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So many temples, so little time - Siem Reap
Dec 4, 2008
(12 photos)
"We arrived in Siem Reap fairly late in the evening, but found a tuk-tuk driver who took us to a few different hotels until we got a cheap one with room for us :) Our tuk-tuk ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
you_know_zo
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The mother of all temples
Mar 31, 2008
(56 photos)
"For days Travis had developed the habit of throwing himself on the bed and whining, "ANGKOR!" Our carefully laid plans meant nothing when this wonder of the world was beckoni ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
youngtravellers
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The wonders of Angkor Wat
Aug 16, 2008
(42 photos)
"I've just spent five fantastic days exploring the stunning temples at Angkor Wat together with my friends Allan and Nigel. We flew to Siem Reap on Air Asia from Kuala Lumpur (about ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
velvetescape
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Terrific temples
Apr 20, 2008
(61 photos)
"From the minute we touched down at Siem Reap's brand spanking new airport after our 2.5 hour flight from Chiang Mai we were impressed. The finishing touches and the décor at the ai ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
vine_hooligans
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Bangkok & Siem Reap - Day 102
Jun 3, 2008
"Another epic journey today to Siem Reap in Cambodia. Left Bangkok at 7.00am and arrived in Siem Reap at 5.30pm. Wasn't a particularly long day but when we crossed the border, tarma ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
christosp
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Angkor Wat, Cambodia
May 16, 2008
(64 photos)
"There are a few options of how to see ancient Khmer temples at Angkor Wat. Tickets for the site come in 1, 3, and 7 day passes. (Just like Disneyland!!! Ohh, ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
suzettesp
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Magical Angkor
Feb 2, 2008
(31 photos)
"We decided to take Lonely Planet's recommendation and do the transport from Bangkok to Siem Reap independently. The bus ride from Bangkok to the Thai border went smooth.. ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
losbrowns
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Angkor Wat
Nov 6, 2006
"We took a large propellor plane to Siem Reap yesterday afternoon. Everyone was taking pics...quite a difference from the usual jet! The Siem Reap Airport is quite elegant and tradi ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
tracystravels
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Seeing Angkor Wat at Sunrise: PRICELESS!!!
Mar 7, 2008
(16 photos)
"Now, I didn't dive into my bus ride in yesterday's entry so I want to add a little color to that debacle. Upon sitting down on the bus, I began talking with a 20 year old Fin ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
madman96
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Banyan Temple - Hide N Seek
Jan 9, 2008
(18 photos)
" The wake up call comes very early and, surprisingly, we don't feel jet-lag. A Cambodian sunrise greets us as we board our early morning flight to Siem Reap (See-em Ree-yep). From ..."
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naysay
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Silent Partners
Feb 22, 2008
"If you spend enough time in Thailand, you're bound to see some pretty freaky things. Like monks smoking cigarettes while talking on their cellphones, or two-year olds balance ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
oriolesman
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Siem Reap: ancient meets developing
Dec 2, 2007
(31 photos)
"We have been unable to access internet in a few days, then we were on planes, etc so this entry comes a bit late... we are now well into Japan, but first is first, here is Siem Rea ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
canaussie
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Angkor. Amazing. However many times you see it
Sep 21, 2005
(16 photos)
" To travel is to discover that everyone is wrong about other countries - Aldous Huxley Once is never enough I was unbelievably pumped to get back to Siem Reap because it meant I wa ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
byrnedm
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Sunrise, Sunset...Sunrise
Apr 13, 2006
(46 photos)
"Many people I've met who had been to Cambodia said they would never go back solely for the people. I couldn't believe it was that bad, especially after a pleasant (Killing Fields a ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
danblank
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Tuk-Tuking around The Temples of Angkor
Nov 26, 2007
(24 photos)
"More pics here. We left Phnom Penh on the Mekong Express, a $10 tourist bus that takes 5-6 hours to Siem Reap. On the road to Siem Reap we saw the usual cars and mopeds passi ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
sfrtw
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The Lost City
Nov 1, 2007
(19 photos)
"Just spent the last 3 days seeing about every temple Angkor has to offer! It made a great change to see what the Khmer people are capable of after the horrors of the killing fields ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
johnbrianmess
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Notes from a serial border crosser
Jan 14, 2008
(8 photos)
"A day or so after I came close to breaking down into emotional tears of financial distress to my everloving parents, we left Krabi and headed overland to Siem Reap in Cambodia (20 ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
rich_mcg
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Day 84
Dec 6, 2006
(1 photo)
"I cleared out of the GST Guest house at around 6.30am and went to catch my bus. I wanted to get all the way to Siem Reap in the North of Cambodia today but could only get a ticket ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
poolman99
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Angkor Wat
Feb 8, 2008
(16 photos)
"We always knew this was going to be different from other trips we have made as we booked with Imaginative travel for one of the "back to basics" tours....and it certainly was ! We ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
mills01480
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What amazing Wats
Sep 1, 2007
(33 photos)
"I suppose if you were to pick two places to visit in Cambodia in hope of grasping a bit of what its about they would be the two we visited: the capital Phnom Penh and arguably the ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
martyt
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Angkor Wat?
