11 MAGNIFICENT IMAGES OF CAMBODIA

This beguiling state in Southeast Asia has captured the hearts and imaginations of travellers from everywhere in the planet. Travel photographer Fiona Campbell is one of numerous entranced by its magic; here she shares eleven of her favourite shots.

What would make Cambodia amazing is its cheerful, smiling men and women. Regardless of the fragility of the place, they are broadly some of the most peaceful, happiest individuals I've ever encountered.

There is certainly an irresistible sense of liberty In this particular delicately drawn state. In a rustic in which you can have a wardrobe over a moped and not a soul bats an eyelid, you really feel you can do anything. The Coastline in close proximity to Sihanoukville, exactly where islands the size of Hong Kong are Just about entirely, blissfully undeveloped, is a last outpost of wilderness; staring out to Koh Rong you feel a palpable sense of journey.

This is the Resourceful spot. The great Angkor temples, with their twisting cotton trees and multi-hued sandstone buildings are claimed to become presided around by Vishnu, god of development. Look out for the numerous Apsaras, or angels, carved dancing and Virtually disappearing within the rock confront, surrounded by 50 % ruined temples stacked like fallen dominoes. In Phnom Penh There's a thriving art scene, way too, revolving across the Java Arts Café.

And afterwards you can find the joyous sunsets, frivolously yellowish gold, just like the earth of Cambodia. Probably it is solely The fantastic thing about the place which makes everyone smile.

HUTS OFF THE COAST OF KOH RONG

 

A WATERMELON SELLER AT THE MARKET ON STILTS NEAR TONLE SAP LAKE

 

KIDS PLAY IN THE RUINS OF ANGKOR WAT

 

A VILLAGE ON STILTS NEAR TONLE SAP LAKE

 

NOVICE MONKS PLAY WITH THEIR PHONES IN THE ANGKOR TEMPLES

 

SUNSET ON THE COAST OF CAMBODIA

 

A TEMPLE AT SUNSET

  

A BUDDHIST WATER BLESSING AT THE HOTEL RESIDENCE D'ANGKOR, SIEM REAP

 

A STREET STALL IN PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA

 

FISHING BOATS OFF THE COAST OF SIHANOUKVILLE

  

A GORGEOUS VIEW OF THE COAST IN SIHANOUKVILLE