Rubina A Khan discovers that with its proximity to Angkor Wat, luxury hotels and excellent local cuisine this bustling city is the ideal Cambodian escape.
Surrounded by greenery in Siem Reap, the first impression one gets of HAVEN – a restaurant that serves as a job skills training centre for disadvantaged young adults – is a welcoming one.
Surrounded by greenery in Siem Reap, the first impression one gets of HAVEN – a restaurant that serves as a job skills training centre for disadvantaged young adults – is a welcoming one. Patrons arriving there will immediately encounter a smiling hostess performing a respectful sampeah, Cambodia’s traditional gesture of greeting similar in appearance to that of a Christian prayer.
IT’S Christmas Day, and Paul Wallimann, the owner of a popular restaurant near the iconic temples of Angkor Wat, is nervous about serving a table of 16.