About 50 km from Siam Reap lies a large lake called Tonle Sap. Locals have been living on its shores for thousands years, managing different ways to adapt to the different levels of the lake during ‘rainy season’ and ‘dry season’. They use two kind of housing: floating houses and stilted houses, built on high wood piles. The different villages can be visited with organised tours that you will find in agencies in Siam Reap, but I highly recommend booking a tour with ‘Community