29. The Churning of the Ocean of Milk

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December 21st 2007

Published: January 27th 2008

(N) Visiting Angkor Wat is something many people have on their travel wishlists, not least because of its recent shortlisting to be one of the new seven wonders of the world. But it's not as easy as just turning up, seeing the temple and then going for a sundowner, no sir. Because there is more than just one temple. Many more! Designated a world heritage site by UNESCO, the Angkor Archaealogical... Read Full Entry

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Paula & Nick Rowlands

Charmita and Olarse

Paula - Here we are fulfilling a long-held dream of travelling the planet. Through our travelblog have fun joining us along the way! Nick - these are a couple of quotations that I picked up along the way: "In German, there is a word, Kunstlerschuld, which means "artist's guilt", the emotion a painter feels over his frivolity in a world in which people work in a rut that makes them gloomy. Perhaps there is also a sort of traveler's guilt, from being self-contained, s... full info

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23rd March 2008

phil heaton
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Saw your Site
Sawatdee Nick and Paula, good to read your site (via Huw), very well composed and informative, with some great pics. A mate of mine (tourism/landscape consultant) wrote the conservation strategy for Angkor some years ago, so it was interesting to read your experience of the place. You seem to be having a pretty busy time, wonder what you thought of Thailand at New Year? I think it has gone to the dogs, too much decadence (and not just excesses by the tourists, the Thai forestry department sold all the islands for big cash). Stay safe, keep enjoying the trip, keep taking the pics, think of all us rat racers behind our desks with the arctic winds blowing outside! Best wishes Phil

7th October 2010

K Narayanan
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Hi Nice blog. I would just like to add som more information. Hindus believe that Elephant God Vinayaka should be first invoked and prayed before starting anything new. The asuras and the devas did not do so in this case and hence faced many hurdles. When they realise this they hurriedly made an idol of Vinayak using the froth from the ocean. This idol is now believed to be in the temple at Thiruvalanchuzhi near Kumbakonam. follow this link for details on the temple http://rajamala.wordpress.com/2010/02/20/thiruvalanchuzhi-vellai-pillayar/ I have also written about a lot of other temples in that region. Please do visit my site and offer your comments.

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