Beyond the temples, there's all this sweet, spicy Khmer food. Lee and I thought the ground pork over the grilled eggplant at the Khmer Family Restaurant was the best dish we sampled. We tried the curries, the cheeses and lemongrass fried chicken, Khmer fried rice, soup. We have yet to sample the famous fish "amoc." Again, always leaving something for next time.

Then there's the Old Market to explore, and the little town around it with a couple of bars and the notorious "Happy Pizza" place which I didn't visit because: Lee wanted to sample as many Khmer dishes as she could and I had to renew my license upon returning to Manila. This pirate doesn't want a Black Spot at the Landlubbers Transportation office.

Visiting the Tonle Sap Lake is also worthwhile to how people on the floating villages live. Fishing is their main source of livelihood. During the rainier times of the year, the lake flows into the Mekong. Though the construction of dams in neighboring countries and a Korean fishing port may change the face of the floating village in the years to come.