Suddenly, everything began to (literally) click.

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TripAdvisor was earning $70k per month and achieved a breakeven point. The company has grown profitably ever since.

Kaufer originally hired editors to comb the Web for great travel articles and link to them, and then allowed users to post their own reviews on the site as a whim. When the company saw that user reviews were getting all the traffic, they adjusted to focus on user reviews, such that fresh, authentic content was always available and didn’t cost the company any money to produce.

TripAdvisor And Expedia: From $4 million invested to $4 billion in value

Fish seller at Phsa Leu, the largest local market in town

With these adjustments, TripAdvisor grew rapScaling Lesson 1: Focus On Finding A Great idly and successfully. The company agreed to be Business Model acquired by Expedia/IAC in 2004 for $210 million in cash, a huge win for all, particularly givAfter some searching, TripAdvisor found a en their amazing capital efficiency: they had magical business model, representing soonly raised $4 million in venture capcial media and user-generated content at ital. Under Expedia, TripAdvisor its best. Content is free and supplied by continued to flourish and P consumers who write reviews volunA E grow – they would feature RECHOICNS tarily. These consumers allow this M O S I Expedia’s ads on their site and SIEVELESRTINATIA D A S content and their own engagement TR 5 DE IN A ORL reap the revenue benefit when 201 #1 HE W to be monetized without asking T IN users clicked on those ads. #2 for anything in return. Customer acquisition is driven mainExpedia grew to account for roughly through natural search ly one third of the company’s revethanks to the huge volume nues. In December 2011, Expedia felt of content and long histoit wasn’t getting full economic credit for ry and brilliant manipuTripAdvisor buried within its financials lation of Google’s very and so spun TripAdvisor out as an indeown search algorithm. pendent company, where it now trades on the NASDAQ with a $4.8 billion market cap.

Advertisers are brought to the site and driven mainly through self-service channels, so there is no need for a large sales force or account management team. As a result, gross margins are very high at 98% (not a typo!). In the hyper-competitive world of technology and consumer Internet, it is hard to find a company that is pound for pound as profitable as TripAdvisor.

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Featured Property

Welcome to the first ever “Featured Property Highlight� article in Cambodia Insight.

In each issue we will select a property from Siem Reap Property & Businesses to showcase to our readers. It may be a family residence, boutique hotel, guesthouse or apartment from Siem Reap.

setting only 1.5 km away from the Old Market.

It is set in 1100 m2 of land, with mature gardens and a driveway leading to a garage, plus ample additional vehicle parking space, all within a wall perimeter and security gate.

This very attractive 4 bedroom executive villa family residence is located in a beautiful rural

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and kitchen with storage cupboards under the working surface and wood display units on the wall. Included are 2 refrigerators, microwave, washing machine, and 2 additional kitchens.

The 4 en-suite bedrooms contain hot water showers, and 3 of the bedrooms have air conditioning. There are also 2 additional guest bathrooms.

On the roof there is a large open sided covered terrace, which can be utilized in numerous ways.

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Hotel Review River Village Manor Welcome to the first ever “Hotel Review” featured article in Cambodia Insight.

In each issue our “inside eye” will take you to a Siem Reap Hotel or Guest House.

River Village Manor

– located 2km from the Old Market, is a luxuriously appointed 10 bedroom guest house with an outdoor restaurant and a secluded salt water pool at the rear of the property. River Village Manor is set in 864 sqm of land with beautiful views overlooking the river, having a paved frontage and natural shade provided by mature trees.

The front entrance

“Welcome home!”

This is the greeting to guests as they return to River Village Manor from a day at the temples, or shopping, or touring, and it’s meant sincerely.

Bud and Jeannie Davis, the owners, have a natural friendliness that makes their guests feel, well, right at home.

A beautifully carved bed

Sparking Salt Water swimming pool

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The Manor, as it’s affectionately termed, itself adds to this feeling of welcome, and is located along the banks of the Siem Reap River, close to both town and Angkor Wat. A 3-story villa painted light yellow with white trim, it’s framed with mature greenery leading to the wide porch, JUL - SEP, 2015

Jeannie, putting her cooking skills to work, provides a substantial and delicious Western-style breakfast for her guests, and Bud ensures that travel and touring requirements are met, from temple tours to onward transportation from Siem Reap (although most people really don’t want to leave for some reason...)

