My last day at Angkor Wat was phenomenal. My favorite temple of the day was Prasat Preah Khan, one of the largest Angkor Wat monuments. The central area is relatively compact and maze-like but has lots of beautiful photo opportunities. There is a library like Grecian styled two-story structure at the North East corner of [...]
Today I continued exploring the ruins/temples at Angkor Wat. One of the most unique highlights of the day was the Ta Phrom temple, where they filmed the movie Tomb Raider. Over the course of hundreds of years, massive trees have grown throughout the site, creating a visually unique mix of lush nature and stone ruins.
Another [...]
Angkor Wat is a Archaeological site with tens of unique temples built by the Khmer kings in the 12th century. The main attraction is the Angkor Wat temple but some of the additional temples are just as exciting and unique. I’ll let the photos do the talking…
See the Angkor Wat Day 1 photos here.
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I just arrived after a 12 hour “VIP” bus ride from Sihanoukville up to Siem Reap. Next up will be visits to Angkor Wat but for now I’m going to relax in my hotel for a couple days.
I booked at the Ree Hotel, a quality 4-star hotel with modern amenities for a very reasonable [...]
Koh Ru has been a magical 24 hour slice of relaxed paradise. I arrived via a one hour boat ride from Sihanoukville and got checked in where I was excited to be able to upgrade from a dorm room to my own beachfront bungalow for $13. After dropping my gear in the bungalow I stepped [...]
I’m gearing up to head to the island of Koh Ru, Cambodia tomorrow and I’ve heard it’s a fantastic paradise type island to get away from it all. I arranged a one hour boat ride out to the island for $5 USD and I have a place to sleep for $3 USD when I arrive. The [...]
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I’m on a bus right now on the way to Snooky (Sihanoukville, Cambodia) and very excited to be on the way! The ride should be a total of 4 hours long and my seat is adequately comfortable. The Cambodian driver is wearing a straw hat “white trash style” and talking on his [...]
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Today was a big day. I visited the top four tourist sites in Phnom Penh in one day.
The national museum was a good start and has the largest collection of Khmer (Cambodian) artwork and artifacts in the world. No [...]
Cambodia has been a real treat for me so far. I’ve been relaxing during the days at the restaurants by the river, strolling through the malls in the afternoons and at night hitting all the top venues.
I’ve been really enjoying some of the food here in Cambodia. Their western food is also quite good. Last night, [...]
