Koh Trong, or as it is also called Koh Treung, Keoh Trung, or even កោះទ្រង់, is a river island located in the Mekong just opposite Kratie. It is a little-known tourist gem. In fact it was so unknown that if you Googled it years ago results for Koh Rong would appear instead. That is no…
While microbreweries can often be a hipster nightmare, they are also not without their charms, particularly when they are innovative. And you have to give Craft by Side Hustle credit for being innovative, after all they are the only microbrewery in the Middle East. So is Craft by Side Hustle any good? Is it worth…
If you are walking through the night markets of Phnom Penh or following the sizzle of charcoal grills in Siem Reap you will see frogs roasting over fire. That is Cambodian Stuffed Frog. A whole frog is cleaned, opened, filled with spiced meat paste and grilled until the skin is crisp and the stuffing is…
While not exactly pumping in the form of Siem Reap, or even Battambang, there is enough going here to attract a couple of great western businesses, as well as there being a banging Street Food Kratie scene. And with its strategic location along the Vientiane to Phnom Penh hippy highway, Kratie is well worth a…
Despite being an outlier when it comes to tourism in Cambodia, there is more than enough to drag in intrepid travelers. And while it is no Siem Reap, this also means some cool little restaurants, bars and indeed hotels, which is where Privada Lodge comes in. Located in the centre of Kratie market by the…
When I first heard about Terva Meat, I thought it would be another limp plant based gimmick. Something that promises meat but delivers cardboard. But then I bit into a T MEAT burger from Terra Foods in Japan and it hit me, this was a bit different. Proper chew, actual bite, savoury flavour. It felt…
