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Meals
What a busy and interesting day. I don't think I've ever had Cambodian food. Thai and Vietnamese, of course, but not Cambodian. Does it have the same heat options as those others? And if so, is it an integral part of the dishes or in sauces on the side?

From Blog: Encountering Cambodia and Vietnam - Angkor, Thursday 2016 February 18

27th December 2016

Cambodian Meals
Cambodian food is very mild, even bland. The greens are the most piquant taste in amok, for instance. The vegetables are absolutely fresh, so the salads liven the palate without spice.

From Blog: Encountering Cambodia and Vietnam - Angkor, Thursday 2016 February 18

15th December 2016

Slow and deliberate
The blessing dance was lovely, and a good reminder that blessings deserve to be delivered deliberately, not slapdash(edly?). Re the temple, I saw a similar flight of steps in Guatemala, which were narrow enough to require the climber to stand sideways while climbing. Apparently this enforced the properly respectful position when approaching the VIPs at the top.

From Blog: Encountering Cambodia and Vietnam - Angkor Wa, Wednesday afternoon 2016 February 17

17th December 2016

Slow
I presume historic Cambodians didn't have size nine feet, either. Probably current Cambodians have small feet, too.

From Blog: Encountering Cambodia and Vietnam - Angkor Wa, Wednesday afternoon 2016 February 17

5th December 2016

Anonymous fish
Ha. And "Whew!" I'm exhausted and it's only lunchtime. And I haven't been trailing around for 4 hours. Well done.

From Blog: Encountering Cambodia and Vietnam - Angkor, Wednesday morning 2016 February 17

28th November 2016

Vivian Brennen
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Cambodia & Vietnam
Enjoyed the interesting blog. My daughter who lives in Toronto, just ran a marathon in Bagan Myanmar and they are on their way to Vietnam. Yesterday morning they took a balloon ride at sunset over the Bagan temples. Anxious to hear how they enjoyed that - have you done that yet? Keep blogging, Vivian

From Blog: Encountering Cambodia and Vietnam - Siem Reap, Tuesday 2016 February 16

27th November 2016

Cowards all
I guess cowardice is relative. I'd consider your solo travel to Cambodia pretty brave, and give you a pass on eating in the hotel. Do the immigration folks at the airport want some help with their wayfinding, do you think? And were all the Cambodians built like those guys on the roof?

From Blog: Encountering Cambodia and Vietnam - Siem Reap, Tuesday 2016 February 16

6th November 2016

Athabasca River
Wow. That's an art-card-worthy shot. Nicely done.

From Blog: Jaunt to Jasper - Thursday 2016 October 6

1st November 2016

A through-truss bridge!
And some wonderful colours, too. Sounds like a marvelous hike, even with (or maybe because of) the surprises.

From Blog: Jaunt to Jasper - Wednesday 2016 October 5

5th November 2016

Bridge Construction
Wow! You know your engineering.

From Blog: Jaunt to Jasper - Wednesday 2016 October 5

24th October 2016

Low bandwidth . . .
. . . of a hotel's wifi is not ideal for viewing photos, but it sounds like a wonderful weekend (?). Always good to have someone pleased to have your patronage, and the mountains are wonderful in any season, although I like fall the best.

From Blog: Jaunt to Jasper - Tuesday 2016 October 4

18th October 2016

Candace
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Lovely
Title says it all. Especially like sculptured moraine and male grouse. What was the speedometer for the hike? LOL!

From Blog: Fall at Moraine Lake

20th October 2016

Lovely
Speedometer! Steady climbing, half up up up and half along the mountainside.

From Blog: Fall at Moraine Lake

18th October 2016

Beautiful
Great shots and evocative prose. Nicely done.

From Blog: Fall at Moraine Lake

20th October 2016

Hikes
Glad you like the staycation blogs. Different feel and reminder of how gorgeous Canada is.

From Blog: Fall at Moraine Lake

17th October 2016

Roy
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Morain Lake
Hi, Judy, great picture of the grouse.

From Blog: Fall at Moraine Lake

20th October 2016

Moraine Lake
Thanks, I am so happy about that grouse picture. Hard to have wildlife in focus!

From Blog: Fall at Moraine Lake

11th October 2016

Ruth
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Castle Mountain
I remember seeing Castle Mountain for the first time since childhood (ie. over 30 years), and being stunned by the view of the battlements - very aptly named.

10th October 2016

Staycations
These short posts on your hikes are a good reminder that there are things to see pretty much right where we are. Not that we all have the Rockies close to hand. Your Tower Lake photo surprised me - I don't associate bog with those mountains, maybe because I've only seen them from the highway.

10th October 2016

Roy
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Castle mountian.
Hi, Judith, nice story and pictures, how long did the hike take to complete? And did you see the site of Silver City?, or the WW1 internment camp. I remember it as Mt Eisenhower. Thanks

10th October 2016

Castle Mountain
Thanks! The hike took about 4 1/2 hours for my sub-group; there were faster hikers who went farther faster. The name change was tried, but too many people persisted in Castle Mountain. Didn't see the sites you mention, possibly because we didn't know to look, at least I didn't. Just a nice day in the woods mainly.