View from inside Angkor Wat

January 29th 2005
Getting to Siem Reap in Cambodia meant enduring the bus ride from hell. The country's war torn past has left the roads in an unbelievable state of disrepair and the shortage of government funds mean modernisation (or just normal upkeep) is slow to non existant in any area not immediately surrounding the city centres. The trip although terribly bumpy, dusty, hot and allround uncomfortable was sol ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Angkor

Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... ... read more

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Becky Beaton & Richard Buck

Bex and Rich

Well, we are finally going. It may have taken three years to pluck up the courage, but we have finally chucked in our jobs, packed up our worldly goods and tried to fit our lives in two 60 litre packs! In just a few weeks we will be flying out to Calcutta to start a year long trip (or however long the money lasts) covering India, Nepal, South east Asia, Australasia, French polynesia and South America. This Journal is primarily for friends and family to follow our travels but we hope everyone who reads it enjoys the ride! ... full info

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