The beautiful front doors

which houses two red wicker chairs (in case you wore yourself out between the tuk-tuk and the porch). The double doors lead into the large reception area, a testament to the woodworking skills of Khmer craftsmen. A hallway running to the back of the villa beckons you to the sparkling pool just beyond, the perfect spot for relaxing and cooling off after a hard day. Everywhere you look you see freshly-painted walls, shining woodwork, gleaming floors and fresh flowers.

The outdoor breakfast pavilion is the perfect spot for a cold drink after a day of “templing”, as is the sparkling salt-water pool. And let’s not forget Yapa, the resident receptionist-cat, who assists with check-ins and check-outs, and in-between those duties poses for photos.

The balcony

Outdoor seating at the restaurant

A majestic, carved staircase leads to the upper levels where the 10 spacious guest rooms are located. Each one features flat-screen TVs, cable, individual air-conditioning, mini-bars, and luxury bed linens and amenities, all with en-suite bathrooms. There’s a grand roof-top terrace which affords long views of the river, as do the balcony rooms located on the first and second floor.

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www.RiverVillageManor.com Phone: 096 22 465 73 / 063 760 425

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Prasat Thom at Koh Ker temple

Koh Ker Temple Koh Ker

is a remote archaeological site in northern Cambodia about 120 kilometres (75 mi) away from Siem Reap and the ancient site of Angkor. It is a very jungle filled region that is sparsely populated. More than 180 sanctuaries were found in a protected area of 81 square kilometres (31 sq mi). Only about two dozen monuments can be visited by tourists because most of the sanctuaries are hidden in the forest and the whole area is not fully demined.

Koh Ker is the modern name for an important city of the Khmer empire. In inscriptions the town is mentioned as Lingapua (city of lingams) or Chok Gargyar (sometimes translated as city of glance, sometimes as iron tree forest).

Under the reign of the kings Jayavarman IV and Harshavarman II Koh Ker was briefly the capital

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of the whole empire (928–944 AD). Jayavarman IV forced an ambitious building program. An enormous water-tank and about forty temples were constructed under his rule. The most significant temple‑complex, a double sanctuary (Prasat Thom/Prang), follows a linear plan and not a concentric one like most of the temples of the Khmer kings. Unparalleled is the seven‑tiered and 36-metre (118 ft) high pyramid, which most probably served as state temple of Jayavarman IV. Really impressive too are the shrines with the two‑meter 6 ft 7 in high lingas.

Under Jayavarman IV the style of Koh Ker was developed and the art of sculpture reached a pinnacle. A great variety of wonderful statues were chiselled. Because of its remoteness the site of Koh Ker was plundered many times by looters.

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The city of Koh Ker was passed by the most important strategic route of the Khmer empire. Coming from Angkor and Beng Mealea to Koh Ker this road led to Prasat Preah Vihear and from there to Phimai in Thailand and Wat Phu in Laos.

The region of Koh Ker is relatively dry. Numerous water-tanks and canals were built during the 9th and the 10th century to ensure the water supply. These days water is pumped up from a depth of 30 to 40 metres (98 to 131 ft) meters.

Close-up of the stairs

different museums but also in private collections.

Masterpieces of Koh Ker are offered occasionally at auctions. These pieces in present times are considered stolen art.

The site is about two and half hours away from Siem Reap, and basic visitors’ facilities are now being built. This makes Koh Ker very attractive for anyone who would like to experience lonely temples partly overgrown by the forest.

History Jayavarman IV Jayavarman IV ruled from 928 to 941 at Koh Ker. Probably he was a local king at this remote site (his homeland?) before he became king of the whole empire. That could explain why he

Since 1992 the site of Koh Ker is on the UNESCO tentative world heritage list.

Geography Koh Ker is situated between the southern slopes of the Dangrek mountains, the Kulen mountains (Phnom Kulen) in the southwest and the Tbeng mountain (Phnom Tbeng, near Tbeng Meanchey) in the east. Most parts of the hilly ground are covered by jungle, but most of the trees shed their leaves seasonally. In the second part of the 19th century, as French researchers and adventurers ranged the forests around the site of Koh Ker the game population was impressive.

Prasat Krahom

preferred to has his residence at Koh Ker and not at Roluos (Hariharalaya) or at Yashodharapura (Angkor) like the kings before him. Some historians think that Jayavarman IV was an usurper.

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But the majority of them say that he was a legal ruler and could ascend the throne because he married a half-sister of king Yasovarman I (889 – 900). It seems to be sure, that the two sons of Yasovarman I (Harshavarman I, who ruled from 900 to 922 and Isanavarman II, who ruled from about 922 to 925) had no children.

