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Pete Ford

Peter Ford is a writer based in Phnom Penh who has had bylines in the Diplomat, Guardian, Southeast Asia Globe, South China Morning Post, and of course, the Cambodia Daily! Pete has been living in Cambodia since 2014. Over the last few years he has explored every province of Cambodia, but is always on the look out for the next adventure.

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A day with Cambodia’s liberated wildlife at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Pete Ford

Looking for a fun activity for kids and adults that involves nature, animals and the happy knowledge that your money is helping to protect both? Then consider a visit to Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center. Just an hour south of … Continue reading →

Posted in Provincial, Kids | Tagged activities for kids, Takeo, ecotourism | 2 Comments

Koh Trong: A Mekong island showcasing rural Cambodia at its most lovely

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Pete Ford

Koh Trong. It really is bloody lovely, go and visit. The article really could end here, if you, dear reader, would just trust me. But if convincing is what you need, then picture an island in the middle of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Provincial, Islands | Tagged Kratie | 1 Comment

Doing nothing in Banlung, Cambodia’s most remote capital

Posted on November 27, 2020 by Pete Ford

Banlung, the post-1970’s capital of Ratanakiri province (after its predecessor Lamphut was flattened by US air forces under cover of its war next door), is the northeastern gateway to Virachey National Park, Cambodia’s last vast forest, and Vietnam beyond. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Provincial | Tagged Banlung, Ratanakiri | 1 Comment

Nibi Spa offers a slice of Nordic calm in Kampot

Posted on November 9, 2020 by Pete Ford

A sauna with a view of the Kampot river, a glass-fronted steam room overlooking a tree-filled garden, and private massage bungalows — it doesn’t take long to realize what has made Nibi Spa the “must visit” recommendation in Kampot by … Continue reading →

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Odom Garden: Phnom Penh’s newest park is amazing, and doomed

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Pete Ford

The newly unveiled green space Odom Garden in BKK1 offers almost everything that the capital’s expats have long complained that Phnom Penh was lacking: towering trees, shady walking paths fringed with greenery, play areas for children, craft beer, and what … Continue reading →

Posted in Kids, Phnom Penh | Tagged expat kids | Leave a comment

Preah Khan — no, not that one, the other one

Posted on October 9, 2020 by Pete Ford

The Preah Khan temple complex in Preah Vihear province is huge, nearly two square miles, making it the largest of the Angkorian religious sites. Yet thanks to its remote location down bumpy unpaved roads, it wasn’t properly documented until the … Continue reading →

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Sambor Prei Kuk: Cambodia’s other forested temple complex

Posted on September 28, 2020 by Pete Ford

Back in the halcyon days of my first few months in Cambodia in 2014, when political discussion among local colleagues still included optimism for the future and there were far fewer coffee shops, I first visited Sambor Prei Kuk in … Continue reading →

Posted in Provincial | Tagged Kampong Thom, temples, road trips | 2 Comments

BeTreed Adventures, ecotourism in Preah Vihear province

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Pete Ford

Down a potholed village road in Preah Vihear province in northern Cambodia, in what can accurately be described as ‘the middle of nowhere,’ you’ll find BeTreed Adventures, an excellent ecotourism project focusing on conservation and community development, with an environmental … Continue reading →

Posted in Provincial, Expat Life | Tagged ecotourism, Preah Vihear | Leave a comment
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