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Raising Yoga Awareness within the Local Community
Health & Wellness

Raising Yoga Awareness within the Local Community

Raising Yoga Awareness Since opening its doors in August 2012, Navutu Dreams Resort & Wellness Retreat has been very well received by the Siem Reap community. Its ethos of relaxed luxury and wellness has been well acclaimed so much so that a year and half after

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Apsara Dancing at Navutu Dreams
Cambodia

Apsara Dancing at Navutu Dreams

Here at Navutu Dreams Resort & Wellness Retreat, it is wonderful when we have the opportunity to share Cambodia’s rich cultural heritage and history with our guests. Recently, we had the pleasure of hosting a genuine Apsara dance performance as part of a special dinner event for our guests.

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Mysteries of Pre Rup Temple
Angkor Temples

Mysteries of Pre Rup Temple

Was construction ever completed? Were the grounds part of an ancient ashram that predates the ancient Angkor civilization? Was the temple actually used to burn bodies? As the imposing and stunning state temple of Angkor King Rajendravarman dedicated around 960 A.D.,

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Picnics & Boat Races at Cambodia's Water Festival
Cambodia

Picnics & Boat Races at Cambodia’s Water Festival

Water Festival in Cambodia Water Festival – “Bon Om Tuk” in Khmer – is a Cambodian festival celebrated annually in the month of November. This joyous occasion marks the bi-annual reversal of the flow of the Tonle Sap River. Every town in Cambodia holds

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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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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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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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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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