Jul 17, 2004 - Angkor Wat, Cambodia

This place is awesome! Over 1000 temples and old ruins (not including us!)scattered all over the place having only been discovered hidden in the dense jungle about 150 years ago.This place is awesome! Over 1000 temples and old ruins (not including us!)scattered all over the place having only been discovered hidden in the dense jungle about 150 years ago....

Jul 2, 2004 - Ancient Temples of Angkor (Siem Reap, Cambodia)

As we headed up the river from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap, seated on the roof of a large speedboat, we had no idea that the temples of Angkor would soon become one of the biggest and brightest highlights of our trip. ... Angkor was simply amazing, and we now know why it is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. ... Angkor is a huge source of national pride for the Cambodians (especially after the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge in the 70's), and they call on it in innumerable ways throughout the country. ... The feeling of remoteness, antiquity and forgotten beauty is what shrouds Angkor in a wonderful escape from the real world. ... Angkor Wat, the largest and most awesome site, is a whole complex atleast a half mile by a half mile, complete with a gigantic moat 75 yards wide surrounding the whole compound. ...

Jun 4, 2004 - Angkor Wat

We flew into Siemreap from Vientiane thinking we could make a quick 1 week trip through Cambodia to Southern Vietnam seeing the Angkor ruins and Phenom Phen along the way. ... Siemreap is in the northern part of Cambodia and only 5 km from the Angkor historical park home to the ruins of Angkor Wat, Bayon and others. ... My first impression of Angkor I wanted to be of the ground, on foot as those who lived and worshiped there saw it. ... We woke early that morning and rode the 5km out to the entrance to the Angkor Historical park arriving just in tome to catch the sun rising over the 1km square sandstone complex that is Angkor Watt. ... Angkor Wat was originally a Hindu temple, and walls surrounding the lower levels are covered in carvings depicting the battles of various Hindi gods. ...

May 14, 2004 - All Temple'd out

Angkor We were picked up in Bangkok at 6am for the journey to Siem Reap in Cambodia to see the famous Angkor temple complex. ... At 8:30am we were still in Bangkok, driving in ever-widening circles.Angkor We were picked up in Bangkok at 6am for the journey to Siem Reap in Cambodia to see the famous Angkor temple complex. ... At 8:30am we were still in Bangkok, driving in ever-widening circles....

May 5, 2004 - Siem Reap, Angkor Wat

com/angkor/">Angkor temples, the most famous of which is Angkor Wat. ... Travel to Angkor is best done on the back of a motorbike. ... Back in town in the evening the most lively bar was the "Angkor What?", full of Brits drinking away their dollars and playing pool on a wonky table with no chalk on the cues until the early hours. ...

Apr 22, 2004 - You'll want a dry, white wine with that Cobra...

This is one grueling trip and we are now in Siem Reap Cambodia seeing Angkor Wat. ... Next? Have absolutely no time to write as we are scouring the earth.This is one grueling trip and we are now in Siem Reap Cambodia seeing Angkor Wat. ... Next? Have absolutely no time to write as we are scouring the earth....

Apr 22, 2004 - Siem Reap: Angkor What?

I'm about to head to a bar here in Siem Reap called The Angkor What? I spend the day touring the temples and ruins of Angkor. ... The motorbikes are how you get around the sprawling grounds grounds of Angkor. ... Angkor Wat and the other wats and ruins are amazing and overwhelming. ...

Mar 12, 2004 - angkor

After a very early start in Chiang Mai and a very stressful journey due to a cancelled flight I arrived in Siem Reap airport around lunch time. The first time I approached the gate of the Angkor Thom complex was pretty awe inspiring. ... It's like something straight out of Indiana Jones, well Tomb Raider actually, with huge enigmatic faces on the tower acing to the 4 points of the compass.After a very early start in Chiang Mai and a very stressful journey due to a cancelled flight I arrived in Siem Reap airport around lunch time. The first time I approached the gate of the Angkor Thom complex was pretty awe inspiring. ... It's like something straight out of Indiana Jones, well Tomb Raider actually, with huge enigmatic faces on the tower acing to the 4 points of the compass....

Jan 14, 2004 - Sunshine again !

We arrived in Siem Reap (pronounced Se-am Rip)in Cambodia last night. We hired bikes for $3 for 2 days and today visited Angkor Wat. ... Angkor Wat was amazing the 5 towers of the third level (the highest middle one is the central sanctuary) form an arrangment called a "quincunx" - quality word from our guidebook. ... But the real treat 2 days later was to come back with our driver (we needed a car to get to the further away sites) and approach from the east rather than the busy west way that everyone uses.We arrived in Siem Reap (pronounced Se-am Rip)in Cambodia last night. We hired bikes for $3 for 2 days and today visited Angkor Wat. ... Angkor Wat was amazing the 5 towers of the third level (the highest middle one is the central sanctuary) form an arrangment called a "quincunx" - quality word from our guidebook. ... But the real treat 2 days later was to come back with our driver (we needed a car to get to the further away sites) and approach from the east rather than the busy west way that everyone uses....

Jun 22, 2003 - Siem Reap & Angkor Wat

After the previous day's adventures we found a pleasant hotel to stay in. (It was never like this for me when I was young!) Most trvellers to Siem Reap are there for one reason - to visit the vast temple complex at Angkor Wat. ... We visited Angkor Wat and this is where I should wax lyrical about it. ... I do think that the architecture and consruction is an incredible feat, but for all of us we found the temples to be very eerie.After the previous day's adventures we found a pleasant hotel to stay in. (It was never like this for me when I was young!) Most trvellers to Siem Reap are there for one reason - to visit the vast temple complex at Angkor Wat. ... We visited Angkor Wat and this is where I should wax lyrical about it. ... I do think that the architecture and consruction is an incredible feat, but for all of us we found the temples to be very eerie....

Jun 21, 2003 - The Road to Cambodia

We have just arrived in Cambodia after an eventful trip from Thailand.We have just arrived in Cambodia after an eventful trip from Thailand....

Nov 18, 2002 - Siam Reap

So we flew to Siam Reap in Cambodia, got a nice hotel, and then the next day got a taxi for three days to explore the enormous temple complex around the town. So we get a three day pass and begin to explore Angkor. ...