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Unsolved: Why Ta Keo Temple Was Never Finished
Angkor Temples

Unsolved: Why Ta Keo Temple Was Never Finished

Ta Keo Temple What happened during the construction of Ta Keo temple? Is it unfinished, or did the child-king decide he wanted his temple to stand apart? Unlike the single-story Banteay Srey Temple, Ta Keo (Khmer: ប្រាសាទតាកែវ) is a towering temple-mountain in the

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Navutu Dreams' Holiday in Sihanoukville
Navutu Dreams Hotel Resort

Navutu Dreams’ Holiday in Sihanoukville

We spoke last week about Navutu Dreams’ August Appreciation party: This August was a busy month for Navutu Dreams. Between a surprise birthday luncheon, a Malaysian dinner party, and a beautiful five-day on-site wedding, the Navutu Dreams staff worked very hard

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Banteay Srey - Art Theft and a Woman's Touch
Angkor Temples

Banteay Srey – Art Theft and a Woman’s Touch

A few weeks ago, we introduced you to Kbal Spean temple: Kbal Spean is without a doubt the most elaborate of all the ancient Angkor temples, but the journey to reach the temple is more than half the fun. As the summer holidays come to a close, if you can make the trip

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Science backed Health Benefits of Meditation
Health & Wellness

Science backed Health Benefits of Meditation

Last month we shared some Cambodian wisdom on slowing down like a Southeast Asian: “If you’re always busy, then you’re doing it wrong, dear friends. You could be functioning on a higher level – simply by making a conscious effort to slow down. This doesn’t have

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Love in the Air: A Navutu Dreams Wedding
Navutu Dreams Hotel Resort

Love in the Air: A Navutu Dreams Wedding

For one week in August, love is all around at Navutu Dreams Resort and Spa. We are honored to host Karl and Haley’s wedding party. With 50 of their closest family and friends in attendance, the resort grounds have been transformed for a magical week in celebration ofFor one week in August, love is all around at Navutu Dreams Resort and Spa. We are honored to host Karl and Haley’s wedding party. With 50 of their closest family and friends in attendance, the resort grounds have been transformed for a magical week in celebration of

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Interview with Tiggy: The Traveling Yogini
Yoga

Interview with Tiggy: The Traveling Yogini

Antigone’s yoga students call her Tiggy. With an Indonesian mother and an international upbringing, it makes sense that Tiggy incorporates both Eastern and Western traditions into her yoga classes at Navutu Dreams’ Yoga studio. Growing up in Dubai before

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Kbal Spean: Temples, Waterfalls & Lingas
Angkor Temples

Kbal Spean: Temples, Waterfalls & Lingas

Kbal Spean is without a doubt the most elaborate of all the ancient Angkor temples, but the journey to reach the temple is more than half the fun. As the summer holidays come to a close, if you can make the trip to the Kingdom of Wonder later in the year you’ll be

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Siem Reap's Tuk-Tuk Drivers
Angkor Temples

Siem Reap’s Tuk-Tuk Drivers

Ask anyone in town to describe Siem Reap, and if you give them long enough they will probably mimic the repetitive calls of the flocks of tuk-tuk drivers lining the streets in the center of town, crowing: “ Tuk-tuk? Tuk-tuk lady? Tuk-tuk miss! Hello? Hello! Tuk-tuk

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Southeast Asia and the Art of Slowing Down
Cambodia

Southeast Asia and the Art of Slowing Down

We all look forward to weekends and holidays because it gives us the chance to take it easy and recover from the previous week. But how many of us actually use that time effectively? The weekend gives us time to choose what we want to do, and so often that means

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5 Reasons to Visit Southeast Asia for a Healthy You
Cambodia

5 Reasons to Visit Southeast Asia for a Healthy You

Unlike a pasta-heavy vacation in Tuscany, taking a holiday in Southeast Asia is a decision your body will actually thank you for. With all the delicious food you may be worrying about your waistline, but fear not. We’ve got five incredibly enticing and healthy reasons

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Preah Vihear Temple Boasts the Best Views in Cambodia
Cambodia

Preah Vihear Temple Boasts the Best Views in Cambodia

Preah Vihear Construction of Preah Vihear Temple, the castle temple, began as early as the ninth century. This ancient Hindu temple is popular not only for its good looks, but also for its precarious placement. Perched atop a 1,722 ft cliff in the Dangrek Mountains,

