There isn’t a whole lot to do in Battambang, but that’s part of the charm. Cambodia’s second-largest city is pretty small, and the centre can be covered easily in an hour or two—if you can make it past all the trendy little bars and cafes without stopping. That was the hard part for us, but once we escaped the happy hours and homemade rum, we were able to hire another scooter, hit the road, and get lost in all the temples, fish, crocodiles and cheer we could handle.

Mook really likes the Cambodian sexy booty lions

Fishermen on the Sangkae River

The entrance to Wat Sangke, a temple on the riverside

Sangke Pagoda

View from our hotel room balcony, which was a steal at $15 per night

Central market

Fresh fruit and veg at the central market

Got lost in the countryside and ended up in a field

When we finally found our way out, we were inside a temple

The big Buddha at Ek Phnom

The old Ek Phnom temple ruins

Sexy booty lion

Farmers putting unmilled rice into bags in front of the new Ek Phnom temple

The crocodile farm is one of Battambang’s big attractions

Motherfucking $1 taco tuk-tuk

Fish being dried in the sun

These people sit and gut fish for $7.50 a day

Fish in baskets brought by boat from the Tonle Sap

The new Wat Samrong Knong. The old one is a slightly haunted-looking but otherwise non-descript temple that was used as a Khmer Rouge prison

Wat Samrong Knong
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