Too Cute For Words

Siem Reap is re-making itself as a sort of Hoi An - Khao San Road deal. Both Hoi An in Vietnam and Khao San Rd in Bangkok, Thailand are must-make stops for backpackers. Siem Reap has turned into a low-end tourist destination with the requisite bars, cheap hotels and constant hustles. At night it looks like an amusement park gone bad.

Angkor Wat and Siem Reap

April 11th 2014
My stomach lurched as soon as the curry hit my tongue. Bad chicken. I spit the mealy mouthful back onto my plate and headed for the bathroom, hacking like a fur-balled cat. We were halfway to Siem Reap and stopping for 'lunch' at a restaurant located in a dusty hamlet. We should have stayed on our Giant Ibis bus. Giant Ibis is a relatively new company offering shiny vehicles at slightly higher far ... read more

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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

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