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1pm finally! We had kept ourselves from entering Angkor Wat for a day, only passing it when we drove pass towards our guesthouse, giving us only a glimpse of the majestic palace. we had wanted to give ourselves time to adapt to the whole environment, building up from the smaller ruins and temples. when we entered the side entrance into angkor wat, such awe! if the entrance was beautiful, the main palace was downright mystical. the whole road leading towards the palace just added to the whole...

Morning GloryAt about 5am, we left for Angkor Wat. Whenever I see major sights, what usually comes to mind is, "that's it?" So I try to keep my expectations low. But I could not contain my excitement for the temples of Angkor. Our guide for the day met us at our hotel and he asked us to call him Chai. He was a tour guide by day and University student by night and obviously very proud of his country. When arrived at the ticket office it was still dark. They took our pictures and we purchased o...

After seeing a picture of one of the faces at bayon temple when I was a kid, I've always wanted to go to Angkor. It was worth the wait....

          Ta Prom Jungle Temple.         As usual we start with  breakfast at our hotel and left for Ta Prom Jungle Temple  around 8:00am.   Ta Prom is definitively what you are looking for if you are into discovering old ruins in the jungle.   When the French started clearing away the vegetation on the Angkor ruins some romantics protested that the archaeologist was destroying what they called "the natural state"...

It was already dark when we finally arrived in Siem Reap. This touristic town is a magnet for tourists from all around the world due to one fact mainly. It’s located near one of the most impressive historical sights built by human hand: Angkor Wat. Siem Reap is also a symbol for the centuries lasting bad relationship with the strong western neighbour Thailand. The name Siem Reap literally means the “Defeat of Siam”, today’s Thailand. Nice.   There was a map of Siem Reap in my ...

just a few of my thoughts on the place.. I've reposted a few of my old blog entries here because I can-can-can.

The visit to the Angkor complex I'll describe here. With lots of beautiful photos.

My friend and I started in LA, and went to Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, India, Nepal, England, Holland, and NYC. We had very little money but still had an incredible experience. I recommend this to everyone.

just some pics of my time away between '02 and '04

It was a busy Decemeber for me with travels from Canada to HK, then onto Europe and other parts of Asia.

Waking up with a total of 10 hours of sleep over the last 3 nights and possibly a mean hangover (it's hard to differentiate between the effects of Angkor beer and sheer exhaustion) isn't the greatest backdrop to exploring the ancient wonders of Angkor.  Nonetheless, I got a "late" start, setting out at 8:30am with my boy, Hung.  We first hit the Roluos Group located about 40 minutes by tuk tuk to the east of Siem Reap.  These temples felt much less hectic than ...

2007 four-week vacation to explore a part of the world that I've dreamed about visiting since I was a child. More importantly, it's the first trip that I had to entirely finance on my own - I feel like such an old person!

Desayuno y alojamiento en el hotel.   Día completo para descubrir la Civilización de Angkor.   Las ruinas de Angkor son uno de las siete maravillas del mundo.   Durante la mañana, realizaran una visita en bicicleta por los templos más memorables de los siglos IX y XI, tales como: la Puerta Sur de Angkor Thom y el templo Bayon, construido exactamente en el centro de Ankor Thom a finales del siglo XII. Éste precede al templo Baphuon, la Terraza de los Elefantes y la T...