We travel for many reasons – visiting friends and relatives, making new friends, discovering new places, sampling local foods, fulfilling our dreams & bucket list, taking up a new job, going for further studies…and the list go on.

Angkor Wat – View From The Western Causeway

For my trip to Siem Reap, I set out to visit the world famous Angkor Wat and to educate myself on Cambodia, taste its local food and meet its hard-working people. I learnt that 85 per cent of the 12 million Cambodians engage in farming – with rice growing as its main stay.

Eating And Drinking In Siem Reap’s Pub Street With New Globetrotting Friends

Often times, with serendipity, I chanced upon stories that are memorable. Like this romantic story about Valerie Howe, more well known as Miss Wong, the name adopted by a cocktail bar in Siem Reap near the Pub Street.

Miss Wong Cocktail Bar, Pub Street in Siem Reap. A Toast To Valerie Howe a.k.a Miss Wong

And this is Miss Wong’s story, one which spans across two continents:

Valerie Howe’s aka Miss Wong’s Story

Enjoy your travel? And remember that you don’t really need a reason to travel.