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Living in Asia for over a decade and now residing in beautiful Siem Reap. Rodney Charles L'Huillier has spent over seven years in Cambodia and is the author of Ancient Cambodia (2024) and Essential Siem Reap (2017, 2019). Contact via [email protected]

Khmer New Year Angkor Sankranta 2025 Event Schedule

April 11, 2025 by Rodney Charles LHuillier

Siem Reap is once again hosting the massive spectacular that is Angkor Sankranta, celebrating Khmer New Year, with events kicking off on the 13th through to the 16th. Work along the riverside and at Angkor Wat has been going on for weeks in the lead up to the event, and it’s going to be huge! … Read more

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In Pictures: The Siem Reap Giant Puppet Parade

February 23, 2025 by Rodney Charles LHuillier

The annual Siem Reap Giant Puppet Parade (Khmer: ទីងមោងយក្ស) took place February 22, 2025 with crowds of locals and visitors lining the streets for the joyous event. It’s hard for us to miss it as it passes right by our home base in Siem Reap! Preparations for the event begin three weeks in advance with … Read more

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In Pictures: The Lake Bangkong Annual Ceremonial Fishing Event

February 9, 2025 by Rodney Charles LHuillier

Every year there is a traditional community fish-catching event that takes place at Lake Bangkong in Bangkong Village, Ampil Commune, Prasat Bakong District, of Siem Reap Province. It’s not far from the Siem Reap city centre, about 30 minutes by moto, car, or tuk tuk and not far from Chau Srei Vibol Temple on the … Read more

Categories Siem Reap

Siem Reap: Attractions & Things to Do in 2025

January 13, 2025 by Rodney Charles LHuillier

Here’s our updated intro to Siem Reap for 2025, including the hot attractions and things to do Home to Angkor Wat and the vast array of ancient temples and wonders that surround it, Siem Reap offers an ever-growing list of diverse activities and things to do, along with being a superb place to chill and … Read more

Categories Cambodia Primers, Siem Reap, Temple Visiting Guides

Latest Angkor Ticket Prices 2025

Published on: January 11, 2025 | Last Updated on: January 14, 2025 by Rodney Charles LHuillier

Updated Jan 2025 – The Angkor Pass ticket covers Angkor Wat and all the temples in Angkor Archeological Park, including outlying sites such as Beng Mealea, Chau Srei Vibol, Kbal Spean, and Banteay Srei. There are two types of tickets, the normal ticket type and one for long-term foreign residents as set out below with … Read more

Categories News Bites, Siem Reap, Temple Visiting Guides Tags Angkor, Angkor Wat, siem reap

Ancient Ways: The East Royal Road – Angkor to Preah Khan of Kampong Svay (Revisited)

Published on: January 2, 2025 | Last Updated on: February 16, 2025 by Rodney Charles LHuillier

To introduce Cambodia’s ancient Royal Road network to those not familiar with it, there are several roads emanating out of Angkor that feature stone masonry infrastructure, including bridges and temples along with ponds and basins primarily dating back to the 12th century, with a broad range of activity seen between the 11th century to around … Read more

Categories Ancient History & Temples, Ancient Ways, Tour Journals

Pesani of the Ancient Khmer Empire

December 3, 2024 by Rodney Charles LHuillier

The pesani, or grinding stone/millstone, is an infrequently discussed object of the ancient Khmer Empire but regardless, prominent throughout, from the earliest times of the 6th-century pre-Angkorian times and through the Angkorian era. They were likely used for grinding spices to make Auyrevedic medicine, pastes for ceremonial purposes, and even curry has been proposed, which … Read more

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The Dragon’s Hoard: A Conspiracy of Greed and Terror in the Heart of Cambodia

December 1, 2024 by Rodney Charles LHuillier

If you have followed this website or the Facebook page for any amount of time, then you’ll well understand how much time I spend on archival research. Let me tell you, it’s way more than I should be! It’s hugely addictive which is often fuelled by gems like this. Le mystère d’Angkor is a wonderous … Read more

Categories Ancient History & Temples

In Pictures: Angkor at Night

November 27, 2024 by Rodney Charles LHuillier

During special events and functions, the temples of Angkor from time to time are lit at night creating a unique and very special experience. It’s usually Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom South Gate, and the Bayon Temple that are lit up but it just depends on the scale and type of event. Sometimes the Baphoun temple … Read more

Categories Siem Reap

In Pictures: The Water Festival Siem Reap 2024

Published on: November 16, 2024 | Last Updated on: November 23, 2024 by Rodney Charles LHuillier