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Adventurous Dutch Family From Dubai Experience Cambodia
Cambodia

Adventurous Dutch Family From Dubai Experience Cambodia

Sebastian and Alieke hail from Holland, but this adventurous family of four have spent the last 10 years living in Dubai, taking holidays to places like Bali and Siem Reap to escape Dubai’s brutal summer heat. “When the girls have a school holiday they will tell you

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5 Perks of Detox + Is It for You?
Health & Wellness

5 Perks of Detox + Is It for You?

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard about the latest detox craze. Gaining popularity over the last five years, detox programs are gaining more devotees by the day. Try it once and you’re hooked – we promise. But what is all the fuss

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Beng Mealea: Angkor's Best Temple
Angkor Temples

Beng Mealea: Angkor’s Best Temple

A visit to the Angkor Archaeological Park will afford you one stunning view after another. You could hire a tuk-tuk every day for a week and still not get around to seeing all the hidden temples surrounding Angkor Wat. For some of us, however, simply looking and

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The Navutu Dream Team
Navutu Dreams Hotel Resort

The Navutu Dream Team

One thing all the staff at Navutu Dreams have in common is their beaming smiles. Cambodians are known for their happy faces, and walking around the resort, the cheerful grins are everywhere. You would think the blissed out guests would be the ones grinning from ear to

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Eating Well in Cambodia & 6 Valuable Practices
Cambodia

Eating Well in Cambodia & 6 Valuable Practices

Cambodia Teaches us about eating well While we’re at home struggling with this week’s juice cleanse and whether or not to try the Paleo diet, Cambodians are going about their day as they always have: they visit the local market each day for fresh seasonal ingredients

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Angkor Thom: Tomb Raiders and Demons' Tug-of-War
Angkor Temples

Angkor Thom: Tomb Raiders and Demons’ Tug-of-War

The secret is already out on Angkor Wat – when visitors decide to visit Cambodia, sunrise at the ancient Angkor empire’s grandest temple is nothing short of obligatory. But even for those among us who don’t have a great interest in UNESCO World Heritage sites or the

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Interview with a Type-A Yin Addict: Meet Leah Sugerman
Yoga

Interview with a Type-A Yin Addict: Meet Leah Sugerman

They say when one door closes, a window opens. Although we are very sorry to say goodbye to the lovely Sammy Sunshyne, her departure from Navutu Dreams Resort makes way for Leah, the newest addition to Navutu’s tribe of yoga and wellness experts. “Yoga is like

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Auriculotherapy 101: What it is + who it helps
Health & Wellness

Auriculotherapy 101: What it is + who it helps

Auriculotherapy Of several remedies, the physician should choose the least sensational. – Hippocrates Acupuncture has been a popular alternative medicine for thousands of years in Asia, but in the middle of last century a French doctor introduced the East and

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Mango Rains: Cambodia's Third Season
Siem Reap

Mango Rains: Cambodia’s Third Season

It would seem the third season is always the most magical… When planning a trip to Southeast Asia many people look to the seasons before deciding on the best time to visit. Cambodia has two seasons: the dry season and the rainy season. November and December

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Ta Prohm : Roots of Adventure
Angkor Temples

Ta Prohm : Roots of Adventure

The Roots When Angkor Wat was rediscovered in the early 20th century by French archaeologists, all of the temples were heavily overgrown – but none so spectacularly as Ta Prohm (Old Brahma or Rajavihara). When monuments of a once glorious period lay forgotten

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Insider's Guide: the Best Time for Your Cambodia Holidays
Cambodia

Insider’s Guide: the Best Time for Your Cambodia Holidays

The stars align this year, making for a rare convergence of calendars and a most magical month of May in the Kingdom of Cambodia. Few guidebooks have yet to let travelers in on Cambodia’s best-kept secret, but among the region’s best sights to see, Cambodia holidays

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The Bayon Enigma: Southeast Asia's Mona Lisa
Angkor Temples

The Bayon Enigma: Southeast Asia’s Mona Lisa

From the Italian Renaissance to ancient Cambodia, it would appear women have always made the best muses. The ancient Khmer civilization that flourished from the 8th to the 14th centuries was not restricted to Cambodia, but rather encompassed most of Southeast Asia

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