Blogs from North, Cambodia, Asia - page 9

From TripAdvisor, of course: You’d think the url=http://www.anrdoezrs.net/links/7876402/type/dlg/sid/TL,TheWorld%27sTopRatedHotelonTripAdvisorCosts%24113aNight,chenk,NEW,ART,653043,201801,I/http://www.tripadvisor.com/TravelersChoice-Hotels-cTop-g1most popular hotel on a site like TripAdvisor would cost you an arm and a leg to stay in. However, travelers looking to experience something truly great will be happy to learn that staying in one of the most well-regarded hotels in the world costs a mere $113 a night. url=http://www.anrdoezrs.net/links/7876402/type/dlg/sid/TL,TheWorld%27sTopRatedHotelonTripAdvisorCosts%24113aNight,chenk,NEW,ART,653043,201801,I/http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g297390-d9514361-Reviews-Viroth_s_Hotel-Siem_Reap_Siem_Reap_Province.htmlViroth's Hotel, located in the center of Siem Reap, url=http://www.travelandleisure.com/attra... read more

I have been fortunate to have visited this wonderful country twice before. What makes it different now? Our friend, Roath, who was our guide on our first trip here, is now a wife and mother of two children. On our last visit here, she was still a single lady and joined us for dinner at the fancy French restaurant in our hotel. Before I tell you more about this interesting and changing city, let me tell you about that dinner. We were staying at the best hotel resort in Siem Reap, and invited Roath to join us. She had never eaten French food before, and was most pleased to be invited to join us. But she was not treated very nicely by the staff. Perhaps they perceived she did not "belong" there, since she was one ... read more

Today was an open day for me. I hadn’t planned anything definite and when I got up this morning I really didn’t know what I would do. I was thinking that I SHOULD make an effort to hire a guide and go see some of the farther temples an hour or more from the city, but then I asked myself, “What do I WANT to do?” My answer was that I wanted to go spend more time at the Angkor Wat temple. The hotel was very accommodating in giving me a late checkout time and arranging for a driver. I could have gotten a guide, too, but I had been to the temple already with a guide and wanted to wander on my own. Also, I wanted to go in from the west, the way it ... read more

Today I explored Angkor Wat and saw two other ancient sites nearby. Angkor Wat is the most famous and deservedly so. It is a mind-boggling big temple and, if that weren’t enough, it is absolutely covered with intricate carving. It was constructed in the AD 1100s as a Hindu temple and also to glorify the Khmer ruler Suryavarman II. Its famous towers rise to a maximum height of 65 meters (213 feet) and by law no building in Siem Reap can be taller. Among the thousands of carved figures are the apsaras, or celestial dancers. But my favorite features are the long carved panels that take up each of the four sides of the temple. I had my guide take a photo of me in front of the panel telling the Hindu myth about Churning the ... read more

Pada rozhodnutie, idem do tych predrazenych chramov (domaci maju vstup gratis). Poziciavam bicykel u sympatickej dievciny cca 20m napravo od ubytka za dva dolare. Vcera zjednavat nik nechcel. Ranajky vybavene v pojazdnom stanku . Doprava v pohode, vsetci jazdia ohladlpune. Predak listok je od komplexu cca 7km . Nebolo treba kukat ani do mapy, stacilo sledovat tour busy a tuktukarov. Parkujem bicykel (nieco ako nasa liberta), zamykam ho a sup ho kupit listok. Kopa okienok, rozdelenych podla toho aky chce clovek vstup (1,3,7) Najviac ludi pri jednodennych listkoch ale vsetko to boli busove tour. Tie uplne mixnute, stary lude, mlady lude (zvacska uk). Idem k poslednemu okienku, tam nikoho. Fotka, vytlacenie listka, platba kartou a hotovo. Cela procedura od odparkovania bicyklu asi 10.min Vstupenka len obycajny papier, ziadne ochranne prvky. Fotka je na vs... read more