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Bleary-eyed and woollen-tongued, Simon Jacy staggers around Phnom Penh’s coffee houses to find the best place to start the day.

“When I first arrived in Phnom Penh six years ago, there were bars only for specific nationalities – one for the Brits, one for the French, one for the Australians, Americans, and so on…,” says Jerome Meunier, owner of Gasolina. Thus in 2005, he decided to open a place where everyone, regardless of ...

There’s no denying Phnom Penh urbanites like a good party. Although decent nightclubs are few and far between, as Nora Lindstrom discovers, there is certainly variety.

Elsewhere is elsewhere, literally. Re-located to the bustling Golden Mile, gone has the lush greenery and secret nooks and crannies for long-lost lovers. In are kids, no less than two pools, sleek white walls and sensible 8am to 11pm opening hours. It may carry the same name, but beyond serving mass...