Angkor Wat,the largest religious building in the world
Was built as a Hindu temple, was then dedicated to Vishnu and most recently Buddha. Ok enough of the temple photos but this is only the tip of the iceberg!!
Cambodia- Siem Reap & Phnom Penh April 15th 2008 And so straight into the heart of south east Asia... We took a flight from Singapore to Siem Reap in the north of Cambodia and this was where the culture shock really happened. I guess it's been fairly straight forward travelling since we arrived in New Zealand. I'd forgotten what it was like to have to repeatedly say 'No thanks' everytime you walk down the street. The tuk-tuk drivers here are lik ... 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
Any of my past efforts to keep a diary or journal have been pretty poor, but I hope by setting up this page I will have some record of my trip which starts next week. First stop South America, followed by New Zealand, Australia........ full info