Taprohm Hotel Siem Reap
Siem Reap, Cambodia
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Shits and giggles
... which has a collection of the oldest temples in Angkor and had a great time climbing up and around them! New years eve itself was quite eventful for all the wrong reasons. We decided to have a 3 course dinner at our hostel so that we could eat with other travellers and make some friends for the night. This was all lovely until around 9:30pm when I noticed Matt hadn't spoken for a while and after a quick 'are you ok?' realised he was completely drunk. I decided at that time I pop ...
The spirit of Christmas
... country. Thank you all, especially Bridget and Alan, for this day and all the other wonderful days I have here.
Christmas Day started early with a wedding procession going past our front door. The groom's party are walking to the Bride’s house – they bear gifts and play music so hard to ignore at 7am!
After that it was quiet and leisurely as most of the residents fail to make a morning appearance. We have the morning ...
Awe and Wonder
... take photos whilst holding one was challenging to say the least. After touring around the mini fish farm, mini-crocodile farm, floating garden and getting a glimpse of the way of life, we returned to our other boat and to the bird sanctuary. There was so much information to take in but our guide's enthusiasm and knowledge made it easier to assiilate at least some of it. We arrived at the 'Ranger Station'. Now dispel all your images of what that might look like ...
Not a scarf to be bought anywhere
... them. The drive is an adventure in itself. There is nothing on the map and there are no road signs. Neither the driver nor Soria have been this way before.... The road is more than a little challenging. But we laugh and bounce around. It is all part of the experience. We arrive at the Elephant Temple around 12:30 and set up our picnic of.... rice, pork, chicken and pickled vegetables. Yes we have exactly the same as we had for breakfast!! But the setting is stunning and we ...
Temples and Tripods
... off by rubble, and centuries-old trees and roots were bursting through the old, cracked walls. The crowds inside were not as bad as we first feared they might be either, and we were able to walk around at our own pace without having to stop and wait too long to get some nice pictures.
Our visit ended with a visit to two smaller temples: Banteay Kdei and Sra Srang. It was gone 2pm when we jumped in the tuk-tuk and asked the driver to take us back to the ...



