Mar 13, 2010 - Angkor... What???

The last couple days have been pretty extreme. what??? Coming here I had heard of this temple/area and just assumed that it was one big temple and the main sight to see in the Siem Reap area. ... Boy was I wrong! Angkor Wat is the most famous and biggest of the temples, but there are TONS of others in the surrounding area.The last couple days have been pretty extreme. what??? Coming here I had heard of this temple/area and just assumed that it was one big temple and the main sight to see in the Siem Reap area. ... Boy was I wrong! Angkor Wat is the most famous and biggest of the temples, but there are TONS of others in the surrounding area....

Feb 28, 2010 - Stiff!

Even though we get up reasonably early the weather is unbearably hot so we doss in the hostel most of the day either playing pool, emailing or having a drink.Even though we get up reasonably early the weather is unbearably hot so we doss in the hostel most of the day either playing pool, emailing or having a drink....

Feb 27, 2010 - Sweat Heads!

Well, today is the main reason for coming to Cambodia. This is a parade run by NGOs (Non-Government Organisations) that are helping disadvantaged and orphaned children in Siem Reap. ... Basically the children design big puppets and then with the help of adults make them and then have a parade through Siem Reap to the park which is across the river from us. ... We sit for ages by the bridge to the point that I start to wonder whether we’re in the right place but after about ¾ hour we see the traffic police start to close the roads off and we can hear a load of noise in the distance.Well, today is the main reason for coming to Cambodia. This is a parade run by NGOs (Non-Government Organisations) that are helping disadvantaged and orphaned children in Siem Reap. ... Basically the children design big puppets and then with the help of adults make them and then have a parade through Siem Reap to the park which is across the river from us. ... We sit for ages by the bridge to the point that I start to wonder whether we’re in the right place but after about ¾ hour we see the traffic police start to close the roads off and we can hear a load of noise in the distance....

Feb 26, 2010 - Rosy's

Yet another early rise as it’s time to leave the ever smiling T and his guesthouse to catch the bus up to Siem Reap in the North. ... The road to Siem Reap is surprisingly good and we’re on time. ... We pull into a small bus station owned by the company we have travelled with.Yet another early rise as it’s time to leave the ever smiling T and his guesthouse to catch the bus up to Siem Reap in the North. ... The road to Siem Reap is surprisingly good and we’re on time. ... We pull into a small bus station owned by the company we have travelled with....

Feb 25, 2010 - Siem Reap

Na wederom een hobbelige 10 uur durende busreis aangekomen in Siem Reap. ... We willen nu budget slapen, dus gaan op zoek naar een goedkoop hostel.Na wederom een hobbelige 10 uur durende busreis aangekomen in Siem Reap. ... We willen nu budget slapen, dus gaan op zoek naar een goedkoop hostel....

Feb 20, 2010 - More fun in the sun!

Another great day! Today we started early again and headed back to Angkor Thom.Another great day! Today we started early again and headed back to Angkor Thom....

Feb 19, 2010 - The Tuk Tuk is a beautiful thing

Greetings from Cambodia!! We arrived last yesterday afternoon in Siem Reap after taking a four hour bus and two hour taxi ride over the border from Thailand. ... We eventually got ourselves sorted out after paying more then double to going rate for our taxi, lesson learned! We arrived in Siem Reap and were escorted to the wrong hostel and then left to pay a night's stay before being allowed to leave to find our intended hostel (the first one had no air and no hot water :s). ... We quickly learned that EVERYTHING must be double checked before anything can be decided.Greetings from Cambodia!! We arrived last yesterday afternoon in Siem Reap after taking a four hour bus and two hour taxi ride over the border from Thailand. ... We eventually got ourselves sorted out after paying more then double to going rate for our taxi, lesson learned! We arrived in Siem Reap and were escorted to the wrong hostel and then left to pay a night's stay before being allowed to leave to find our intended hostel (the first one had no air and no hot water :s). ... We quickly learned that EVERYTHING must be double checked before anything can be decided....

Feb 2, 2010 - Siem Reap, Cambodia

Day 1: Left Bangkok for Cambodia at 5:55 am by train. After the three step process we are on our way to Siem Reap. ... Two hours later and $9.Day 1: Left Bangkok for Cambodia at 5:55 am by train. After the three step process we are on our way to Siem Reap. ... Two hours later and $9....

Jan 28, 2010 - Out Templing

Long Reachionary: To temple (verb, transitive)(inflected forms - templing, templed out, out templing, shirley temple) = the act of visiting hundreds of temples in one day in 35C degree heat.Long Reachionary: To temple (verb, transitive)(inflected forms - templing, templed out, out templing, shirley temple) = the act of visiting hundreds of temples in one day in 35C degree heat....

Jan 25, 2010 - Angkor What?!

We cooked three dishes (fish amok, beef with basil and chilli and a hot and sour soup) and got a cookbook with lots and lots of recipes that we'll be trying out on you all when we get back! We jumped in a cab in the afternoon to get to Siem Reap as all the buses leave in the morning and we wanted to make up some time. ... We arrived at Siem Reap and immediately liked the place. ... So today is our last day in the lovely Siem Reap, then we're back to Phnom Penh tomorrow before heading up to Laos. ...

Jan 24, 2010 - The Wheels on the Bus go Round and Round....

The Bus: Ohhh…the wheels on the bus go round and round……. As I said in a previous post, the bus from HCMC to Siem Reap, Cambodia (over 500km) was an experience not to be missed. ... On the road are such a variety of vehicles and other users as to defy description, I’ll list some here: Buses (large tour variety), the odd car, bicycles, motorbikes(scooters), people, cattle, chickens, dogs, tuk tuks and what I call Tuk Truks, Donkey drays, water buffalo and carts, rototillers (yes you heard right) , roadside stands so close as to appear like part of the traffic and I could go into subcategories of motorcycles and bicycles but you get the picture.The Bus: Ohhh…the wheels on the bus go round and round……. As I said in a previous post, the bus from HCMC to Siem Reap, Cambodia (over 500km) was an experience not to be missed. ... On the road are such a variety of vehicles and other users as to defy description, I’ll list some here: Buses (large tour variety), the odd car, bicycles, motorbikes(scooters), people, cattle, chickens, dogs, tuk tuks and what I call Tuk Truks, Donkey drays, water buffalo and carts, rototillers (yes you heard right) , roadside stands so close as to appear like part of the traffic and I could go into subcategories of motorcycles and bicycles but you get the picture....

Jan 20, 2010 - Siem Reap

Wednesday, January 20, 2010 Today was a day of temples.Wednesday, January 20, 2010 Today was a day of temples....