Having settled into Siem Reap where we’ve established a home, we’ve become familiar with what things cost in Cambodia and thought it was time to share a Siem Reap shopping list for our Price Check series, just in case you’re planning to settle in for a while when you venture here. In short: shopping here is inexpensive … Read more
Unlike the jazz gig I shot that I reflected upon in last week’s Monday Memories post, I was totally unprepared to photograph the traditional shadow puppet show in Phnom Penh that we checked out when we were recently in town. We had been travelling in Cambodia for a few very intensive days with Backyard Travel … Read more
As we’ve been settling into our new home in Siem Reap, it’s been great to crack open the cookbooks that have been weighing us down – the ones that we didn’t leave back in Australia on our last visit. Having been hankering to get cooking for a while, and keen to begin working my way … Read more
Happy 4th birthday Grantourismo! It’s hard to believe it was way back on New Years Eve in 2009 that we uploaded our first post on Grantourismo. That post was to announce the 12-month grand tour we were about to embark upon, aimed at inspiring you to travel more slowly and sustainably, more hands-on and experientially, … Read more
After obtaining our one-year Cambodia visas, we spent several months searching for somewhere to live here in Siem Reap before finally finding an apartment we liked. After years living out of our suitcases, we signed a lease and have somewhere we can really call home. Relate? Based on our experience, here are 10 ways to … Read more