Uploaded September 2018 | Updated September 2026, 22 hours ago
We write a lot about the threats facing our favourite places - environmental and heritage destruction are part and parcel of travel. A week spent at Angkor recently left me thinking that the temples have held up under the weight of a deluge of tourist arrivals better than could have been predicted when I first visited 25 years ago. It sure ain’t perfect. And critiques of Angkor’s environmental and heritage record abound. But many of the things I loved about Angkor 25 years ago can still be experienced today - if you know how.
Check out the blog piece - rustycompass.com/blog/angkor-has-been-protected-from-the-worst-tourism-excesses-someone-should-be-thanked-304
And our independent guide to Siem Reap and the Temples of Angkor - rustycompass.com/cambodia-travel-guide-37/siem-reap-6
We write a lot about the threats facing our favourite places - environmental and heritage destruction are part and parcel of travel. A week spent at Angkor recently left me thinking that the temples have held up under the weight of a deluge of tourist arrivals better than could have been predicted when I first visited 25 years ago. It sure ain’t perfect. And critiques of Angkor’s environmental and heritage record abound. But many of the things I loved about Angkor 25 years ago can still be experienced today - if you know how.
Check out the blog piece - rustycompass.com/blog/angkor-has-been-protected-from-the-worst-tourism-excesses-someone-should-be-thanked-304
And our independent guide to Siem Reap and the Temples of Angkor - rustycompass.com/cambodia-travel-guide-37/siem-reap-6
