A country made famous by Angkor Wat, Cambodia is a country to make your heart sing. Its people are lovely – much nicer than anywhere else we visited on this particular trip. The landscape is beautiful and the food is delicious.

The blog posts I have written about Cambodia:

• Going batty in Battambang
• Turn down for WAT?!
• Phnom Penh
• Summertime sweetness in Sihanoukville
• Video: SE Asia Part 1
• Video: SE Asia Part 2

• Capital: Phnom Penh
• Population: 16 million
• Currency: Cambodian riel
• Language: Khmer
• Highlights:
  • Angkor Wat: Duh. The main reason people visit Cambodia and the biggest religious building in the world (although certainly not the only reason to visit)
  • Phnom Penh: the capital plays home to some interesting markets as well as to the killing fields (a sincerely harrowing experience).
  • Battambang: a cute riverside city with a circus, an insane amount of bats and a pretty cool bamboo train.
  • Koh Rong: an island famed for its clear waters and coral reefs.
  • Sihanoukville: beaches & parties. Need I say more?
• Did you know?
  • Cambodia changes its name each time a new government comes into power. It has been the Kingdom of Cambodia since 1993 under the restored constitutional monarchy.
  • Young population – half of Cambodia’s population is under 15 (this is a result of the war wiping out a lot of the older generation)
  • There is not a single McDonalds in Cambodia, and there never has been.
  • Cambodia is the only country in the world to have a flag that features a building.
  • Birthdays are not traditionally celebrated in Cambodia – some of the older generations may not even know their actual birth date.