In the short time as Jayavarman IV reigned in Koh Ker an ambitious building program was realised.

That was only possible because of a restrictive system of raising taxes as inscriptions say. About 40 temples, the unique seven-tiered pyramid and a huge baray (water-reservoir) were built. Under Jayavarman IV the Koh Ker-style was developed and the art of sculpture reached a pinnacle.

Harshavarman II After the decease of Jayavarman IV the designated prince did not became his heir. Harshavarman II (another son of Jayavarman IV) claimed the throne. Like his father he ruled at Koh Ker (941 – 944) but after three years he died. It was probably not due to natural causes. No temples at Koh Ker can be ascribed to him. His follower on the throne (a cousin of his) went back to Roluos (Hariharalaya).

Location of Koh Ker

Sap-lake some more temples were built at the site of Koh Ker. At the beginning of the 13th century the last sanctuary was realised there. Under Jayavarman VII the Prasat Andong Kuk, a so-called hospital-chapel was built (one of more than 100 hospital-sanctuaries attributed to this ruler).

History of research 19th century In the second half of the 19th century, the French researchers Lunet de Lajonquière and Étienne Aymonier came to Koh Ker. They saw the main temple-complex Prasat Thom/Prang, the Baray and a group of linga-shrines. They also discovered a few subsections of a chaussée (i.e. highway) with a breadth of more than 8 m (26 ft).

They supposed that a road once connected Koh Ker with Wat Phu (today in southern Laos). In about 1880 members of a French expedition arrived at Koh Ker and looted numerous statues and reliefs. These pieces are now in the Musée Guimet in Paris.

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Elephant Statue

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At the beginning of the 20th century art historians realised that a full-fledged style was developed at Koh Ker. Georges Coedès concluded from inscriptions that Koh Ker was capital of the Khmer empire (928 – 944 AD) under the reign of Jayavarman IV and his follower Harshavarman II. In the 1930s again French researchers came to Koh Ker. They discovered numerous monuments and counted finally fifty sanctuaries in an area of 35

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square kilometres (8,649 acres). Henry Parmentier made a number of masterful drawings. After an interruption because of the reign of terror of the Khmer Rouge, research at Koh Ker continued with the work of APSARA, French, Japanese and Australian scientists.

21st century At the beginning of the 21st century scientists concluded that not all of the monuments could have been built in the short time when Koh Ker was capital of the Khmer empire (928 – 944 AD).

A new era started at Koh Ker as photographs made by satellites were analysed. In 2004 the protected area was extended to 81 square kilometres.

Religion Before Koh Ker became the Khmer capital (928 AD) numerous sanctuaries with Shiva-lingas existed already. Koh Ker was a cult site where Shiva had been worshipped a long time. Also Jayavarman IV was an ardent worshipper of this Hindu god. As later kings (whose residence was not in Koh Ker) changed from Hinduism to Buddhism they gave orders to make the necessary adjustments at their temples. Because of its remoteness fortunately the sanctuaries at Koh Ker were spared from these interventions.

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Several inscriptions were found which mention Koh Ker as capital of the empire so in Siem For five years JapaReap, Battambang, Prasat Thom inner (first) enclosure wall nese researchers exTakeo and Kamplored and described 184 monuments (including pong Cham (city). From inscriptions discovered the exact position). The Australian researcher Daat Koh Ker one can conclude that more than ten mian Evans and his team were able to verify Lathousand people lived at Koh Ker when it was jonquière’s theory that there once was a Khmer the capital from 928 to 944 AD. The inscriptions route between Koh Ker and Wat Phu, probably explain too how manpower was organised: taxes the most important strategic road built in the in form of rice were raised in the whole country Khmer empire. and served to provide the workers who came from different provinces.

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An inscription at Prasat Damrei says that the shrine on the top of the state temple (Prang) houses a lingam of about 4.5 m (14 ft 9 in) and that the erection of this Shiva-symbol gave a lot of problems. A Sanskrit inscription at Prasat Thom gives evidence of the consecration of a Shiva-lingam 921 AD which was worshipped under the name of Tribhuvaneshvara (“Lord of the Threefold World”).

site, is on display at the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California, USA.

