Imagine Angkor Boutique Hotel Siem Reap

A recent article in National Geographic Magazine (July 2009) featured a temple complex in Northern Cambodia. I read the article before I left and was immediately captivated by the following:

"The Khmer kingdom lasted from the ninth to the 15th centuries, and at its height dominated a wide swath of Southeast Asia, from Myanmar (Burma) in...

David would say I am living proof of the recency effect because every time we enter a new country, I claim it is my favourite place and declare my love for the local people. This may just be the case for Cambodia; however, and the last week has contained some of the most heart-breaking and heart-warming moments we have experienced while travelin...

As I get ready to say goodbye to Siem Reap, it seems good timing to send you a final update on the Sophall Family who I am sponsoring (some of this is repeated for those of you who donated money that I sent a separate email to). I have some good friends who work for COF who have promised to keep me updated and send through some photos once I lea...

After the delights of Hanoi and Hoi An I am now in Mui Ni just outside Phan Thiet after another gruelling overnight journey on the lets face it filthy Vietnam rail. Most travellers are using the overnight bus services complete with bed, but that isn't real Vietnam, not like the railways.

My arrival at the town corresponds with a kite s...

We arrived in Siem Reap early after a night bus which dropped us at a hostel that we decided to stay at as it looked nice and was very convenient as we were so knackered! So whilst the room was being cleaned we went on search for some food and found a baguette which was probably one of our best ones so far as it was stacked with everything! Afte...

--Morning--

We all had our customary Jasmine breakfast in the morning. Today, we were expecting to go with Mr Kunn to his home village and help the local children enroll in schools. However, there was no sign of him and so Dan put forward a suggestion to visit to the Angkor Butterfly Centre (ABC), 30km outside of Siem Reap. We got a tuk...

--Breakfast at the BP--

We woke up and headed to the BP for breakfast. We were joined by a fellow traveler staying at Jasmine, Audrey. She was traveling with her group of Irish friends that we met on Tuesday.

I started off with a lovely farmer's salad and a health drink. Audrey was most impressed by our choice of venue!. She ev...

So where I last left off we were on Khao San rd, Bangkok, Thailand, waiting for a bus onwards to Siem Reap, Cambodia. We had just finished a 12 hour bus ride from Vientiane, Laos, and were eating breakfast at Mc Donalds. Still in the same clothes as the day before, our eyes were bloodshot from lack of sleep and Danielle was trying to deal with h...

Just updating this blog quickly from Siem Reap, which we already love. The place is so chilled out compared to Bangkok. The way of life is easier, the people are more laid back and it has a nice setting.

As usual on our first night at a new place we were pretty tired so we settled into a cheap guesthouse just south of the main tourist a...

Siem Reap ist eine Stadt im Aufbruch ist: überall wird gebaut. Siem Reap ist durch den Tourismus explosionsartig gewachsen. Heute leben 400'000 Menschen in Siem Reap. Überall schiessen Hotels aus dem Boden. Vor allem Chinesen, Koreaner und Japaner scheinen hier zu investieren. Wenn man bedenkt, dass die Gegend wegen den andauernden Scharmützel m...