Chic Cambodia for travellers: Enjoy fancy food, stylish hotels and a playful modern circus in the new Siem Reap

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The Cambodian city has a contemporary side, with stylish hotels, fancy food and modern art.
Beyond the Angkor Wat temple complex that is lost in time, the city of Siem Reap is an Asean gem now known for its contemporary scene. PHOTO: BELMOND LA RESIDENCE D'ANGKOR
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SIEM REAP - I admire the gorgeously plated minced chicken invigorated with tender local herbs and topped with parmesan cheese and a blue-hued butterfly pea flower.

But are those fire ants lurking in my fusion dish?

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