Ancient city Koh Ker The center of the ancient city was in the northeast corner of the baray (water-tank). As inscriptions say at least ten thousand inhabitants lived there during the rule of Jayavarman IV. Some authors speak about a square wall with a side length of 1.2 km (1,312 yd) which should have protected the town. But new researches indicate, that the linear structures found in this part of Koh Ker were dykes of ancient canals. No artefacts are found of the wooden buildings of the time.

Laterite, sandstone and brick were used as construction materials in Koh Ker. Laterite and sandstone of excellent quality were quarried in great quantities in the region of Koh Ker. So the transport of stones was no problem.

The bricks produced were small, regular and very solid. A thin layer of organic mortar (plant sap?) of unknown formula was used.

After more than a millennium the brick sanctuaries in Koh Ker are in a much better condition than the laterite ones. The roofs of some temples in Koh Ker had a wood construction and were covered with tiles.

In these monuments one can find the holes for

Monk at Koh Ker

Style of Koh Ker None of the immense, expressive and beautiful sculptures are left at the site. Numerous of them were stolen and are standing now in museums and also in private collections. Some statues were put away by government organizations to protect them from looters. Many masterpieces of Koh Ker are now in the collection of the National Museum in Phnom Penh.

In late 2011, the remote location drew media attention worldwide when Sotheby’s attempted to sell a statue of a mythical Khmer Empire warrior.

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On the road to Koh Ker

the girders. The main sanctuary (the temple-complex Prasat Thom/Prang) was not standing in the middle of the ancient city.

days most parts of the Baray are dried out and covered by grass. Some puddles can be seen in the corner next to the double-sanctuary.

Trapeang Andong Preng 200 m (219 yd) south of the double-sanctuary Prasat Thom/Prang is a basin dug into the earth with a length of 40 m (44 yd). It has steps of laterite on all sides. During the rainy season the water is standing to a depth of 7 m (23 ft 0 in). The Trapeang Andong Preng does not belong to a temple. But it could have been a royal bath, because near this place was once the wooden palace of the king.

Sacred Buddhist figures are carved into the rockface at Trapeang Ang Khnar

Water-Tanks Rahal The huge Baray (water-tank) called Rahal is the largest object at the site of the ancient capital Koh Ker. Its length is about 1,200 m (1,312 yd) and its breath about 560 m (612 yd). The water-tank has three dams covered by steps of laterite. The orientation of the Rahal is not from east to west like the huge water-reservoirs in Angkor; it follows an orientation of North 15° West.

Because the most important monuments at Koh Ker have the same orientation one can conclude that the Baray was constructed first of them. The Rahal was carved out partly of the stone ground but its not clear if a natural hollow was the reason for its ori10th Century carving, now in the entation. These Cleveland Museum of Art

Decorated door carving

Temples and shrines Complex of the double sanctuary Prasat Thom/Prang Linear plan The complex of the main monument in Koh Ker has a linear plan and is about 800 metres (875 yd) long. Its orientation is E15°N, that is rectangular to the Baray. The parking area cuts the complex in two parts. On the east side of the parking are two structures, called palaces. On the west side are the other monuments. They are standing behind the restaurants and are from east to west: an immense entrance pavilion, two towers, a red brick entrance-tower (Prasat Krahom), a surrounding wall with two courts (in the eastern court is the temple-complex Prasat Thom with a moat, in the western court stands the seven tiered pyramid, named Prang). Behind the enclosure is an artificial hill, the so‑called Tomb of the White Elephant. Except the Prasat Krahom and

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the Prang (pyramid), this temple-complex is in a bad condition.

Palaces At the east side of the parking area are two structures the so-called palaces. Each consists of four rectangular buildings surrounding a court. All eight buildings have three rooms, some have a patio with pillars. Possibly these palaces served as meditation or prayer-rooms for the king or for the nobles.

Entrance pavilion and laterite towers Between the palaces and the closest monument is a distance of 185 metres (607 ft). On the left side of the parking area (behind the restaurants) is the impressive entrance pavilion made of sandstone. It stands 45 metres (148 ft) away from the double sanctuary and has a cruciform ground-plan. The crossbar is 60 metres (197 ft) long; the stringer has a length of 30 metres (98 ft). Parallel to the cross-bar are two halls. Directly behind the entrance-pavilion are the ruins of two huge laterite towers.

Ruins at Prasat Thom

Outer enclosure The outer enclosure (3. enclosure) has a length of 328 metres (1,076 ft) and a breadth of 151 metres (495 ft) An additional wall divides the inner area in two. In the eastern court are a moat and the temple-complex Prasat Thom; in the western court is the pyramid, called Prang. The eastern court with a length of 153 metres (502 ft) is nearly square, the western court has a length of 171 metres (561 ft).