Jun 13, 2007
(44 photos)
"Welcome to one of the most corrupt countries in the world. The legacy of the brutal Khmer Rouge regime still can be felt today and some of the people involved in those atroci ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
jay29
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Crossing another border
Dec 22, 2006
" Angkor is incredible. The size of the site, the temples themselves, and of course the history absolutly blows the mind. We'll write soon for sure, and we'll post a mill ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
hancocjb
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Angkor what? Angkor Wat
Jul 30, 2008
(33 photos)
"Siem Riep was a great little town. While completely set up for tourism, it is a relatively low hassle place. It also happens have two of my favourite restaurants of the trip so far ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
djchurch
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Experiencing Cambodia
Mar 25, 2006
(9 photos)
"We flew back to Bangkok from Chiang Mai, another short 50 minute flight. We arranged a flight directly from there to Siem Reap, Cambodia. Having heard so much about the ruins we we ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
audreyandjack
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The Great Escape
Sep 26, 2006
"With the others choosing to stay a few days longer still I mustered enough will power finally to get up and get the early bus to Phnom Penh, grabbing my laundry on the way from the ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
alasdairm
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Angkor Wat temples
Oct 31, 2006
(61 photos)
"Hello SATURDAY We arrived in Siem Reap on Saturday at about 2-3pm. I travelled by boat, but the girls went by bus to save a bit of money. Time wise it was pretty much the same, but ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
danilovescats
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Journey to Siem Reap
Oct 29, 2006
(4 photos)
"Up in time to leave the hotel at 7am. Took an air-conditioned mini-bus for about 4 hours east across Thailand to the border. After getting Visas we left Thailand walked across No-M ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
chrislewis7
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Jeff is going to get us thrown in prison
Mar 23, 2007
"First let me catch you up on the past few days. We've been traveling with these great Canadian girls. Of of them is doing missionary work in northern Thailand and had to go out to ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
cleff
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Amazing Angkor
Aug 9, 2005
(4 photos)
"On Saturday 6 August, we boarded a morning flight for the short hop from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap, the busy little town which serves as the base from which to explore the ruins of A ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
idarich
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Anchor What Mate..
Feb 1, 2007
(30 photos)
"Greetings from one of the world's unlisted wonders, The Temples of Angkor. The temples of Angkor, capital of Cambodia's ancient Khmer empire were built between the 9th and 13th cen ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
natandkat
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To Angkor Wat
Aug 23, 2005
(13 photos)
"We caught a late bus to Siem Reap. The bus was for local too so we found ourselves sent to the back of the bus with the roosters in the bamboo bags. Yes they'd even poked little ho ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
cookiechick6969
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Siem Reap: The infamous Angkor Wat
Oct 27, 2006
(13 photos)
"Well, there's not much to say apart from this place is completely surreal; ancient temples dating back hundreds of years, some untouched, some consumed by nature. I hired a moto dr ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
roadtrip
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Angkor What?
