Angkor Holiday

... square pyramid. We had an interesting time there mostly due to sharing the top level with about 80 Thai tourists on a package holiday from Bangkok. They all had matching red shirts and a loud guide who we found out later was a history professor. He ...

... banana chips, water and pot noodles and we returned to the hotel for a well-earned rest ! The Golden Mango Inn is proving to be a good choice – quiet, with fast Internet and lots of TV channels. This holiday is hard work – but it's paying off!

... where the last day of the Cambun festival is taking place (monks honouring dead ancestors) and been told it is a very special day for everyone as i noticed most shops have been closed as its also a national holiday.        

I find myself still here in Siem Reap enjoying a day of rest from my extensive touring of the Angkor Archeological Reserve. After touring 4 different sites on Wednesday, most of which were the outlying temples, on Thursday I got to see the big ...

... to reach our hotel, though many streets had been roped off and the major sights and restaurants closed in view of the public holiday set to last for the next 3 days.  In the afternoon we wandered through the crowds along the river where the boat ...