Moat The moat in the eastern court is about 47 metres (154 ft) wide. It borders the Prasat Thom. Lined by trees it looks really pictorially. Two dams, one at the east side, the other at the west side are leading to the ground within the moat. The dams are flanked by Naga-balustrades. On the eastern dam between the Nagas was additionally a colonnade with pillars. Behind each Naga of the east side was standing a huge Garuda.

Prasat Thom central sanctuary

Prasat Krahom Behind the ruins of the entrance-pavilion and the laterite towers is an impressive red brick tower, called Prasat Krahom (krahom = red), which gives entrance to the enclosed monuments. It has a cruciform plan, is in a good condition and once housed a statue of the Dancing Shiva with five heads and ten arms. The sculpture of a height of 3.50 metres (11 ft 6 in) is broken completely.

A fragment of a hand of 0.5 metres (20 in) can be seen in the National Museum in the capital, Phnom Penh.

Multi-headed Naga

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Prasat Thom Probably some parts of the Prasat Thom including the moat and the 1 (inner) enclosure were built before 921 AD. The sanctuary was expanded under the reign of Jayavarman IV and has now two surrounding walls inside of the moat. The first wall (inner wall) is made of brick; the second wall (outer wall) with a length of 66 m (217 ft) and a breath of 55 m (180 ft) is made of laterite. Two doors are in the east and in the west. The doors of the second wall have a cruciform plan.

The doors of the first wall are smaller and not of cruciform layout. The plane between the first and second wall is completely overbuilt with rectangular structures, possibly later additions. In the center court is the sanctuary and opposite it are two so‑called libraries.

Behind the sanctuary on a rectangular platform stand nine towers in two rows (one of five, one four towers). Twelve smaller prasats in groups of three surround the platform. All 21 towers once housed lingas.

Looking down from Prasat Thom

Shiva-lingam. The lingam probably stood in a shrine which some say could have been about 15 m (49 ft) high.

On the north side of the pyramid is a steep staircase leading to the top. The original stairs are in a very bad condition as is the bamboo-ladder which was constructed in the 20th century, so it is forbidden to climb to the top of the pyramid via this route. There is however a new staircase which can be used to ascend to the top of the pyramid. Concerning the seventh tier some scientists say, this was the platform of the shrine because on its sides beautiful reliefs of Garudas were made.

There is just one Khmer temple which resembles the temple Baksey Chamkrong in Angkor. But the four‑tiered monument there is much smaller and has a staircase on each of the four sides.

On the platform on the top of the Baksey Chamkrong is a prasat in a good condition.

Rock-bed stone carving

Prang The seven‑tiered pyramid called Prang was probably the state temple of Jayavarman IV. Construction of the sanctuary was started in 928 AD. At ground level one, side of the square building measures 62 m (203 ft). The height is 36 m (118 ft). Originally on the top platform stood a huge lingam probably more than 4 m (13 ft) high and having a weight of several tons. Inscriptions say that it was the tallest and most beautiful

Tomb of the White Elephant Behind the court with the seven‑tiered pyramid is an artificial hill of exact circle form covered with trees. It is named Tomb of the White elephant.

“The white Elephant” is a very well-known legend in southeast Asia. There are different theories about the hill. Some say that this structure could be the foundation of a second pyramid.

Others say that it could be the grave of Jayavarman IV. The steep path leading to the top of the hill is closed now because of security reasons.

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Sanctuaries along the access road Prasat Pram The most south sanctuary of this group is the Prasat Pram on the west side of the road. A small (300 metres (328 yd)) long path leads to the monument. It has five towers or prasats (pram = five).

Three brick towers stand in a row on the same platform. They face east. The central one is a bit taller than the others. In each of these prasats, once stood a lingam. These and the beautifully carved lintels were looted.

Two prasats (faced west) are standing in front of the platform. One is built of brick and has diamond‑shaped holes in the upper part. This fact indicates that this tower once served as a fire sanctuary (fire cults were very important during the era of the Khmer kings). The other building is small, made of laterite and (in comparison with the brick towers) in bad condition. The bricks of small regular size are held together with an organic mortar of unknown composition; plant sap?

temple which is in a very bad condition today housed till 1960 a colossal statue of Ganesha, a Hindu god, son of Shiva and Uma. He is depicted with a human body and an elephant’s head.