Mar 11, 2006
(3 photos)
"Got picked up at 06.45 to be taken to the bus station for our bus to Siem Reap. When we got to the bus station (about 10 minutes later) and onto the big bus we discovered that it w ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
emanddave
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Angkor Wat
Jul 13, 2006
(23 photos)
"Ah, Angkor Wat- the be all and end all of one's trip to South East Asia. Angkor Wat: A wonder of the world style collection of elaborate and very different temples built over the c ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
tracyleigh54
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Cambodia - Siem Reap (Angkor Wat)
Apr 21, 2007
(72 photos)
"The Visa process in Cambodia was quick and easy, made even more straightforward by the distinct lack of any customs officials! A hotel car was at the airport and took us straight t ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
gonetilwhenever
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Tomb Raiders
Mar 12, 2006
(2 photos)
"Gill and I went for a massage by the blind in Phenom Pehn. This is where we are guaranteed skillful and trained masseurs with no "extra services". The idea is that the money raised ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
easties
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Wondrous Angkor
Mar 29, 2006
(12 photos)
"Well in spite of a pretty intense full day and 2 1/2 days visiting all the most substantial temples within a sensible distance (ie less than 14 km) by motorbike, I have barely a th ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
directgb
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Home of the Great Temples of Angkor
Jul 4, 2006
(5 photos)
"Here we are in Siem Reap, a small city, which if it wasnt for the nearby Temples of Angkor I am sure it wouldnt be on the tourist map!! Harsh? Maybe, but its a pretty uninspiring p ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
alinmattrtw2005
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Angkor Wat and Lara Croft
Nov 24, 2005
(22 photos)
"If it wasn't for Angkor Wat, Siem Reap would be a quaint rural village in backwater Cambodia. And indeed, it used to be. The sheer majesty and grandeur of the Temples of Angkor, re ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
el_condor
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Escape from Snooky
Dec 11, 2005
"Alarm went off uncharacteristically early at the ridiculous time of 5:45am. Had a much need cold shower before lumbering to the bar at 6:05 to get breakfast. I had been told the ki ..."
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rbisset
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The Epic Journey
Mar 2, 2006
(5 photos)
"Everyone always talks about the incredible, epic journey from Bangkok to Siem Reap. One girl I talked to described the hellish experience that she had in the back of a crowded bus ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
bootsmade4wlkin
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temples, temples and more temples
Nov 21, 2005
(9 photos)
"This was an incredibly long and hot day. We started exploring the Angkor Thom complex (Angkor translates to "holy city"), which is where each of the temples shown in the pictures a ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
kimberlysarna
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Temples of Angkor
Nov 20, 2005
(25 photos)
"An overnight sleeper train whisks us from Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand to the capital, Bangkok. We arrive in Central Station about 7.30am, feeling sleepy, and follow the crowds ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
rachel_john
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Ankor wat wat wat?
Jan 12, 2006
(21 photos)
"waking up early at 6 am, we embark on what turns out to be a very eventful bus jouney to combodia, or not so eventful, depending which wy you look at it. we got up at 6am and was w ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
mills-mcshea
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Siem Reap
Dec 14, 2004
(20 photos)
"December 13, 04 The road from Bangkok to Siem Reap was slow and full of delays. Besides the normal Cambodian border hassles, our bus crew decided to stop every chance they could to ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
arlash
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Angkor Wat
Feb 6, 2005
(4 photos)
"I have lost count now of the number of times I have sat with sweaty palms awaiting my imminent demise. I swear that I am not exaggerating any of these stories. The boat that took u ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
luolan
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Drummed in
Aug 23, 2005
"We had decided to spend a couple of days looking around the Ankor Wat ruins. The first day we hired three motor bikers and drivers from the Happy Guesthouse, yes they were happy, a ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
pidgeandpie
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Angkor - not the ship kind. Temple Tour Day 2
May 17, 2006
(125 photos)
"Temple Tour Day 2 Five minutes to 5am and we were down there waiting for Josh and waiting for the driver. Josh came sauntering down at 5 but no sign of the driver. We gave him 10 m ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
lucinate
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A bit of Cambodian culture
Jun 30, 2005
(15 photos)
""Are we still alive?" "Did we actually live through that?" - a sample of the questions we asked ourselves after we finally arrived in Siem Reap. All will be explained. The bus from ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
meercatvinny
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Amazing Angkor Wat!
Dec 2, 2005
(9 photos)
"Cambodia had long been on our list of places we wanted to see because of the amazing temples of Angkor. Cambodia is a nation that is struggling to rebuild itself after 3 decades of ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
heatheravan
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More magical Angkor sights and scenery
Nov 27, 2005
(26 photos)
"Just so you know, most of the temples in this and the last entry were built in the 12th century AD, at a time when there were more than a million inhabitants in the area. London ha ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
technotrekker
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It's the Heat - and the Humanity!
