Looking up at Bayon - Angkor Thom

Late Nights and Seeing Sights in Siem Reap

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March 23rd 2008
We arrived in Bangkok just after 2pm. Touched down at the impeccably clean and ultra modern Suvarnabhumi International Airport. Got a taxi to our guest house which was great and spent a few fantastic days in Bangkok. We didn't spend too long here as we are returning in a couple of months, and made plans to travel to Siem Reap in Cambodia for Tuesday 11th March. Took an early mini bus to the Tha ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Siem Reap

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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