10 amazing things you can buy in Cambodia [Part 3]

Cambodia travel destination is just not a shopping center in Asia, however, it doesn’t mean that you are unable to buy handmade traditional items in Cambodia.

9. Kampot pepper

Kampot Pepper takes its name from the province of Kampot, in the south-west Cambodia, some 140 kilometres from the capital of Phnom Penh. The pepper growing area of Kampot covers six districts located in the province of Kampot and that of Kep (which was recently separated from Kampot).

Bordered by the sea, the Kampot pepper growing area has an exceptional climate as regards exposure to the sun, sea breezes, the quality of the land and rainfall during the rainy season. Cambodia’s pepper or Kampot Pepper has been renowned as one of the best peppers in the world. It is exceptional in enthralling aroma, strong, delicate and aromatic.

Pepper and its piperine extract have many virtues. Over and above its gastronomic and flavour qualities, the use of pepper in cooking not only enhances the taste of dishes but also helps to reduce the use of salt, whose consumption is strongly discouraged by cardiologists.
You can take a tour to visit pepper farm to see how Cambodian grow such a best kind of pepper and then buy some fresh peppercorns right in their stems. For those who do not have a chance to visit pepper farm in your Cambodia trips, you can also buy dried pepper and other typical ingredients as souvenirs in the local markets or shopping centers.

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10. Palm sugar

Cambodia is studded with palm sugar trees – the country’s national tree – and, if you’re lucky, you can catch some of the men and women who climb their skinny trunks to reach the fruit at its towering tip. The men climb to the top of the trees, cut into the stem that holds the fruit and then they tie a bamboo container under the cut and leave it overnight to collect the sap.

Palm sugar comes from the sap of the sugar palm fruit. Families use an ancient tradition method by pouring the sap into large pans and cooking it until thick. It is then taken off the heat and kneaded with wooden sticks until it is solid. The price is slightly higher than the normal sugar or imported sugar. Nevertheless, the quality of palm sugar is worth than the normal one.

Living for up to a century, the canopy can span three metres, with the tree reaching heights of 30 metres. The palm sugar tastes akin to brown cane sugar, with more caramel notes. It is used in cooking and as a traditional medicine, and is another local product that has secured GI status. Moreover, as it is stored properly, it makes foreign visitors ease for taking it with them to their houses. Buying a kind of food for your love one, it shows your carefulness, love, and respect.
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10 amazing things you can buy in Cambodia [Part 2]

Cambodia travel destination is just not a shopping center in Asia, however, it doesn’t mean that you are unable to buy handmade traditional items in Cambodia.
In this article, we will give you a list of items to buy in Cambodia so that you are not to worry to think about planning your Cambodia package tour and bring some amazing things to come back home.

6. Rice paper printed

This product is known as a popular souvenir in Cambodia. This souvenir is made by putting a rice paper on a shape derive from a bas-relief carving from temples of Angkor, then lighted rubbed over with soft charcoal. Rice paper printed will look more attractive when being framed. When framed and suitably illuminated, they can look superb. This decorative, meaningful and affordable souvenir is totally worth the traveler ’s money and undeniably must be in the Cambodia souvenir’s list.


7. Natural hand-made body products

Cambodia tend to use lots of natural ingredient to create scented products like candles and soaps. These are totally natural made and have unique smells and ingredients like Kampot pepper or Khmer curry. A wide range of things for you to consider that the air in your home fills with Cambodia senses even you haven’t been there.

Senteurs d’Ankor in Siem Reap committed that once tourists walk into their store they will be struck by an explosion of the natural senses. Moreover, the store also use package made from environment friendly material like sugar palm tree which is a recyclable and quickly renewable resource

8. Basket weaving

These items made of baskets are not something new for travelers, but you will be surprised that they are at a reasonable price, it’s cheaper than the handmade products sold in other countries. The dexterity of the local people is beautifully reflected in products of all kinds, including baskets, bowls, plates, and many other useful items. These items are very durable and could be a good memorial item of the Cambodia trip in your house.

You can easily find them on the streets and in different local markets. These baskets come in different sizes and shapes and can be used as containers and as decorative pieces. A variation of the usual baskets exists in the form of woven purses that come in many different colors. These come in various sizes too and make good statement pieces if you love unique items.

10 amazing things you can buy in Cambodia [Part 1]

Cambodia travel destination is just not a shopping center in Asia, however, it doesn’t mean that you are unable to buy handmade traditional items in Cambodia.

In this article, we will give you a list of items to buy in Cambodia so that you are not to worry to think about planning your Cambodia package tour and bring some amazing things to come back home.

