#9- CAMBODIA-Part 1 March 8th 2008 #9- CAMBODIA-Part 1
SIEM REAP, ANGKOR WAT AND TEMPLES
Arrived at night after flying 5 hours from northern end of Chinese empire to the southern end of the Chinese empire. It felt so good not to be wearing a coat, even late at night in open Tuk-tuk (motorcycle with open carriage at back). The first day, very tired, I just took it easy; wandering around the local town (Siem R ... read more
Asia » 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 ... ... read more
FROM CHINA TO KOREA
I have recently returned from two trips to China teaching English and I am about to start teaching again; this time in South Korea. I love travel, especially in Asia and by working there, feel I experience the country more than by just passing thru it.
My previous travels before China were 15 months in North America and Europe in 1975-76 and many South East Asian countries in 1980-81 for another 9 months. After almost another quarter of a century living in Australia, I got the travel bug once again.
This time I decided to do it slightly differently by working. I hear... full info