Award-winning architect Paul Jansen recently embarked on a 28-day trip around southern Asia in search of the region’s most unique golf courses and landscapes
7th Wonder - Siem Reap, Cambodia
Siem Reap may be well known for its expansive temple complex, but the Angkor Golf Resort and Sofitel Angkor Phokeethra Golf Course are both worth visiting if you want to experience some of the unique countrysides including the hundreds of thousands of date palm trees that dot the landscape.
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