1. Cambodian silk scarf

Silk is one of the most famous souvenir products of Cambodian. Cambodia silk was once renowned throughout the world for its purity and soft feel. This keeps being handmade by Khmer’s traditional weaving method. There are a lot of products made by silk including scarf, cloth, dress, purse,... in vivid colors.

Silk is great to bring home some “colors of Cambodia” and also light and easy to pack in your suitcase. Koh Dach is a small island 15km from Phnom Penh, a destination famous for handmade Cambodian silk. The price per product is quite reasonable about US$3. There would be a discount if you buy many of them.

2. Textiles

Cambodia is home to a unique collection of textiles, including cotton and other divine hand-woven items. The art of batik fabrics which people use special dyes method to pain colorful detail and fabric are considered as one of the most popular styles of Cambodian textiles.

Many of these can be found in markets across the country, as well as a rising number of boutiques. Tourists can find handwoven textiles in many villages in rural area of Cambodia where batiks is much more one-of-a kind. You can also find for yourself a colorful textile in the Institute for Khmer traditional textile situated in Siem Reap.

3. Cambodian krama

The krama is the typical and ubiquitous locally worn chequered scarf. Uniquely Khmer; inexpensive, and immensely practical. Krama in Khmer language means scarf, this is a product of solely Khmer people. The sole Khmer headwear brings you a hundred ways of using: head tie, head wrap, belt, baby carrier or just simply a scarf around your neck.

The checked fabric traditionally comes in red and white but many modern designs incorporate a rainbow of colours. This traditional Cambodian garment can be easily found and is of high quality. You may buy some at Siem Reap, the Angkor Night Market, as well as the Old Market (Psas Chas)

4. Silverware

In Cambodia, items made by silvers have started to be widely used in religious etiquette since 11th century. The normal working material is an alloy containing 70-80% of pure silver, and prices are based on a combination of weight and artistry, which puts bargaining skills to a good test. However, its unique designs based on Khmer patterns make silver jewellery tours in Cambodia stunning and truly representative of the country’s spirit.

With Cambodia's tourism industry expanding, numerous silver shops have sprung up in Phnom Penh, selling carved decorative and practical items. Others stores are in village center such as Tul Mau, nearly 30km north of the city. Night market Siem Reap is the easiest place to buy silver in Cambodia. Silvers also have the advantage of light weight and small shape, easy for packing.

5. Sculpture reproductions

Cambodia has incredible reproductions and copies technique at very reasonable prices. The local craftsmen will use the mined stone that also used to construct the ancient temple to produce sculptures. With skillful hands these sculpture reproductions are even tricked some experts.

These carvings are made only either of wood or stone (somehow gemstone) in a form of the head of Javaraman VII, head of Buddha, or Apsara in greeting manner. They are delicate copies of small statues, Buddha figures, heads and Apsaras, which are the best things conveying Khmer spirit the most. Moreover, the price of wood and stone carvings depend on definitely upon the sizes, color, type of original material, and its perfection.

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is cambodia safe for travellers?

That last story probably captures my view on Cambodia. If you follow my blog regularly you’ll know that I spent about a month in the country earlier in the year. thailand and cambodia tour  I found the people to be hospitable and friendly, although many will try and make an extra buck or two from a foreigner. I found it easy enough to get between the towns and cities, assuming you don’t need too much legroom. And I found vibrancy in the chaos, rather than vulnerability. I never even came close to any danger.

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But there is a dark side just beneath the surface and it’s up to you, as a traveller, whether you dig down and find it. More than twenty per cent of the population lives below the poverty line (US$0.93 a day) and with deprivation comes desperation and with desperation comes deviance.

is cambodia safe for travellers?

When I first went to Cambodia six or seven years ago, there were very few tourists. These days, the country has been invaded by the rich inexperienced travellers and the young party-seeking backpackers. Both are easy targets for criminals because these foreigners don’t pay attention to their surroundings and they put themselves in compromising situations. I believe these easy opportunities are fuelling any increase in crime that exists.

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is cambodia safe for travellers?

The majority of Cambodians is not going to try to take advantage of you. The majority will want to help you enjoy your time in the country, of which the locals are so proud. The key to safety is to be sensible and not treat the streets of Phnom Penh or the beaches of Sihanoukville like they’re your local neighbourhoods.

Is cambodia safe for travellers?

Don’t walk late at night through the streets of the capital. Don’t catch the tuk tuk with the driver who has been sitting outside the bar watching how much you drink all night. Don’t go to the beach parties alone and accept drinks from strangers. It’s sad that there are reports of women being drugged at bars in Sihanoukville but this can only happen if you let your guard down.

Is cambodia safe for travellers?

