BEST KNOWN IN HER HOME COUNTRY as Chef Nak, Rotanak Ros has spent over a decade traveling around Cambodia, recovering, preserving, and spotlighting traditional Khmer recipes. The richness of the region's cuisine, which she says comprises "at least a thousand dishes" from over a thousand years of history, collides in one place: her hometown of Phnom Penh (say it: "pa-nom penn"). "This is not just the hub for art or culture," says Ros. "This is the place where everyone comes for a better life and when they come from different parts of Cambodia, they bring their food." On top of hosting market tours, cooking classes, and food-focused homestays for travelers, she also curates the Khmer menu at the Rosewood Phnom Penh's Brasserie Louis. Still, she makes the most of her days off at her favorite spots to eat, drink, and relax in the cradle of Khmer cuisine.
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ANCIENT WAY
The vivid colors and patterns typical of robes in Benzilan A centuries-old trading route through China's Yunnan Province unlocks a land of rice paddies and teahouses where tradition persists in the face of modernity's relentless push
ROLLING ON THE RIVER
With the launch of Viking Mississippi, American cruising enters its next chapter
HOLD THAT THOUGHT
At a big-hearted temple retreat in rural Japan, Zen rituals fused with mindfulness practices teach Kate Crockett to be more present
be cool
Outside the summer months, Lake Como hums with a slower, more local rhythm. Now travelers re getting wise to the appeal of the legendary Italian vacation spot in all seasons
BLUE ORIGIN
At a retreat on Costa Rica's Papagayo Peninsula, one of the world's longevity hot spots, Maria Yagoda remembers the importance of living well
CITY OF DREAMS
On the ever-shifting banks of the Mississippi River, French, Spanish, Haitian, and African influences have shaped the contours of modern New Orleans, that singular mecca of jazz, jambalaya, and Mardi Gras. Now, 20 years after the destruction wrought by Hurricane Katrina, Crescent City resident Leslie Pariseau finds a complex but resilient community where no idea is too far-fetched
CUTE COUPLE
Japan's long-standing romance with Italian food is playing out in inventive ways all over Tokyo
TECH SUPPORT
With cutting-edge treatments increasingly jostling for space with traditional therapies, Kelsey Eisen ponders our recent obsession with all things science-backed
IN GOOD COMPANY
For Jen Murphy, a group hiking retreat in the California desert shows that community and connection are cornerstones of a healthy life
IN BLOOM
Just off the beaches of southern Sri Lanka, a design-forward lifestyle district is flourishing Just off the beaches of southern Sri Lanka, a design-forward lifestyle district is flourishing
