Lin Ratanak Angkor Hotel Siem Reap

Left Phnom Penh 7.30 a.m trying to beat the morning rush hour.Within half an hour we were out of the city centre and left behind the chaotic traffic of the city. Expecting a safer and more pleasant drive on the open road to Siem Reap I was in for a bigger surprise when I found out that the Cambodians actually drive their vehicles in the middle of the highway and only swerve to their rightful lane when they see oncoming cars from the ...

... of what the trip&#8217;s theme seemed to be &#8211; hint: foot massage (Cliff will know this answer) since my drink had an unusual name I had to go for it and it is the name of one of my favorite movies&#8230;Pulp Fiction. It was tasty and quite overpowering much like the movie at times.<br><br>The happy hour on pub street had 2 for 1 drinks and I got a margarita that was mostly tequila and a splash of lime for $2 and at 2 for 1, you can do the math.

... assez dur quand je vois la pauvrete de la population (voir ci-dessous). Apres 1,5 km de jungle cambodgienne, j arrive a une chute d eau ou 3 Cambodgien se baignent. Je les rejoins, ils m offrent de leur alcool local (c est une habitude dans cette partie du monde :-) et une sorte de pate rose dont je decide qu il s agit de crevettes. Genial !<br>Le troisieme jour je me leve a 5h du mat pour aller admirer le lever de soleil sur Angkor Wat. Un moment magique ! puis je decide de ...

... vegetables like morning glory and lotus stems, rice, rice wine (brandy!) etc. We got to help cook, which was very fun. I'm a vegetarian, so I didn't taste it. But it looked delicious.<br><br>Here are photos of the meal. Click on each photo to read the description.<br><br>If you want to know how to sign up for this tour, see my entry on "Up to my knees in muck.....!"

<br> I am writing this blog from the &#8216;comforts&#8217; of a Cambodian bus as we cross the Mekong river on a boat in South Cambodia in an effort to reach the Vietnam border so once again somehow I have managed to fall behind with my blogs - this time thankfully just by a week! Cambodia had been a funny one - people are so desprate for money - there are so many causes that need help and yet after a pretty tiring week here it&#8217;s hard not to get the slightest bit irritated with ...

... ik de markt geplunderd, al met al een hele bevredigende dag. Ik heb het idee dat ik het grootste gedeelte van de Angkor tempels wel begrijp en heb gezien (er blijft altijd meer te zien). En ik denk dat ik hier ooit nog wel eens terugkom. <br><br>En nu zit ik in Bangkok na een 8 uur durende busrit. Misschien ga ik hier iemand ontmoeten die een tijdje in Amsterdam heeft gewoond en een vriend van vrienden is. En tot slot ga ik hier misschien mijn eerste ...

... been having<br>everyday and the best thing is, that its free! So we wake up slowly and make our way to the market where Aly manages to barter for a shirt for $1.50 too. On the way we stop for a 'fish massage' where you stick your feet in a paddling pool and some fish eat the dead skin off your feet...a bit strange but i enjoyed it! Aly not so much, due to her impossibly ticklish feet..The fish market reeks, but is quality with stuff flapping about all over the place. We also buy a ...

... to see people missing legs from stepping on landmines. It is estimated that the country still has about 5 million mines set throughout the country. After visiting the museum I realized that I was quite lucky that I did not step on one while I was walking off-trail. I won't make that mistake again.<br><br>After Kim dropped me off at my hostel I went to eat and drink with this American girl and Peruvian guy that were staying in my room. The food in Cambodia is ...

... On the left are the statues of gods, while the right are demons.<br><br><br><br>Of course I'm on ...

... was Pre Rup, a temple dedicated to the Hindu god, Shiva. The temple was constructed using brick and laterite that gave it a reddish tone. We had wanted to shoot sunset at this site but a late afternoon rain and heavy dark clouds ruined everything.<br><br>Back in Siem Reap town, we went to a restaurant near our guest house to try Khmer barbeque.<br><br>