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I decided to write this story after a few people contacted me to ask whether it was safe to go to Cambodia. I wanted the point of this story to be that I found the country to be extremely safe and never encountered anything untoward. But I also can’t ignore the firsthand (and secondhand) stories of other travellers who I respect. I would never tell anyone not to go but I would also warn everyone to be more wary than in, perhaps, Thailand or Malaysia. Cambodia is a beautiful country and it does not deserve to have a reputation as a dangerous destination.

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Is cambodia safe for travellers?

Roadside robberies, druggings, extortion and blackmail. They’re the kind of things to put any wary traveller off a destination but they’re also the things you’re more likely to expect from South or Central America than Asia. But day tours from Siem Reap  recently I’ve been hearing reports of an increase in crime in one of my favourite countries – Cambodia – and it’s got me worried.

I’m not worried for travellers, though. To be frank, I take these reports with a grain of salt. But I do worry about the reputation of such a friendly and open country which is finally getting a huge economic boost from a much-needed surge in tourism.

In just the past week, I’ve heard frightening stories from two fellow travel bloggers on the road together, Kate McCulley of Adventurous Kate and Mario Cacciottolo of Someone Once Told Me.

“Within a few days of being here, we’ve been warned repeatedly in Phnom Penh about thieves on bikes snatching bags from tuk tuks,” Mario wrote on his Facebook page. “Shortly afterwards my friend was attacked by five guys on bikes while in a tuk tuk, but he fought them off.”

I wrote to Kate to ask her about what she’s experiencing there at the moment. She’s told me that she’s been to Cambodia before and loved it but feels like it’s changed. The constant warnings about the bag snatchings, being a perfect example.

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“Before this trip, I had Cambodia in my top 5 favourite countries, indisputably. And while the people are still some of the warmest, friendliest and kindest people you’ll meet anywhere, it’s not the same place it was a few years ago.”

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Kate was extorted by a man who demanded money to return her phone which fell out of a tuk tuk. Mario’s friend was robbed by a gang of small children who threw bottles at him. And then there are plenty of tales of danger.

“In PP (Phnom Penh) I heard a story of a Westerner who did drugs with guys in a rough part of town, then unsurprisingly they robbed him,” Mario wrote. “When he finally got a tuk tuk back to his hotel, the driver blackmailed him, saying he knew the guy was in a part of town where drugs were found and that he’d tell the police if he didn’t pay the driver off. Obviously this chap’s behaviour was pretty stupid all round, but the driver saw an opportunity to take advantage of him, and used it.”

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The view from the top of Preah Vihear temple is well worth the steamy, uphill trek to get there.
Stone steps and paths lead visitors through a series of ancient entranceways to the carved sanctuary high in the Dangrek mountain range.

Look one way and a Thai flag flies on a distant rocky outcrop. Fly to cambodia from thailand Turn the other way and the cliffs fall sharply down to the blue-green Cambodian jungle below.
At the top, the only sound is of cicadas and dragonflies. Lower down, in a market with a frontier feel to it, vendors sell gems and rare animal parts.
Things were good these days, one vendor said. The temple was open and visitors were coming. "The war is over," he smiled.
But the temple has not always been so accessible, or so peaceful.
Bullet holes scar one stone wall, while to the side of another stands a rusting artillery gun. Further down, both Cambodian and Thai guards maintain a low-key presence.

These are reminders that bitter battles have dominated Preah Vihear's recent history - and that one of them is still being fought today.
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Preah Vihear was built mainly in the 11th and 12th centuries when the Khmer empire was at its height, its construction ordered by the kings that commissioned the temples of Angkor.
According to Sanskrit inscriptions, it was called Sri Sikharisvara, meaning Glorious Lord of the Mountain - a dedication to the Hindu god Shiva.

It sits on a mountain-top promontory, facing  north towards Thailand. The main access comes from the Thai side, because of the sheer cliffs behind it.
Cambodian ownership of the temple was first formally established in boundary settlements between its colonial ruler, France, and Siam, as Thailand was then known, a century ago.
A joint commission in 1904 set the border between the two countries atop the Dangrek mountain range - but its subsequent map, in 1907, put Preah Vihear in Cambodia.
In 1954, shortly after Cambodia achieved independence, Thai forces occupied the temple. In response, Cambodia took its case to the international courts.
Thai authorities argued that as the border was supposed to follow the watershed line of the mountains, the temple was theirs. They had not challenged the map, they said, because their access to the site gave them de facto control over it.
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But the court ruled against Thailand and in 1962, the Thai troops withdrew.
More trouble was in store for Preah Vihear as conflict engulfed Cambodia.
With its hill-top location, it was the last place to fall to the Khmer Rouge in 1975. Four years later, when a Vietnamese invasion swept the Maoist regime from power, it was one of the strongholds to which the Khmer Rouge retreated.
Years of fighting followed. Government forces managed to reopen the temple briefly in 1992, but Khmer Rouge guerrillas soon seized it back. Scores of fighters holed up in reinforced bunkers and held the complex for six more years.
But the Khmer Rouge was on its last legs, its leaders dead or defected.
In December 1998 the commander of the last group of fighters met negotiators at the temple to agree a historic surrender - one that ended three long decades of civil war.
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Is anyone trying to sort out the dispute?- cambodia tour from thailand

