Tuk-Tuk from Airport

Shabbat in the Wat

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December 28th 2008
We arrived into Siem Reap and we could tell that this would be a different kind of place. The airport architecture is like that of a Khmer temple. There are Buddha sculptures greeting you at Custums. Mark found our name (or my name, since I was the one who made the reservation) on a print-out waving in the air. We followed a man who would drive us to the hotel. I thought a car, a pick-up truck, or ... 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