Feb 20, 2005
(20 photos)
"Well, I've found it - the smelliest place on earth. And the winner of this dubious title is: Siem Reap, Cambodia! After all of our adventures on the bus and because we hadn't yet e ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
kimandmartin
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Templed out
Feb 23, 2005
(11 photos)
"Boats are cool. Therefore fast boats must be uber-cool. This was our reasoning as we paid triple the bus fare to catch the fast boat to Siem Reap, home of the most beautiful and co ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
zee
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Cities of temples
Jan 24, 2008
(21 photos)
"It was up early and into the tuk tuk with our informative guide, Tiar, and friendly tuk tuk driver, Mr Bon. Today I was to get to live out some of my Indiana Jones fantasies and ex ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
fyrelizard
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Extreme Templing, Day 1 - Building up
Jun 20, 2005
(13 photos)
"After more than three months in Cambodia, I've finally found my way to the one place here that draws visitors from all over the world, the gateway to Angkor Wat, Siem Reap. The jou ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
will
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Angkor Ruins and Pol Pot's legacy
Mar 14, 2005
(14 photos)
"Welcome back! Since our last entry we've covered a lot of ground. More of the capital, Phnom Penh as well as Siem Reap and the famous Angkor ruins. Our second round in Phnom Penh w ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
canuckdive
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Holiday in Cambodia
Mar 25, 2005
(10 photos)
"Having taken it easy, maybe too easy, in Thailand, it was time to pick up our bags and do some real travelling time again. It was a difficult decision to make, staying in a perfect ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
laurenandkris
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Cambodian Cruiser: Angkor What?
Dec 22, 2004
(8 photos)
"Salutations and Greetings from Siem Reap, gateway to the beautiful Angkor Temples... It was a much more comfortable journey to Siem Reap. We plunged for an air conditioned coach wi ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
oflareypants
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Greyhound is Luxurious
Jan 17, 2005
(7 photos)
"Almost the second I arrived here I told the bartender that I was probably going to stay longer than I thought. When planning this journey one attraction that was impossible to leav ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
christinasworld
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Bringing in 2006 in Siem Reap
Jan 1, 2006
(10 photos)
"After four or so days in the capital of Phnom Pehn, we traveled northwest to the small city of Battambang. We were met at the bus station by a flock of moto drivers who were toutin ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
allisonandjeff
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The sunrise over Angkor Wat
Feb 21, 2005
(9 photos)
"(Nicole) Angkor! We woke up at 5am to see the sunrise at Angkor Wat (where parts of Tomb Raider were filmed). (Where's my coffee?!) To my surprise, many people were there already. ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
nicandpete
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Angkor, what a lot of tourists
Mar 1, 2005
(7 photos)
"Siem Reap is the staging post for forays into Angkor to explore the legendary ruined temples. The town is pretty much a dormitory for the hundreds of tourists, but it has some char ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
bush-trotters
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BUMP, BUMP, BEEP, BEEP
Jan 25, 2005
(4 photos)
"Today was scheduled to be the day from hell. Although it had a lot of potential to be just that, it wasn't too bad. Our tour group got on our way from Bangkok really early. I manag ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
chowie
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Shake, Rattle and Roll
Mar 28, 2005
"We left the island on sunday, after an interesting full moon party experience. there really isn't too much to say about it-- it's a lot of music, some fire throwing, a lot of peopl ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
rachel_jodie
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Stay On the Path!
Jan 14, 2008
(31 photos)
"Stay on the path! No, not to enlightenment...the actual path. Cambodia is one of the most "landmined" countries in the world! One thing I won't be ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
jeffsadventures
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Angkor wow!
Mar 16, 2005
(29 photos)
"Well, here we are. Angkor Temples. Why everyone goes to Cambodia. And I really don't think many people would come home disappointed. People were really talking this up to us, so ex ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
chris-marianne
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Mysterious Temples of Ankor and More
Jan 9, 2005
(5 photos)
"Greetings, We hope that you are all staying warm and dry. The news we are getting is that you have been experiencing a lot of precipitation, which California can always use. We are ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
donstump1
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Seeing 'em weep in Siem Reap
Nov 25, 2003
(7 photos)
"Sunday November 23rd Who was weeping in Siem Reap? Why, it was the Aussies of course! As everyone outside the US knows, England won the rugby World Cup last night in a thrilling fi ..."
A travel blog entry from Siem Reap by
dazzla
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