Ferrying me through the Cambodian temple of Angkor Wat, my guide Nin Vo Leak—or "Leak," as he likes to be called—executes the perfect approach to avoiding the crowds. We enter from the East Gate early ...
The 7th Wonder of the World lies twelve times zones away. But you can gaze on its likeness and eat Cambodian street food this weekend. According to the press release: “For the first time in 31 years, ...
The first time I looked up the Cambodian Buddhist temple on Google Maps, I thought it was small. So unassuming, so unspectacular that I told my friend, whom I had invited to visit it with me, not to ...
If you've heard of one Cambodian temple, it's probably Angkor Wat -- an awe-inspiring yet well-trodden UNESCO World Heritage Site in Siem Reap. But many travelers don't realize the Seventh Wonder of ...
At Wat Khmer, a Buddhist temple located on the southern outskirts of Lodi, volunteers have spent the past week cleaning, decorating and prepping fresh monk robes.
These stunning pictures show the beautiful ruins of abandoned temples. The incredible shots, taken at temples in Angkor, Cambodia, show the striking yet haunting temples as they crumble to ruins.
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PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - The U.N. cultural organization added an ancient temple site in Cambodia to its world heritage list, the government said on Sunday, bringing the number of heritage sites in the ...
As I approached Angkor Wat, I paused on a causeway over the moat that surrounds it. Reflections of the monument's five spires shimmered below, each shaped like the delicate, pink lotus buds that ...
A traditional Cambodian celebration called Bon Khatin, also known as the "The Robe Ceremony for the Monks", took place Sunday in the heart of Brooklyn at a Cambodian Buddhist temple in Flatbush.
If you’ve heard of one Cambodian temple, it’s probably Angkor Wat – an awe-inspiring yet well-trodden UNESCO World Heritage Site in Siem Reap. But many travelers don’t realize the Seventh Wonder of ...