In February 2011 Cambodia took the case to the UN Security Council, which then referred it to regional bloc Asean. Indonesia, as then-president of Asean, led mediation efforts. Both sides said they would allow access to Asean monitors.
However, trips to cambodia from dubai Asean could do nothing to prevent further fighting flaring up again in April and talks between the leaders of the two countries failed to break the deadlock.
In April, Cambodia returned to the ICJ and requested it clarify its 1962 ruling. In July, the ICJ designated a demilitarised zone around the temple and ordered troops from both countries to leave the area.

Hearings at the ICJ began in April 2013. The court is set to rule on 11 November 2013.
Why is the temple so important?
The Hindu temple was built mainly in the 11th and 12th centuries, by the same Khmer civilisation that built Angkor Wat. The Khmers dominated the region for five centuries. As Cambodia has a tragic recent history of genocide and civil war, politicians often look to the glorious distant past to inspire nationalist sentiment.
And Cambodian nationalists often use Thailand as a bogeyman to stoke nationalist fervour - charting a litany of wrongs such as the successive Thai invasions that helped destroy the once mighty Khmer empires and rendered the country defenceless against French colonial conquest in the 19th Century.
Thailand also took advantage of the chaos during World War II to occupy large chunks of western Cambodia, including the temples at Angkor Wat. It was forced to hand them back when the war ended.
The Thai military often treated flight to cambodia from thailand  refugees who fled the civil wars of the 1970s and 80s harshly - and Thailand backed the remnants of the Khmer Rouge in their struggle against the Vietnamese occupation, so helping prolong the civil war.
On the Thai side, the Khmer civilisation profoundly influenced Thai culture, and there are many famous Khmer-style temples in Thailand. In recent years, a powerful nationalist lobby allied to the military has helped drive a more muscular foreign policy agenda in Thailand.
The temple is also only one of several areas where the two countries disagree on where the border is. The maritime border is the subject of a dispute - and one which affects the development of oil and gas reserves in the Gulf of Thailand. The two sides had reached agreement on joint development, but the deal was then scrapped by the administration of former Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.

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Thailand-Cambodia temple dispute

A row over territory around the 11th Century border temple of Preah Vihear continues to strain ties between Thailand and Cambodia. The BBC looks at the background to the dispute.

Who owns the temple?

The Hindu temple was awarded to cambodia tour from thailand  by a 1962 ruling at the International Court of Justice, which both countries accepted at the time. Thailand does not officially claim ownership of the temple - the dispute is over the area surrounding it. Thailand says the ICJ ruling did not rule on the border, only on the temple itself.

The geography of the area makes sovereignty a particularly complicated issue. The temple is perched on top of a cliff, hundreds of feet above the Cambodian jungle. It has direct transport links to Thai towns and cities, and tourists can visit the temple from Thailand without the need for visas.
In fact, until 2003 access from Cambodian territory was possible only via a gruelling hike through jungle and mountains. In 2003 a road opened connecting a Cambodian town to the temple.
How long has the dispute been running?
The temple has been at the centre of a border dispute for more than a century. Maps drawn by Cambodia's French colonial rulers and Thailand (or Siam, as it was then known) early in the 20th Century showed the temple as belonging to Cambodia, flight to cambodia from dubai  but in later decades Thailand said the maps were not official and were therefore invalid.
The ICJ granted the temple to Cambodia in 1962, but the decision rankled Thailand. The dispute was largely moribund for decades as Cambodia plunged into a civil conflict that lingered until the 1990s.
The issue escalated again when Cambodia applied for it be listed as a Unesco World Heritage site in 2008. Thailand wanted it to be a joint Thai-Cambodia listing, but eventually withdrew its objection. The decision enraged Thai nationalists and both sides began a build-up of troops in the area.
In April 2009, soldiers exchanged fire across the disputed border. More serious trouble flared in February 2011, when at least eight people were killed in several days of fighting. The violence moved westwards to another set of temples in April, before shifting back to Preah Vihear, as widespread clashes forced tens of thousands to flee.
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