Whilst not on the scale or significance of the concurrently held Water Festival in Phnom Penh, the Siem Reap Water Festival offers a more relaxed version of this historically and culturally important event. There’s a full intro to Bon Om Touk (Water Festival) here. The Royal Water Festival at Siem Reap lasts three days, with … Read more

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Tracing Cambodia’s Water Festival: A Journey Through French Colonial Archives

Published on: November 13, 2024 | Last Updated on: November 14, 2024 by Rodney Charles LHuillier

Recently, I wrote an introduction to the Cambodian Water Festival (here) and I thought it’d be cool to do a little digging through the French archives for some historical notes and see what comes up. The first account I could track down was that by Louis Delaporte in his 1880 publication, Voyage au Cambodge. L’Architecture … Read more

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In Photos: Smile of Cambodia at Angkor Wat

October 30, 2024 by Rodney Charles LHuillier

On October 28 and 29th, Angkor Wat hosted celebrations for the 20th anniversary of King Norodom Sihamoni’s coronation under the “Smile of Cambodia” event. Exhibition of local foods, souvenirs and Khmer arts, plus traditional Khmer performances took place throughout the day while the big event was the Kings Parade that started at 4 PM along … Read more

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T25: The Phnom Kulen Camping Tour

October 21, 2024 by Rodney Charles LHuillier

I promised the kids months ago I’d take them up to Kulen Mountain and this school holiday was finally the chance. We loaded up two motos and headed off from Siem Reap and spent three wonderful days and two nights up there stopping by Beng Melea on our way back. Camping in a random spot … Read more

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Tips for the Autumnal Angkor Wat Equinox – September 21-23

Published on: September 19, 2024 | Last Updated on: March 19, 2025 by Rodney Charles LHuillier

It’s that wonderful time of year again when the sun magically rises over the center tower of Angkor Wat! It happens twice a year, in March and September and it’s one of the biggest events on Angkor Wat’s calendar drawing crowds of upwards of 10,000 people. It’s one of the world’s most unique experiences, where … Read more

Categories Siem Reap, Temple Visiting Guides

Gumball 3000 Rally Hits Siem Reap

September 16, 2024 by Rodney Charles LHuillier

The Gumball 3000 Rally is making its Southeast Asian debut with Cambodia as a key stop in 2024, marking the rally’s 25th anniversary. The event attracts global celebrities, automotive enthusiasts, and media attention. Around 130 supercars and luxury exotics will participate, including cars like the Mercedes AMG GT, Rolls-Royce Cullinan, Lamborghini Huracan, Ferrari, Porche and … Read more

Categories News Bites, Siem Reap Tags siem reap

Tour T24: Siem Reap – Ta Muen Thom – Banteay Chhmar

September 2, 2024 by Rodney Charles LHuillier

This was a short tour, 3 days in total from Aug 1 – 3, heading northwest from Siem Reap into Oddar Meanchey, Banteay Meanchey and back to Siem Reap. Due to other obligations, getting the Ancient Cambodia book finalised and so on, we had not really had a break since our last tour in January and it … Read more

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T23 – Longvek-Oudong, Angkor Borei, & Srei Santhor

April 9, 2024 by Rodney Charles LHuillier

Recently I had to head to Phnom Penh to pick-up a new passport, and how could I not turn that into a tour? Of course, I did. Chanthim came along and this time, and considering it was going to be sealed roads we just took one bike, this time the Honda Dream. It was a … Read more

Categories Ancient History & Temples, Tour Journals

T22 – Parmentier’s Mystery Trail (Baray District)

April 8, 2024 by Rodney Charles LHuillier

This was a short tour from Sep 22 – 24, 2023, following the scribbled notes on a map by Henri Parmentier in the 1930s, turns out it’s an intriguing heritage trail. As you likely well know, there is a large volume of maps available in various sections of the EFEO website much of which comes … Read more

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Tour T21 – The Tonle Sap Loop

Published on: April 7, 2024 | Last Updated on: April 9, 2024 by Rodney Charles LHuillier

This tour almost replicates my first big tour, the Red Dot Tour in early 2002 but this time I’d have Chanthim come along for the ride and this time, shifting focus from the ancient temples to more contemporary Buddhist wonders. To see all the sites visited on both tours and other shorter trips see the … Read more

Categories Ancient History & Temples, Tour Journals

Exploring the Wonders of Longvek & Oudong (Maps, History, Highlights, & More)

Published on: March 10, 2024 | Last Updated on: March 14, 2024 by Rodney Charles LHuillier

Located 40km north of Phnom Penh on the west bank of the Tonle Sap River at the confluence of Kandal, Kampong Chhnang, and Kampong Speu is the historical area of Longvek-Oudong that was home to Cambodia’s capital in periods of the 16th century to the mid-19th century long after leaving Angkor. It was a period … Read more

