Princess Angkor

... 34 Countries, 6 Continents, and 50 Ports of Call Four overnight excursions to: 1. Cuzco & Machu Picchu, Peru 4 days and 3 nights. 2. Angkor Wat & Phnom Penh, Cambodia 3 days and 2 nights. 3. Luxor, Karnak, Valley of the Kings, Aswan, Abu Simbel & Cairo ...

Our time in Cambodia was limited to the Siem Reap area and the beautiful, haunting temples at Angkor Wat and environs.  These are some of the most beautiful temples we have come across. Our impression of Cambodia was mixed.  In many ways it is ...

... the Brahmin caste were brought from India to help run the kingdom). Chinese records have a marriage between a local queen or princess Liuye to a "foreigner" Huntian, dating to 1stC. Nevertheless, later Khmer kings did claim lineage with Soma and ...

...  before climbing back down again. There was a HUGE "swimming pool" behind the temple which was reserved exclusively for the Princess, and I guess that she was either a giant, or she swam like a fish; it was the biggest pool I've ever ...

... I'm honest I would admit that before walked through the entrance, the only thing I knew about landmines was that Princess Diana campaigned against their use, and that they were mainly used in the 70s in Vietnam, so I thought they were ...

... ). All this for $5 / 3 pounds per night. Incredible. I had spent months at home prior to leaving, trying to prepare Princess Rene for the flea ridden, cockroach infested, dodgy stained, prostitute prowling hovels we'd be having to stay in on our budget, ...

... UK and completed full bomb disposal training there and now heads the teams clearing landmines in Cambodia.  He was the guy Princess Diana had the famous photo taken with where she is wearing a plastic face guard and walking through a landmine area. ...

... shadows it is easy to believe Dracula lived here. OThere were plently temples and halls where you could easily imagine Khymer Kings, Princess', soldiers, swords and scholar monks. We loved this and I don't think we'll forget it in a hurry. We are ...

... - you lose your legs 20 years ago and can't get 2-4 weeks off and $20 saved to get to the rehab center. The guide met Princess Diana and gave her a tour of the landmine exhibit, which was very interesting. No wonder you can't see them - some are made of ...

... was a happy ending. We had booked a tuktuk driver from the Internet to transfer us from the bus to our hotel (the phenomenally elegant Princess Angkor), and I am SO, SOOOO glad we did, but more on that later. His name is Phat,, but our bus got in late ...

... add up quicker than one might think. We got a rickshaw (motorized this time) back to the hotel, but we were brought to the Princess Angkor hotel, and we were staying at the Prince D'Angkor hotel, so after clearing that up with the driver we got to our ...

... up. The bus driver/guide is quite informative (he’s obviously been going to the lectures on what tourists want). There are no Princess tours on this island – I suspect the locals want to do their own thing.  The tour is A$15 each or ...

... seconds you needed to tell someone “no thank you!” to bracelets, a massage, a pedicure, a manicure, fruit...the list goes on and on!  Regardless, we really enjoyed our day in Cambodia and are looking forward to one day visiting Angkor ...

... has moved! You know the saying: "When in cambodia do as the cambodians do"?! I just couldn't handle it. This princess needs a little A/C when the thermometer hits the high 90s. HAPPY EASTER TO ALL!!!!! Happy Easter Mar 27, 2005 It's ...

... ! Funny? Yes. Surprising? No. (When leaving the grounds of this temple, we to heard a familiar voice addressing the “Princess of Canada.” We had happened to come across the older couple from Vientiane. It had looked as though the gentleman had ...

... (thanks to christine for passing it along!): Once upon a time, in a land far away, a beautiful, independent, self-assured princess happened upon a frog as she sat, contemplating ecological issues on the shores of an unpolluted pond in a verdant ...

... 11 hours of climbing over temples the day before I had promised a reduced version of that today and when you make the Princess a promise it must be kept. By mid afternoon we were heading back to the Blue Pumpkin Restaurant for a mango smoothie refill. On ...

... established by King Prasatthing in 1630 and was made in his mothers honor and it notably similar in its architectural style to Angkor Wat, but on a smaller scale. Apparently the wat may have been built to commemorate the king's victory over Cambodia. The ...

... to the counter and when asked to look at the camera, couldn't locate it, this resulted in a very dodgy picture - I likened it to Princess Fiona in Shrek (when she's green, not after), I may have been being kind though!! Then on to Angkor Wat, we grabbed ...

... travel, not the roller skating routine so many tours take you on when you are touring the many destinations of the Orient. We noticed Princess Cruises has a ship in today. They will be a part of that rat race of taking in as much of the city of Bangkok ...