It is known that the sculpture with the sitting Ganesha is in a collection outside of Cambodia.

Prasat Chen This sanctuary is the most north of this group and lies too on the west side of the street. It has two enclosures. The main entrance door (now collapsed) was itself a sanctuary with a square central room (one side measured 4 m (13 ft)).

Three laterite towers (partially collapsed) stand on the same platform. In front of them are the remains of two brick libraries. The statue of the

Originally the towers were covered by white stucco; remains of it can still be seen.

Two of the towers are pictorially covered by roots. The five towers are surrounded by an enclosure. The collapsed entrance door (gopuram) is at the east side. Two artefacts of the Prasat Pram can be seen in the National Museum in Phnom Penh: A damaged lion statue and fragments of a standing four-armed Vishnu.

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two fighting monkey kings Sugriva and Valin (figures of the Hindu epic Ramayana) was found at this site and is now in the National Museum in Phnom Penh. A fragment of a multi-armed statue of Vishnu was found in front of the tower in the middle. In this temple are five inscriptions. They mention the names of all the numerous peoples connected to the temple site and their individual functions.

In each of the four corners stood a beautiful chiselled Garudu with raised arms giving the impression these mythical figures would bear the yoni. Unfortunately the reliefs and the Garudas were looted. Around the Yoni there is just a small space giving room for priests to perform the prescribed rituals. The water they put on the lingam became holy by touching the symbol of Shiva, which ran down and was collected in a ditch of the yoni. Then it flowed though a spout to the outside of the shrine where believers could touch the blessed water.

Monuments that are along the ring-road Prasat Balang (Prasat Leung Moi) The Prasat Balang is the first of three Linga-Shrines standing along the ringroad. It is a square laterite building standing on a platform and has one doorway and an open roof.

In the sanctuary is an impressive lingam standing on yoni. The phallus-symbol is about 2 m (7 ft) high, has a diameter of nearly 1 m (39 in) and a weight of several tons. Together with the yoni it was carved out of the bedrock at this place. The lingam is in a good condition. The yoni is about 1 m (39 in) high and looks like an altar. On all four sides once were carved reliefs.

Prasat Damrei A small path is leading from the ring-road to the Door carving Prasat Damrei (damrei = elephant). This sanctuary has an enclosure and is standing on a high platform. On each of the four sides is a staircase with about ten steps. Totally eight stone lions flanked once the stairs but only one of them is at the original place. On all four corners of the platform once stood a beautiful elephant sculpture but only two of them remain.

The sanctuary built of brick is in a good condition. A Sanskrit inscription found at this temple gives evidence for the erstwhile lingam on the top of the pyramid (Prang).

Credit: wikipedia.org

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Cost of Living in Cambodia Restaurant

Meal, Inexpensive Restaurant Meal for 2, at Mid-range Restaurant, 3-course Combo Meal at KFC or Similar Domestic Beer (0.5 liter draught) Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) Cappuccino (Regular) Coke/Pepsi (0.33 liter bottle) Water (0.33 liter bottle)

Markets

Milk (regular), 1 liter Loaf of Fresh White Bread (500g) Rice (1kg) Eggs (12) Local Cheese (1kg) Chicken Breasts (Boneless, Skinless), (1kg) Apples (1kg) Oranges (1kg) Tomato (1kg) Potato (1kg) Lettuce (1 head) Water (1.5 liter bottle) Bottle of Wine (Mid-Range) Domestic Beer (0.5 liter bottle) Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle) Pack of Cigarettes (Marlboro)

Transportation

One-way Ticket (Local Transport) Monthly Pass (Regular Price) Taxi Start (Normal Tariff) Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff) Gasoline (1 liter)

American Dollars $3.00 $18.00 $3.50 $1.00 $2.00 $1.93 $0.68 $0.40

$2.03 $1.45 $0.94 $1.68 $19.55 $6.32 $4.18 $3.07 $1.50 $1.79 $0.74 $0.67 $8.00 $0.81 $1.60 $1.15

$1.00 $25.00 $2.00 $0.60 $1.50 $1.16

Utilities (Monthly) Basic (Electricity, Heating, Water, Garbage) for 85 m2 Apartment 1 min. of Prepaid Mobile Tariff Local (No Discounts or Plans) Internet (6 Mbps, Unlimited Data, Cable/ADSL) Laundry (1 kg)

