The first time I laid eyes on Koh Russey, or Bamboo Island as some still call her with affection, I swear I fell in love. Not the kind of love you whisper about over glasses of wine in Paris, but a fierce, tropical crush that hits you like a saltwater kiss straight from the Cambodian […]

I had no expectations when I stepped off the wooden boat onto Koh Tonsay (Rabbit Island). Just a backpack, a heart full of wanderlust, and the same curiosity I carry wherever I go—especially when I wonder if a tiny island in Cambodia has anything remotely resembling a gay scene. Spoiler alert: it doesn’t. But that […]

I wasn’t exactly sure what I was expecting when I rolled into Kampot. Maybe a sleepy riverside town, a bowl of noodles, and a vague colonial echo from another century. What I didn’t expect was to fall hopelessly in love. And I don’t mean with a man—though, spoiler alert, there were a few flirty candidates—but […]

I never expected to fall head over heels for a sleepy seaside town where crabs are the local royalty and tuk-tuks outnumber humans at sunset. Welcome to Kep, Cambodia – a place that stole my gay little heart the moment I dipped my toes into its lazy turquoise waters and inhaled the scent of grilled […]