Categories Ancient History & Temples, Temple Visiting Guides

The Pagoda Trail of Battambang

January 16, 2024 by Rodney Charles LHuillier

Battambang city, located about 160km by road to the southwest of Siem Reap and Angkor Wat, is culturally rich and charming, featuring the best food in the country, several important ancient temples, beautiful heritage pagodas, and also French colonial heritage. We’ll focus on the Buddhist pagodas today, introducing a little of their heritage and the … Read more

Categories Ancient History & Temples

2023 in Review: Our Trails around Cambodia

December 28, 2023 by Rodney Charles LHuillier

Another year of traveling and exploring this amazing country comes to an end! 2023 was full of short day trips out of Siem Reap and several larger adventures, mostly towards the northeast, Preah Vihear and Kampong Thom provinces, with a loop around the Tonle Sap later in the year. Cambodia’s roads are getting better and … Read more

Categories Tour Journals

Explore Siem Reap: Kampong Kdei & the Charm of Kampong Chikreng

October 16, 2023 by Rodney Charles LHuillier

Whilst Siem Reap is home to the famed temples of Angkor, there is much more on offer in the province, today, let’s head east. The area of Kampong Kdei and Kampong Chikreng is a fascinating and interesting place to explore offering not only one of the country’s famed ancient bridges, Spean Praptos, but also in … Read more

Categories Sight Seeing

Five Years with Hello Angkor – and our Journey of every Standing Temple

July 7, 2023 by Rodney Charles LHuillier

Hello Angkor is five years old! How time flies, it nearly passed by without a thought yet it was in June 2018 when the domain name HelloAngkor.com was purchased and the journey to where we are today had begun. From a blank canvas in 2018, the website has been through a few iterations and grown … Read more

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T18 – The Wonders of Preah Vihear – part VI

June 15, 2023 by Rodney Charles LHuillier

This trip, from Mar 6 – 11 2023 would cover some remote and still-standing sites in Preah Vihear that we haven’t visited to date. It was also a special moment for us, by the end, ticking off our goal to visit every standing temple (at least those with more than 50% of their structure still standing), and, … Read more

Categories Ancient History & Temples, Temple Visiting Guides, Tour Journals

T17 Preah Vihear Part V + more Kampong Thom

Published on: June 7, 2023 | Last Updated on: June 8, 2023 by Rodney Charles LHuillier

Taking advantage of good weather, before the hot season kicks in around mid-March, we went on another journey for five days from Feb 23 – 28 covering some of the remote sites not visited on previous trips in Preah Vihear province. I’d meet up with Chanthim in Stoung and we’d head off once again on our trusty … Read more

Categories Ancient History & Temples, Temple Visiting Guides, Tour Journals

Tour T16: Preah Vihear Part IV + more Mekong

April 4, 2023 by Rodney Charles LHuillier

This tour is perhaps one of my favourites to date, visiting some of the more remote ancient temples in Preah Vihear province and extending upon previous trips I, II, and III. From January 25th to Feb 6th we’d cover just over 1000km on our trusty Hondas. Heading off from Siem Reap and meeting Chanthim in … Read more

Categories Tour Journals

Tour T15 – Eastern Siem Reap: Unique Pagodas and a few Remote Temples

April 2, 2023 by Rodney Charles LHuillier

This was a short two-day trip and sadly, once again travelling on my own as Chanthim was busy. For this trip, from Jan 19 – 20, I’d do a little loop from Siem Reap out to Khvav and down to Kampong Kdei and back to Siem Reap. Starting from Siem Reap I’d head out my favourite back … Read more

Categories Tour Journals

Tour T12: Kampong Thom-Preah Vihear-Kampong Kdei

March 21, 2023 by Rodney Charles LHuillier

This trip was another quite random journey, tacked onto the end of a trip to Tnoat Chum for family reasons. Chanthim and I would go on a short trip, exploring for four days from December 15 to 19 2022, doing a loop from Kampong Thom to Preah Khan of Kampong Svay, to Khvav, Kampong Kdei … Read more

Categories Tour Journals

[Updated] We’ve Lost Facebook & Instagram, again.

Published on: February 17, 2023 | Last Updated on: February 20, 2023 by Rodney Charles LHuillier

Apologies to followers of HelloAngkor.com on Facebook and Instagram as we have lost access to both accounts once again for reasons unknown. It’s similar to last time but this time, access to Instagram and other social accounts has been lost too. Around the 8th of Feb there was an email alerting to suspicious activity and … Read more

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