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$77.29 $0.09 $45.00 $1.00

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Sports And Leisure

American Dollars

Fitness Club, Monthly Fee for 1 Adult Tennis Court Rent (1 Hour on Weekend) Cinema, International Release, 1 Seat

$45.18 $8.25 $3.50

Clothing And Shoes

1 Pair of Jeans (Levis 501 or Similar) 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store 1 Pair of Nike Shoes 1 Pair of Mens Leather Shoes

$14.17 $14.29 $34.38 $28.75

Rent Per Month

Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre

Buy Apartment Price

$331.76 $200.44 $831.94 $425.00

Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment in City Centre Price per Square Meter to Buy Apartment Outside of Centre

Salaries And Financing

Average Monthly Disposable Salary (After Tax) Mortgage Interest Rate in Percentages (%), Yearly

$829.69 $583.33

$196.36 9.25%

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The Cambodian Cookbook Welcome to the first edition of our new quarterly column. All original recipes are created by Mrs Davy Roberts (Leng).

Edited and written by award winning chef Keith Mundell.

Be ready for more mouth watering recipes in every issue!

Fish Amok Mix all the Amok paste ingredients in a food processor, amount shown is for 4 and will keep in the fridge for 3 days, 3 months in the freezer.

Mrs Davy Roberts

Ingredients For 4 people

1 lb of White Fish 5 Kaffir Lime Leaves 3 Shallots ½ cup Coconut Milk 2 tbls Condensed Milk 1 Egg Yolk 1 tsp Chicken Powder 3 tsp Palm Sugar 1 tsp Fish Sauce Garnish with Chilli

Fry 3 finely chopped shallots and crushed Kaffir lime leaves in a pan with 1 tbls of sunflower oil and 4 tbls Amok paste (1 tbls per person) until onions are soft.

Add ½ cup of coconut milk, condensed milk and bring to a boil.

Add the fish cut into 10 mm cubes and cook for 2 minutes then simmer.

Add the chicken powder, sugar, fish sauce. Stir and take of the heat.

Drop in the egg yolk and stir gently. Serve with a swirl of coconut milk and boiled rice.

Amok Paste 5 Kaffir Lime Leaves 1 Medium Onion 100g fresh Turmeric 2 Lemon Grass 100g Krachai (Galangal/ 50 g Ginger) Fish Amok

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Lok Lak Ingredients For 4 people

½ Kilo lean Beef 4 Cloves Garlic 2 tbls Tomato ketchup 2 tbls Chilli sauce ½ tsp Kampot Pepper 1 tbls Oyster sauce 1 tsp Soy sauce 1 tsp Chicken powder 3 tsp Palm Sugar Dressing Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, Cucumber, 4 Fried Eggs

Beef Lok Lak

Cut the beef into 10 mm cubes.

Crush or finely slice the garlic and fry in a large fry pan with 2 tablespoons of oil until just going golden brown then add the beef.

When the beef is browned on all sides add all the other ingredients and cook until beef is cooked.

Lok Lak is traditionally served on a bed of Lettuce, Tomato and Onion with a fried egg on top or can be served with boiled rice.

Davy says “this beef dish has strong rich flavours but contrasts beautifully with the salad and egg. Many Asian countries have their own recipes for this traditional dish”.

Mrs Davy Roberts coming up with another delicious meal

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OUT AND ABOUT with

The Great Tonle Sap Lake - Kompong Khleang Tonle Sap Lake Villages and communities are an amazing site at any time of the year and there are a number of these villages that can be visited from Siem Reap in Cambodia. Situated on the flood plains of the Tonle Sap lake the world around these homes undergoes dramatic transformation from dry to wet season. In the dry season homes tower on their tall spindly stilts. Fishermen repair boats and nets, children make clay balls to use with their sling shots and enjoy the freedom of being able to run around.

In the wet season the water laps at the floor boards of the houses, travel is limited to wooden canoes, boats and other makeshift watercraft; even large steel cooking bowls and buckets!

Children paddle to and from school and life The village in the dry season generally revolves around fishing. In Kompong Khleang, many families also have very simple houseboats that they use to venture out further onto the lake when the water is high.

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During the wet season

Kompong Khleang floating community is located an hour drive from Siem Reap and is generally accessible all year round, though it depends on the lake levels which vary from year to year. Just before turning off National Road No. 6, we stop at a small local market, Phsaa Thnal Jaek where you can see piles of fresh vegetables, local breakfast restaurants, tasty snacks and of course, fish fish fish!... still alive and freshly caught. Others are salted and sun-dried, all from the huge nearby great lake.

