Raffles Siem Reap

... , then to Sydney and Melbourne in Australia, then off to Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore. After a Singapore Sling at the Raffles it is off to Stockholm, Sweden. I plan to bum around northern Europe for a little while and then catch my ...

Wednesday, October 25, 2006 Siem Reap, Cambodia / The Temples of Angkor Dear Readers: Departure this morning from Saigon is at the civilized hour of 9:00am. The flight is treated as a domestic flight, even though it is to Cambodia, and we are ...

... a hint of Caledonia in their ranks. Our final tourist outing was a trip to a wildlife rescue centre about an hour from Siem Reap   with unashamed twitcher, Clare. It was a wonderful place and home to some amazing creatures. It was set up by a ...

... , and it was wonderful.  The service, food, everything about it was outstanding.  Almost everyone speaks English in Siem Reap and the government encourages trading with the American Dollar.  The ATM machines even have an option to convey ...

... fair price that looks out for the locals' and our best interests. He used to work as the Business Centre Manager at the Raffles Hotel in Siem Reap, but quit to take up the challenge of managing the guesthouse; he's only 3 weeks into the job, but doing it ...

... If we sank at least I'd swim away - the people inside would be in trouble! The boat took off for our 4-hour ride to Siem Reap - along the river with great scenes of jungle vegetation and people living on the banks in shacks on stilts. The boat was loud ...

... at the Hotel. It was about 3.30pm and we thought we would head off to the High Tea at the Grand Angkor International (Raffles - Siem Reap). Kee declined the offer so he could spend the afternoon with the laptop, i-pod and hotel pool. The beautiful Grand ...

... the town and just see which restaurants and bars were local to us. Remarkably Ali managed to guide us almost immediately to the Raffles Siem Reap hotel Elephant bar which was offering 2 4 1 cocktails that evening. It was far from a local experience but we ...

... hours of travel (thank you kid behind me for CONSTANTLY kicking my seat on the 10 hour flight from Zurich to Bangkok) I arrived in Siem Reap, Cambodia feeling tired, but not too groggy. Bill and I took a quick look at Angkor Wat, grabbed a two-hour ...

... ; Visitors are usually treated to tropical fruits and beverages, and visits to a coconut candy factory.  CAMBODIA: Siem Reap: Our hotel, Raffles Hotel: To Angkor Wat: Angkor Wat is a Hindu Temple originally dedicated to the god Vishnu, and ...

... near some houses fortunately, a pipe was found and fuel was syphoned from one bus to the other! We finally made Siem Reap by 1.00pm, where the Raffles Grand Hotel d’ Angkor was a very welcome place for us. I have had lots of lovely messages for my ...

... continued to overlay one another between the two contrasting themes following the religious beliefs of the kings in power. Yet, Siem Reap does complement the cultural tours with spas, art galleries and comfortable bars and restaurants. In a lot of ...

... passport. I feel like a real traveller. Only probably slightly cleaner...For the time being at least. Tales of first impressions of Siem Reap and our community project to follow. Suffice it to say, I've been to Grace House Community Project twice and the ...

... a very poor country.  Cambodia as a whole feels much safer for travelers as well.  In the recent past, everywhere except siem reap was dangerous for westerners, but now the whole country seems very safe and suitable for adventure. If you are ...

... Pre-Trip Itinerary: Sydney-Siem Riep, Cambodia: 10 hour flight Today your private jet whisks you northwestward across the equator to Siem Reap, Cambodia, gateway to the most fabulous monuments ever built by mankind, the Khmer temples of Angkor Wat.  ...