Sala Bai
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Phluk and Temple
Our guide, Sim, is sort of a school teacher. He proudly tells that he has been teaching history and English to some of his colleagues. We find him and the driver waiting at the hotel as we return from our breakfast down the street. On our first day of exploring the Cambodian country side we are going to visit a number of temples and fisherman's …
Next up.. Cambodia
Another early morning again. Around seven we climb down the steep river bank for the last time to jump in to our little boat to get the the village. To give you an idea, these boats are not more than a long canoe with a little engine on the back, they are about 50 centimeter wide and about 5 meters long. We sit behind each other and as long as you …
How long does it take to become 'templed - out'
After enjoying our breakfast at the neighboring hotel we were picked up by Sim and the driver for another day of temple explorations. Fist we drove off to the biggest temple complex in the area. No this is not Angkor Wat, actually Angkor Wat is considered the small complex. We headed our to the complex of Angkor Thom. About one and a half …
A day on the Kulen hill
It was a bloody early morning I must say. We were on our way to do yet another must do thing in Siem Reap. Go and see the sunrise at the Angkor Wat, what are we thinking? Anyhow it is pitch black when we reach the temple, but already the hordes of people are streaming in to the front entrance finding a spot somewhere on the lawn. The sun rises on …
Back to Hong Kong
Today we have to leave this wonderful country as Chinese new year demands our presence back in Hong Kong, or actually in Taiwan, as the whole family will go there to celebrate the new lunar year. But not before we take a last spin around the town of Siem Reap. Outside we find the tuk tuk driver from yesterday and ask him to drive us around the town …
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Its not the Fairmont, but it the service is great, the restaurant is good and most important, it is a good cause.
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