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Siem Reap, Cambodia
Blog: Patrick and Katrina do the Globe - 7 December 2009
There are few things not involving sports for which Patrick is willing to get out of bed at 4AM, but sunrise at Angkor Wat turns out to be one of them. It was with bleary eyes that we met our tuk tuk driver for the day to drive us to the famed ancient temple. We zipped through the chilly streets of Siem Reap and were dropped off to follow a parade of stumbling pilgrims with flashlights through the front gates. It was a fabulous first glimpse of the temple complex. Angkor Wat's silhouette slowly emerged, the sky filled with pinks, and we got to walk the halls still cast in silence and shadows.
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For One Night Only
Blog: ally - 3 December 2009
Spying a big crowd from a tour bus this guy set up shop for an impormptu show right in front of Sala Bai one afternoon as we were having lunch. Carrying his props in the cart behind him he creates quite an impresion with his vividly dyed hair and tattoos. After some illusions, flame swallowing [...]
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Get Your Kicks On Route 6
Blog: ally - 29 November 2009
We were all picked up early by the Mekong Express minibus, which had perhaps had better days. Rumbled around the back streets of Siem Reap picking up tourists until we pulled into the bus station. The Mekong Express bus company are recommended by all the guide books and were the recommendation of our guide Sanchey. [...]
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Dollarmites, Tuk Tuks and Overheard Comments
Blog: ally - 29 November 2009
After our adventures in Thailand we have a little time to reflect on our experiences in Cambodia. Siem Reap is an amazing town. For all the tourists that go through there, the people, for the most part, are happy, friendly and helpful. They are quick with a smile and will go out of their way to point you [...]
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Angkor Wat
Blog: Where is Rob? - 19 November 2009
Angkor Wat is the mother of all temples, well so the guide books say. For my travels this was going to symbolize the end of all my visits to temples for the rest of this trip and possibly even my life. At this point I was pretty feed up with temples really, I just didn't really care anymore, I don't visit churches back home so I don't know why I was visiting so many temples out here. Despite my [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
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holiday in cambodia
Blog: katie has itchy feet - 23 September 2009
more insight into asian bus rides!
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SCAM BUS!
Blog: katie has itchy feet - 21 September 2009
the dubious thai - cambodian scam bus, eh?the border in question, for the record, is aranyaprathet/poipet, the most travelled crossing from bangkok to siem reap.
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A Backpacker’s Guide To Massages In Asia
Blog: GoBackpacking - 1 September 2009
I quickly became a connoisseur during my time in Asia. Your Free Subscriber Download Download "Dare Me!" now. Enjoy 17 off-the-wall adventures from a RTW trip.
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The Angkor Temples and Battambang
Blog: Kieron Clark - 21 July 2009
How many pigs can you get on the back of a motorcycle? The answer, it seems, is three. At least, that’s the largest number of porkers that we saw being given a spin around the back roads of Cambodia. Recently slaughtered and stacked neatly behind the driver, their legs swayed loosely each time the vehicle [...]
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In search of the real Cambodia
Blog: round the world - the other way - 19 July 2009
IMG_0446 Originally uploaded by littlesaint_uk During our time in Vietnam we heard a lot about what it was like to travel around Cambodia – most of it negative. Undeterred by these reports we decided to go and see for ourselves and arrived in Phnom Pehn after one of the more sedate coach journeys of our trip to [...]
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The Temples of Angkor: Day 2, Angkor Wat & Bayon
Blog: barnz2k : Vegan Nomad - 7 July 2009
Day 2 was our planned BIG day, starting with sunrise at Angkor Wat, and a full day tour of the central temples on the Big and Little Loop. We got up around 4.15am (how I don’t know) and met a different Tuk Tuk driver, as our guy from day 1 was unfortunately already booked! There were [...]
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The Temples of Angkor: Day One
Blog: barnz2k : Vegan Nomad - 7 July 2009
Ian and I were joined by a Canadian girl from the hostel (totally forgotten her name!) and after buying our 3-day passes we headed out for our first Angkor Temple action! On the way, we got these Cambodian snacks called Krolan – sticky rice with coconut and red bean, fire roasted inside bamboo! I thought [...]
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Siem Reap and the Temples of Angkor Plan
Blog: barnz2k : Vegan Nomad - 6 July 2009
Basically the only reason people come to Siem Reap (and for some Cambodia in general) is to visit Angkor Wat – the World’s Largest Single Religious Monument – and the surrounding temples, over 1,000 of them! And wat a sight they are The temples of Angkor are almost an antithesis to the sights [...]
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Much Ado about Malaria
Blog: barnz2k : Vegan Nomad - 6 July 2009
I hate tablets. Pills. Vaccines. Drugs. They are expensive, have bad side effects, are full of crap I really don’t want in my body (both chemical and animal derived), almost certainly tested on animals, treat symptoms rather than the cause, and in many cases are simply ineffective! On my first big RTW trip, I had [...]
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Angkor with children
Blog: Oh, the places you'll go! - 26 June 2009
Exploring the temples of Angkor with young children can be challenging. But it’s also rewarding to see these wonders through your child’s eyes, as Angela Savage reveals. I first visited Siem Reap and the surrounding temples in 1992. Back then, the United Nations was running Cambodia, civil war was still raging in the countryside, and there was [...]
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Siem Reap
Blog: By Way of the World - 17 April 2009
Angkor Wat is an enormous temple complex built by the Khmer civilization between the 8th and 13th centuries. The Khmer Empire at its height claimed virtually all of present-day Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and parts of Thailand. The main temple, located near the town of Siem Reap, a few hours north of present-day capital Phnom Penh, is the largest religious structure in the world. Angkor Wat is a symbol of pride for a people that have endured enormous amounts of hardship and struggle.
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Angkor Wat (re)visited
Blog: Oh, the places you'll go! - 13 November 2008
Almost 16 years to the day since our first visit, Andrew and I returned last weekend to the temples of Angkor. This time we our daughter Natasha, Roo’s mother Judie and his sister Barbara in tow. While Tash has more foreign visas in her passport than she’s had birthdays, Roo’s mum and sister had arrived in [...]
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