Colourful cultures: Angkor Wat, Cambodia.

The river of life

A Mekong River cruise provides a window into the lives of Vietnamese and Cambodian people, finds Andrea Black.

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Cambodia elephant Angkor Wat

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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Song Saa Private Island

Grains of truth

Natasha Dragun went to Cambodia to explore the Angkor ruins but ended up lingering over food.

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Angkor not: a sleeping Buddha carved in stone at Ta Prohm temple.

Breaking away

Cambodia's south coast has beaches, temples and treehouses - without the tourists, writes Louise Southerden.

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Angkor Thom

A temple of your own

More than a million people visit Angkor every year, so how can one escape the crowds? David Whitley finds out.

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