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Girl power: A female-led tour of Cambodia with a royal touch

Girl power: A female-led tour of Cambodia with a royal touch

By Explore
July 8 2022 - 11:28am

I sip my glass of champagne nervously, unsure of the protocol when meeting Cambodian royalty. But the princess quickly puts me at ease, her jewellery jangling musically as we shake hands.

This gossipy lunch at the Raffles Hotel Le Royal in Phnom Penh is one of many surprising stops on my tour of Cambodia. A graceful property among century-old trees dotted with toucans, this throwback to 1920s Indochina has hosted Jackie O, Charlie Chaplin and Barack Obama, among others.

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