Lina Goldberg is the author of “Move to Cambodia: A guide to living and working in the Kingdom of Wonder.” Lina has written for publications including Lonely Planet, CNN, Wall Street Journal, VICE, South China Morning Post and BBC Travel. She is also the co-founder of Siem Reap Food Tours and Phnom Penh Food Tours, which have been featured in the New York Times, Vogue, and numerous other publications.
Since it opened three years ago, Cuisine Wat Damnak in Siem Reap has become a critically acclaimed culinary institution, attracting patrons from all over the world. Many consider it the mecca for modern Cambodian cuisine, and they’ve just been honored … Continue reading
In this expat series about raising kids in Cambodia, we talk to parents about the finer points of parenting in the Kingdom of Wonder. English expat Dan Riley has been living in Phnom Penh since 2004, and is currently the … Continue reading
It’s all about location, location, location at Frangipani Royal Palace Hotel on Street 178. Located in the heart of Phnom Penh’s Daun Penh district (that’s the riverside neighborhood), Frangipani Royal Palace is on the doorstep of the National Museum and … Continue reading
This month, the Siem Reap Women’s Book Club is reading A Clash of Innocents by American author Sue Guiney. Somehow the book, which is about the lives of Cambodia expats, didn’t make it onto my radar when it was published in … Continue reading
Gone are the days when there were just one or two crab shacks in Kep to choose from. Lately, more and more restaurants have been popping up along the shore next to Kep’s Crab Market, including several higher-end offerings, and these … Continue reading
I’ve always harbored fantasies of having a life like the Little House on the Prairie book series that I devoured as a kid: growing my own food, building houses, killing bears. And while I’m not ready or willing to commit … Continue reading
Expat kids in Cambodia are sometimes at a loss for what to do, but these days there are more and more activities for kids in Phnom Penh. Enter Kids City. Billing itself as “11 levels of fun” and bedecked with … Continue reading
Looking for something more current? Check out our updated list of Siem Reap Christmas dinners for 2015. Siem Reap is definitely the hub of Christmas activity in Cambodia. All of the hotels have decorations bordering on the outrageous and there … Continue reading