On est arrive/ au Cambodge en toute securite avec AirAsia, le plus cheap des transporteurs aeriens. Siemreap est vraiment bizarre comme ville. A cause des temples (cest une des 7 merveilles du monde) et depuis la fin de la guerre civile en 98-00, le nombre de touristes a explose/ et donc le developppement touristique a suivi... Il y a a peu pres...

There isn't a whole lot of night life in Siem Reap, really this town is filled with people getting up a dawn to go see the temples. After a full days touring in the hot sun most all of us are pretty spent by sunset. That being said we still have to eat. So the main thing to do in Siem Reap at night is to have dinner while watching a show. I did ...

<By Jay> Hello !! Tout d'abord, 4 heures d'upload (et quelques bieres), j'ai le plaisir de vous annoncer que plein de photos soint chargees, depuis l'entree "La vie c'est pas facile tous les jours" (Baie d'Along) jusqu'a aujourd'hui (Angkor). Apres Phnom Penh, nous avons traverse le cambodge pour rejoindre Siem Reap, et les temples d'Angko...

We've just emerged from the rigours of two full day's sightseeing exploring the temple complexes of Angkor. It's not been quite as hot here as we have experienced on the trip so far but, at more than 30 degrees C by 2.00pm, it's certainly been warm enough to make it a pretty tiring enterprise. At least we haven't had to walk from site to site si...

Now then, getting here. If you want to see Angkor, don't come by bus. Doesn't matter how expensive it is to fly, it's worth every penny. And don't listen to the travel agents, they all say that 'their' transfer is different and good - LIARS! - every operator uses the same bus company and it's dreadful. They stretched out the journey at every opp...

Man, we had no idea what the journey to Siem Reap was going to be like! We had met a Norweigan guy, who'd told us that the road between Poipet (the border crossing) and Siem Reap was called "the hell road"...and not for no reason either. After a good few hours from Ko Chang to Aranya Nathat (again, that could be wrong), we got on a bus to take u...

Insider werden sich noch daran erinnern: In den Wochen vor unserer Abreise war ab und zu die Rede von einer kleinen Wette, die unsere Reisegruppe intern ins Leben gerufen hatte: Derjenige Teilnehmer, der bis zur Rueckkehr in die Schweiz die exotischste Speise (im Klartext: das abgefahrenste Insekt) zu sich genommen hat, ist Tagessieger und damit...

The road to Cambodia... yes it was bumpy and the Angkor ruins

First a rant...! Finding the Rough Guide to be exactly that.... Rough! In fact the experience is akin to wiping ones bum with a brillo pad! Last two places we've stayed in there descriptions have been well out. Went to bars described as busy, we were the only ones there! Went to bars described as chilled and they had Arctic Monkeys blaring out (...

It's interesting how everything sounds so much more exciting if you add "Cambodian" to it. As in, "John and I got lost in the Cambodian jungle." Luckily, I had my compass and there were some friendly locals to make fun of us heartily. Or, "we went to a Cambodian disco and got backrubs by strange men in the bathroom." If that doesn't give you sta...