Treat yourself to a photography course anywhere from Cornwall to Cambodia and… snap out of it!  

The brilliant technology in smartphones allows us to show off our photographs to friends and family with confidence. And the New Year is a great time to ramp up those burgeoning skills, with a specialist holiday that will get you snapping away like a professional. Whether you are capturing colourful street vendors in a Cambodian … Read more

Family of British backpacker who drowned in Cambodia believe her drink was ‘spiked’ with drug GHB

A British backpacker who died in Cambodia last year had drugs in her system prompting her family to question whether she was spiked before her death. Amelia Bambridge, 21, disappeared after attending a beach party on the Cambodian island of Koh Rong in October last year. Her body was discovered floating in the Gulf of … Read more

Family of British backpacker who drowned in Cambodia believe her drink was ‘spiked’ with drug GHB

A British backpacker who died in Cambodia last year had drugs in her system prompting her family to question whether she was spiked before her death. Amelia Bambridge, 21, disappeared after attending a beach party on the Cambodian island of Koh Rong in October last year. Her body was discovered floating in the Gulf of … Read more

British backpacker is left with flesh hanging from his leg after a SPIDER BITE in Cambodia

British backpacker is left with flesh hanging from his leg after a SPIDER BITE caused horrific reaction in Cambodia Andrew Hodges, 56, was on a working holiday in Cambodia when he was bitten  He said his leg swelled up to twice its usual size and flesh began peeling off of it   Hodges collapsed in the … Read more

A review of the James Bond-style Six Senses Krabey Island resort in Cambodia

The southern coast of Cambodia is flourishing with new sustainable hotel openings that are doing wondrous things to boost the country’s green credentials. Sitting at the forefront of these is Six Senses Krabey Island, a James Bond-style luxury castaway experience on a private island in the Gulf of Thailand. The resort is an eco-conscious enclave … Read more

Coronavirus: Cambodia to charge $3k for testing and quarantine

Cambodia will charge every visitor a $3,000 ‘coronavirus deposit’ to pay for testing and quarantine Travellers will get some of the deposit back, providing they don’t test positive A large portion of the deposit will be gone if another passenger has Covid-19 The money taken will be used to cover tests, accommodation and food $1,500 … Read more

Coronavirus lockdown leads to a spike in poaching in Cambodia

The coronavirus pandemic is fuelling an increase in poaching in Asia, a wildlife charity has warned. COVID-19 and the associated lockdown is giving poachers ‘free reign’ to hunt protected species, according to the Wildlife Conservation Charity, a US-based non-profit with plots around the world. In particular, three critically endangered giant ibis have been killed in … Read more

Western tourist is arrested after wiping saliva on ATM in Cambodia

Western tourist is arrested after wiping his saliva on a banknote and leaving it on an ATM in Cambodia amid coronavirus crisis CCTV footage caught the man hiding the $10 banknote after licking his finger  Staff who found the banknote alerted police and medics after seeing the CCTV The man was arrested by police in … Read more