Steung Siemreap Hotel Siem Reap

... landscape is<br>very flat and moisture rich and the majority of the people live off<br>their land. If someone asked me what is a typical Cambodian scene it<br>would be a bamboo or coconut leaf thatched home on stilts &#8211; a<br>hammock attached to the stilts on the lower level and brown kids<br>running around in the water. Although we weren't able to yell back<br>to them from our enclosed bus &#8211; the children still smiled and waved<br>as Cambodian pop music blared on.<br>

... Siem Reap, or the tourist centre (bar street). This is a nice hang out, cheap food and drinks but obviously it is low season. Travel in Siem Reap is by tuk tuk which is invariably a 'hold your heart in your mouth experience'. Driving in Cambodia is a free for all, and we have had a few near misses, seen an accident and been shocked by the lack of attention which any drivers show. Most vehicles are motorbikes and tuk tuks, with a good ...

... many faces were looking at you all the time. After that comes the Elephant Temple where there are 3D Elephants coming out of the temple. My next favorite temple was there one where Tomb Raider was filmed. It was the most rustic one we saw that day. Everywhere you looked you saw stones that were once attached to the temple on the floor, trees overtaking the temple, moss growing on random stones, and a temple that was very old in its natural beauty ...

... working under. I didn't confront him or anything, 'cause it's not that big of a deal, but he didn't seem as helpful as the other reviews I have read about other drivers...and I felt he was getting some good money out of me.<br><br> Kabal Spein is a collection of carvings made into the surrrounding rock and rock bottom of a river. It's a 1500 meter hike through the jungle to get there, which was fine with me because I really needed the exercise. Hot and humid it was and into the ...

... we eventually managed to make it up to the top and joined the other few tourists who like us, were stupid enough to attempt the climb. We all stood looking down, wondering how on earth we were going to get back down there. Ever graceful, I did it the only way I know how, on my bum!<br><br>My highlight had to be the so called Jungle temple. Huge trees grow out of the walls, covering them with dramatic root systems. Apparently some of Tomb Raider was filmed ...

... told us that we could purchase a Cambodian<br>visa for $20 at the border with no hassle, so we knew this was a scam.<br>We refused to get out of the Tuk Tuk<br>but the people at the visa station kept insisting that we fill out the<br>paperwork and purchase it there. After several minutes of arguing, they<br>let us leave, but not before threatening us that if we were turned away<br>at the border that we "couldn't come back here ever!!" (we really<br>didn't want to, thank ...

... structure.<br><br><br><br><br>Dancing apsaras.<br><br><br><br><br><br>Trying to pose like the ...

... our visas. The catch? The restaurant also had a small "travel agency" that would run to the border and get our visas for us...for a fee of $10USD. We were stuck, and after much *****ing several of us just paid the (****ing) money so we could proceed. <br><br>Crossed into Cambodia with no issues where a Cambodian "bus" was waiting to take us the rest of the way to Siem Reap. Thai busses are not allowed to cross the border so you must change. By this time it was just starting to ...