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Asia » Cambodia » North » Siem Reap February 28th 2003

The journey up the Tonle Sap River to Siem Reap should have been a sublime experience. It passes through a lake of immense proportion where upon about half way through you can look both port and starboard and genuinely struggle to see the riverbanks. Stoked by the confluence of the Mekong it's comfortably the largest lake in Indo-China yet it was marred by an act of pure folly. Somehow I lost a camera film in Phnom Phen and it was on this journey that I discovered such. For solace I instead purged my camera film with images of tanks and various munitions at Siem Reap War Museum. I would have probably done so regardless. Russian T-54 tanks are plentiful along with an array of heavy artillery and small arms. In the fore court they even have ... read more

Ankor Wat

Asia » Cambodia » North » Siem Reap January 30th 2003

DMac

The speedboat the next day took us through Tonle Sap - which is a large inland lake formed when the sea pushed back on the river. It is quite amazing and at times you can't see either shore from the boat. I slept a lot on the boat and when we got to Siem Reap about 6 hours later I headed to Smileys guesthouse that was recommended by Kristen. I got a nice room, ate some food and then slept for about 16 hours - Phnom Penh was a great city, one of the favorites on my travels, but it had unbeknownst to me exhausted me. Most people visit Siem Reap so they can explore Angkor Wat - the world famous temples built between 7 and 11 centuries ago and rediscovered only in the last one ... read more

SE Asia - Part 5: Cambodia's Angkor Wat

Asia » Cambodia » North » Angkor January 14th 2003

Angkor 14

Dell Phavero

After returning from the remote jungles of northern Cambodia, a 3 day journey on horrid roads, sick with fever and diarrhea, thinking I was going to die, I arrived in Siem Reap and got some antibiotics to finally kick my recurring Ghiardia. I then spent three amazing days exploring the mind-blowing temples of Angkor Wat. From there it was anotger horrible day's journey on shit roads for an intense return back to Thailand... Nov 28 2002 Left it I did, my guitar, at the Cambodian border. I gave it, indeed, to one of the many begging Cambodian girls who followed me around the border area and shaded me with an umbrella as I walked. No matter how awkwardly I turned or how fast I walked those little girls kept their little friggin umbrellas directly over my ... read more

Lost City

Asia » Cambodia » North » Siem Reap December 22nd 2002

Temple in the background

ATTS

Siem Reap was friendly laid back little down in those days so after breakfast we walked down to the markets near the river it is a hot 35-degree day and we can walk the streets with out the harassment we received in Hanoi. The markets were ok I bought a few bits and pieces and gave a little money to the land mine victims and lunch was pleasant, we returned to the hotel to chill until dinner time. We ventured back to a restaurant bar in the town centre for dinner that night which was apparently a favourite haunt of Angelina Jolie when she was filming Tomb Raider. Mark is sick again, so he decided to return to his hotel while I headed on to a night club, not sure what I expected but old perverts ... read more

One of the many other emples in the area

Kjapp oppdatering

Asia » Cambodia » North » Angkor December 19th 2002

moonwha

En stund siden jeg har skrevet noe naa, men internett-forbindelsen i Cambodia er ikke av de beste. Vel, her kommer oppdateringen. Nick, Dan, og jeg dro ut i PP til en militaerbase, hvor turister kan proeve aa skyte med ekte vaapen for US$20 og oppover. Militaeret i Cambodia er saa daarlig betalt (maanedsloennen ligger paa US$40), at mange baser gjoer dette for aa tjene mer penger. Nick og Dan proevde begge to AK47 (eller noe slikt), og hadde det veldig morsomt. Nick proevde seg ogsaa paa aa drepe Coca Cola bokser med en Colt. Takk og pris ble ingen tilbudt aa drepe hverken kuer eller hoener... eller gaiter... Etter det dro vi ut til 'The Killing Field', hvor Khmer Rouge begravde ofrene sine. Det var virkelig en sterk opplevelse. Midt i staar et monument med hodeskallene ... read more

The temples of Angkor

Asia » Cambodia » North » Angkor December 10th 2002

Angkor Wat sunrise

theRedRiver

Cambodia was my first experience as a solo traveler. In December 2002, I was on a business trip in Sai Gon and decided to take a bus to Phnom Penh, spend a day there, then head to Siem Reap to see the Angkor temples. The road from Bavet border gate to Phnom Penh at the time was not improved yet, thus the road condition was very bad and it took us almost a day to get to Phnom Penh. The bus stopped at Capitol guest house in Phnom Penh. We could book a tour to the Killing Fields and S-21 prison through their services. There were 3 different times per day for the tour, so it was convenient for the tourists to choose any time they like. Next morning I bought a ticket to Choeung Ek ... read more

Kids with guns....

Asia » Cambodia » North » Siem Reap February 9th 2002

Trousers

2 weeks in Cambodia, shooting off guns... read more

Cambodia

Asia » Cambodia » North » Battambang May 14th 2001

Abs and Lizzie

The boat brought us to Phnom Penh at about 3pm and we met a lovely tuk tuk driver. He took us around a couple of guesthouses and we finally settled on Okay guesthouse. After checking in we went for a mooch around the city, stopping off at a restaurant along the riverside for a couple of fruitshakes. Phnom Penh is a busy city from the locals point of view but we found that, compared with Vietnam it wasn't so busy on the tourism front. The following day our tuk tuk driver picked us up and took us to see the S21 prison and the Killing fields from the Pol Pot regime. The prison is where they used to torture and question people but all but 14 ended up being taken to the Killing Fields where they ... read more

Brief history of Cambodia

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 ...more history

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