Siem Reap is, of course, the most popular destination in Cambodia. How could it not be, with the ruins of Angkor just on the doorstop? But it's also a peculiar town, a mismatch of Cambodia and the West, rich and poor. On one hand, there are 5 star hotels and high-end restaurants offering tasting menus. On the other hand, half the streets are unpaved, and the infrastructure in thoroughly inadequate for the growth of the city, so everything floods every time it rains (resulting in the unpaved streets becoming a quagmire). It's definitely the sort of town that makes you scratch your head.
So it's a peculiar town, half the Cambodian village it once was, half hastily-built playground for wealthy foreigners. What is there to do there, once you've had your fill of Angkor?
You can visit a silk farm, and find out all about the lifecycle of the silkworm, and the process to harvest and prepare the silk. You can watch traditional theatre shows. And you can eat, really well.
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| Afternoon tea at the Park Hyatt Siem Reap |
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| The all-day vegan breakfast at New Leaf |
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| One of the many, many excellent courses at Cuisine Wat Damnak, bridging classical French technique with Cambodian ingredients |
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| A fancy take on Cambodian food at The Square 24 |
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