We drive another 20 minutes before reaching the boat station. Before we do though, we take a short walk in the village to see some of the stilted houses and local shops up close and to say ‘bye bye’ to the very friendly children and villagers. There are very few tourists in the village now, so it’s a great time to take photos and wander around.

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We board the boat and motor through the village to see some of the houses from water level, and to see some of the fishing methods up close...such as ‘fish badminton’! The first part of the village is stilted houses but as you progress further towards the lake, the houses disappear and are replaced by mangrove forest and open water. As the water recedes and the land starts to dry out, some fishing families become farmers, growing snake beans and watermelons know as some of the best in the country.

A floating cooking platform

Eventually you will reach the floating houses made up of Khmer and Vietnamese fishing families. You can easily tell the difference between their nationalities by the decoration of their houses. When the water is low, they relocate their floating abodes further out onto the lake.

Finally we arrive on the main body of the Great Tonle Sap lake; the guide will explain about what makes the lake so special and why it is so important to Cambodian and the whole region.

The Kompong Khleang Experience includes: • English speaking guide • Transport by A/C car or van • A visit to a local market • A village walk to learn about daily life

up close and meet the people • A 1 hour boat trip to explore the village

and visit the lake • Bottled Water and Towels • Local snacks from the market • Visit to a sticky rice village $32 usd per person http://www.beyonduniqueescapes.com

Drying the nets in the wet season

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Dining

THE GREY KHMER GRILL

The outside of “Grey” from River Road

“The Grey” is located in a new Village in Siem Reap, across the river from the Old Market. This comprises 15 restaurants & cafes and a dozen boutiques. It provides Entertainment & Nightlife in a secluded space with wonderful ambience, well-designed details, and elegant surroundings.

“The Grey” is located just to the right of the entrance to King’s Road Village from the river and is a Khmer inspired, up-scale restaurant set in a beautiful traditional style wooden house. The 70’s inspired interior decor provides a comfortable atmosphere to enjoy the surroundings, while overlooking the picturesque Siem Reap River.

The ground floor is open air, while the first floor has indoor tables with A/C, plus open air seating on the balcony around the outside of the house.

When we arrived, the staff were friendly and very welcoming. We opted to sit on the first floor where the view over the river was impressive and certainly enjoyable. The menu offers a wide variety of food ranging from international tapas to western style grill and traditional Khmer BBQ. While we were making our choice, we decided to order cocktails, a Singapore Sling and a Mojito.

After a short discussion we decided to order the specialty of the house; the Phnom Pleung (Fire Mountain). This is a unique type of Cambodian BBQ (resembling a flame grill and steam boat combined in one) with a choice of 7 or 13 meats for $17, or $29.50 respectively for two people. We opted for the smaller, 7 meat selection and accompanied it with a bottle of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc from Mussel Bay, Marlborough.

Soon the grill was brought and set in the center of the table and the waitress larded the top of the cooker. She brought a large basket with vegetables and noodles and loaded them into the hot water broth for us.

Then a three-tier basket arrived with the various meat in it.

The Phnom Pleung (Fire Mountain)

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All in all it was a very pleasant dining experience. Not a bad value either, especially compared to other similar city-centre BBQ restaurants whose total bill including drinks could easily reach $50. The staff was very attentive, always on hand when required, and with the right guests, I will certainly return for more.

The interior of “Grey”

The waitress wanted to load up the meat too, but we decided we would do this, because the good thing about a Khmer BBQ is that you can relax and eat slowly. It’s a social meal, allowing you to eat and take your time, while allowing you to enjoy your surroundings and the company of your friends and family.

The interior of “Grey”

Opening Hours: Daily 10 am to 11 pm Reservation: Tel. 063 966 940 or 078 486 940 Dining Options: Lunch, Dinner or Drinks only Accepts: Visa or MasterCard Location: Kings Road Angkor Village, Siem Reap Credit: Chinda Sovan The Phnom Pleung (Fire Mountain)

The food was very good - the meat was fresh, and the portions were adequate. The green vegetables were refreshed on a regular basis, and we got the impression that we could have had as many refills as we wanted. The beef, which we cooked rare, was nice and tender, as was the chicken and pork. Then we moved on to the more exotic crocodile, which was a little chewy, then the squid, barracuda fish and Espadon (Swordfish). The evening passed quickly and the wine was a perfect choice with its aromatic smell and dry fruity flavor.

The outside balcony

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