Puok Silk Farm Siem Reap

A quieter day today. A sleep in, late breakfast, laze by the pool before heading out. We stop in town for money and shopping and then head out to the silk farm. I never knew how complex the process is and I have a newfound respect for silk!! The farm doesn't use any machinery making it even more impressive. They also only hire workers from the …

Von Laos haben wir den Nachtbus nach Pakse genommen. Der Bus selbst hat ausgesehen, als wuerde er jeden Moment auseinanderbrechen. Witzig war, dass es ein "Schlafbus" war. Es gab richtige Betten, dafuer keine Sitze.
Interessanterweise sind wir sogar puenktlich am naechsten Morgen in Pakse angekommen. Der Ort selbst hat auf uns nicht so …

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Siem Reap - Cambodia Ruby - We arrived in Siem Reap (Cambodia) in the evening at around 8:00, we were driven to our hotel, Mayfair Angkor Villas. It has a little pool that has a waterfall at the end, there are large rooms that have lots of space. That next morning we got up to go and see some temples. The first one we visited was called Angkor Wat …

Without a doubt the best thing about Siem Reap is the beautiful people. Nothing is too much trouble and they go out of their way to make sure you enjoy Siem Reap which we definitely did. If you are going or thinking of going to Siem Reap I would suggest you allow at least five days if not more. We had four nights here which gave us three full days …

... stories of the local life. In the afternoon our trusty tuk tuk driver Muney picked us up from the hotel and took us to the Puok silk farm ran by Artisans Angkor. Here we were able to see how silk is farmed and the process it goes through to be turned ...