Siem Reap Travel Blogs

This morning we wake up late, arround 8 or 9 and not an other  "Deja vu" we went to look for Inet, because I HAVE BEEN LAZY, and I didn't buy Air Asia flight tickets from Phnom Penh to Bangkok for the next day, so we buy the tickets (90$ only) and pay by Visa...Visa Secured!! Damn I receive an…

What a scary morning it was, well for me at least! Our bathroom, which I must mention again is shared with the other guests, the guesthouse's staff and some tuktuk drivers who pass by, is located a few meters outside our room and the water really really stinks I never thought that showering would b…

  I was revering a cool breeze, sipping an Angkor draught, at the rooftop patio of the Warehouse when fireworks rang in 2008. With each burst of colorful fire that crackled and streamed from the sky, the streets below erupted into a fresh round of howling cheers. I made my way toward Pub Stre…

Rikh picked me up at 4:30, and apologized for being a bit late. We had to hurry to Angkor Wat, to witness the sun rise just behind the majestic structure. It was getting crowded already, photographers lined the pond area with their tripods, all ready to capture the first light. As we all watched th…

When visiting the Angkor temples in Cambodia at the beginning of August, I was amazed by the architectural brilliance and size of Angkor Wat and the Angkor Thom complex. What really struck me though was the number of children trying to make a living by selling goods outside the temples. Children th…

Reminding!!!   This is aioh blog, but it's fully of my son pic!! grrrrr...   Nanny nanny!!! Take my pic!! Take my pic!!   Hahah..   I am kidding!! (na)   Well, Pls take a look at my favorite pic!! It's really great shot of mine on da day...   

Today we hired a tuk-tuk driver to get us to several temples outside of bike range.  Bantey Srei, Kbal Spean, and Bantey Samre. Bantey Srei is a remarkably small temple--better proportioned for children than adults.  Its compact nature reminded me of a playhouse version of other temples …

Super slecht geslapen vanacht door de felle wind (en ook wel door de graafwerken die ze vlak onder mijn raam aan het uitvoeren waren, en die stoppen snachts niet hoor want dan is het koeler en doen ze net extra goed door). Vanochtend toch maar besloten om naar de drijvende dorpen te gaan. Enfin, g…

For the first time in three days, the students in the restaurant got our breakfast order right, and the food was actually hot. And now that they have figured things out, we are leaving. I will definitely return to Cambodia to explore it further. Siem Reap was just a teeny tiny taste. (Steve says, "…

I woke up early again - it'll be nice to get home and have a real night's sleep in my bed.  Can't believe my trip is coming to an end soon, but then I do miss home. For breakfast, I had room service - hotcakes with grilled palm bananas - again, ok, but not great.  I had no plans other th…

                    Just a few thoughts about Cambodia and a few photos from our last day her.           Cambodia is a country full of contrasts.  On one side the areas with hotels, restaurants and shops…

Here are more pics of the interior of Angkor Wat and its splendour. However, works must be accelerated to prevent further wear and tear to the existing structure so as to preserve this wonderful piece of heritage for the sake of our future generations, in order that all is not lost with the passing…

It's 5AM and still pitch black when I walk across the bridge into Ankor's Wat's gates, the stars reflecting in the waterway below me. The outlines of the temple spires rise ominously over me as I step into the structure's shelter. Out of the darkness, a great Buddha statue appears, swathed in brigh…

Today I would see the temples I had come so far to see. I rented a tuk tuk for $15 for the entire day to drive me around. His name was ToeLa. First I said take me to Angkor Wat temple. If I was going to be templed out again, I'd like it not to be there. For there were so many others to see all day.…

Two Cambodian tuk-tuk drivers hate us now! No, one of them is not the tuk-tuk driver from the burning tuk-tuk in Phnom Penh, it wasn't our fault though I blame my erm.. jinxness for it! These two tuk-tuk drivers that I'm talking about are the ones who we hired to get us to Angkor Wat but being too …