You won’t find many old people in Cambodia -- nearly half of the population is under 15 years of age, a testament to Cambodia's dark history during the Pol Pot regime. The Khmer people will welcome you with warm hospitality and traditional music, cultural traditions and their delectable cuisine.

The rainiest months are September and October. To avoid the rainy season, the best months to visit Cambodia would be November through April. The heat picks up in April onwards.

Foodies are in for a special treat when dining on Khmer cuisine in Cambodia. The mostly mild but flavorful dishes, with a bit of French influence, and some with a good chili kick, are distinct from the cuisine of its neighbors. Beef loc lac is stir-fried beef served on lettuce with sliced tomatoes, cucumbers and raw onions, with a lime juice and pepper sauce. There’s Kampot Pepper Crabs and fish in coconut milk, sugar and kroeung, a Cambodian spice mixture, while bai sach chrouk is grilled pork that’s been marinated in coconut milk and garlic.  Nom banh chok are rice noodles with a gravy and topped with bean sprouts, banana flowers, cucumbers and green vegetables. Khmer red curry is with meat or fish with potatoes, coconut milk, lemongrass, and kroeung. And if your taste veers to the exotic and unusual, there’s plenty to try in Cambodia including dishes with red ants, tarantulas on a stick and more.

When Clouds Fell from the Sky: A Disappearance, A Daughter’s Search and Cambodia’s First War Criminal (R. Carmichael), A Dragon Apparent (N. Lewis), When the War Was Over (E. Becker), To Cook A Spider and Peppered Justice (M. Bibby Jackson), A Woman of Angkor (J. Burgess), Temple of a Thousand Faces (J. Shors), The Rent Collector (C. Wright), First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers (L. Ung) .