After getting a good nights sleep recovering from our 48hr mega journey we decided to start going round the temples. The angkor temples have been referred as the 8th wonder of the world and they are amazing. There are quite a few different temples built by a number of different kings dating back from the 12th century. As a result some of the tem...

arrived in siem reap today just before a huge monsoon. the road in front of the hotel is now a lake about 6 inches deep. taking it easy the next couple of nights and visiting angkor the next 2 days then another party its one of the english guys birthday on saturday. It will be a long day prob head down for the rugby at 5. adios for now Check out...

We agreed that our first full day in Siem Reap should be laid back, and just a chance to explore the city. Siem Reap is a fairly small town - only 1.5km square or so, so everything is walkable - IF you can stand the heat. This is very much a touristy town... there are tuk-tuks everywhere offering to take us somewhere. The Cambodia tuk-tuk is bas...

We had one more day on our Angkor pass and decided to take a trip out to see the "gem" of Angkor, Banteay Srei, along with the riverbed carvings at Kbal Spean. We hired a tuk tuk driver for the day. Banteay Srei was a long way away. It is a smaller temple that was not commissioned by the ruler but built by a noble. As it couldn't compete in size...

Haciendo memoria...Llegamos a Siem Reap despues de seis horas de bus, con el trequeteo ya habitual y el conductor esquivando las pobres vacas que van a su aire (por cierto no queda claro si la que yacia en la cuneta, yacia o fue un buen golpe... pero todos nos levantamos del susto y el tio a su aire)... En fin...Seam Reap... llegamos con destino...

I was sorry to leave Koh Phangan, the beautiful beaches, and Mark and Gerre. On the plane out of Thailand I had to ask myself if I were doing the right thing. Who knows? So, here I am in Cambodia. First stop, the temples of Angkor. Angkor Wat (the mother of all temples and largest religious building complex in the world), Bayon, and Ta Prohm (wh...

Hello everybody! We have arrived in Siem Reap, after about 5 hour on a bus, for a change! Me, Marina, Andre and Markus spent Christmas Eve dining and drinking under a full moon. It might sound romantic, if it wasn't for the cloud of mosquito repellent surrounding us, hehe. This small city is flourishing with tourism, thanks to its proximity to t...

We felt very special as we took our flight down to Cambodia, avoiding a rather long overland alternative. It was great to arrive in a place and not feel exhausted, and we managed to get out and about that afternoon and see the Royal Palace and the National museum. We noticed a definite change from Laos, a little hard to explain. There were heaps...

7:30am So it seems me getting up so early this morning was OK after all, since they indeed picked us up from the hotel at 7am and here I am, sitting on the bus. If all goes well, we should be taking off in about 15 minutes or so. I'm waiting anxiously to see what kind of seating partner I have for this bus ride. So far, so good; noone is next to...

Hi friends and family, Today was another amazing day! We spent the whole day at the temples. We went to Angkor Wat first. It was beautiful. Just like you see on t.v. or in pictures - it's huge and breathtaking. The famous climb up that you see in pictures is pretty scary. The steps are very narrow and extremely steep!!! If you come here (Hal and...