Le Tigre De Papier Hotel Siem Reap

... by tour bus), but when you walk, it's easier to feel more connected with what you're seeing, and to spot the many roadside ruins/temples that are not even marked off on maps (plus having close encounters with snakes, bugs, monkeys, etc... and observing a Cambodian lawn mower... i.e. dude with machete cutting golf-green-length grass). Our two riels... (.05 cents CDN).<br><br>This place is generally awesome. The people are very friendly/kind/smiley ...

... stop the tuk tuk/taxi drivers from getting at us until we had all our bags off. This didnt stop them from trying to rip the corrogated iron gates off and get in! Again we had the foresight to book in advance so we avoided all the hassle. <br>When we stood on the corridor of our hotel outside our room we could see the back garden of the hotel. After a few takes we realised it was covered in crocodiles. Big fat LIVE crocodiles. We queried it at reception and they ...

... years ago and different even to anything I had seen on Lake Titicaca in Peru. All the houses and schools and churches (there was even a floating Catholic church) were individual and so the only way to get from one place to another was to swim or take a boat. We went up the river and to the mouth of the lake. Where there were several tiny boats with women and children waiting for the occasional tourist and then of course asking for money. We were also dropped off at this random shop ...

... a girl. When I would say no enough times that the believed I wasn't going to buy something the younger ones would change tactics: "one dollar so I can go school." Theoretically school is free, but sometimes teachers take bribes for better seats in class, more attention, and better education because their classrooms are so full. When we would pull into an area with little roadside restaurants the women tending them would literally run ...

... as to whether she will attempt to persuade a team that she really is a "setter." She seems pretty happy simply being in my entourage and scheduling our dinners and massages--a time consuming and exhausting endeavor already. (Andrea: an alternative career as a concierge is looking pretty good. Between the two of us, we are pretty sure we could continue to live in style here for quite some time. Please feel free to visit anytime. We will treat you to a foot massage.]

... t have an extra picture, they will take for you)<br>*Taxi from airport to town: $7.00 USD *Moto Driver: $2.00 USD<br>*Have reservations/room booked before you arrive<br>*Bring American Dollars (small bills, crisp, clean, new bills- now tears). Cambodians prefer the American Dollar over all other currencies (get ***** if you try to pay with their own Cambodian currency)<br>*Exchange: 4000 Riel = $1.00 USD

... that if I had ventured out of Siem Reap, I would have found much more easy going and friendly people, not caught up in the dog eat dog world of the urban life. Maybe it wasn't so bad after all. I am glad I went, as it was another good country for me to see, and gave me some good experience for more challenging places that I would encounter. It was also an experience that humbles you just a little more. Until the next time.<br> Tristan<br>Stiles

... is damn dusty, trust me. Lots of tuk tuk drivers do wear face masks. You will actually see the tissue change from white to ...

... visit Angkor on the first day since it was already 10.30am after we checked in. We explored the small town of Siem Reap instead. We had lunch at a cafe and walked around the Old Market Area. I saw some roasted roaches and fried crickets in the market and decided to try the cricket. The young lady let me tried one. It wasn't so horrible so ...

March 11th - written in Bangkok, Thailand<br><br><br>From Siem Reap we took an air-conditioned bus back to Thailand by heading due west. It only broke down twice. And it was a good job it was air-conditioned as, even with the cooler on full-blast, the interior temperature only dropped by about five degrees to, perhaps, forty degrees Celsius.<br><br><br>Anything I may have previously thought about Cambodian roads being 'not as bad as people say' was now blown completely away ...