Pailin
While there’s nothing remarkable about the remote town of Pailin itself, its surrounding area is truly stunning. A lonely outpost perched on the edge of the Cardamom Mountains, it’s your gateway to the Great Outdoors. Less than an hour from the Thai border, the region is seldom-visited yet welcoming to strangers and full of surprises. If you’ve got the time, it’s well worth the effort.
Trekking to the Blue Mountains alongside Otaveo Waterfall is wonderful way to spend the day. There’s a little restaurant next to the falls serving simple local specialities and the whole area feels untouched by tourism. Teetering on a nearby hilltop, the temple of Wat Phnom Yat is a real eye-opener, depicting sinners being punished in horrifically imaginative ways. A cheating couple are climbing a very spiky tree in the buff and another two criminals are about to be boiled alive!
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