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An elephant that is used to give rides up the hill to the temple  
   

An elephant that is used to give rides up the hill to the temple

We wouldn't advise taking the elephant ride up the hill to the temple, we got the distinct feeling the elephants aren't into it. We saw one with pussy wounds on it's head from the riders hook.
Oh my Buddha!

December 16th 2006
After a few days spent hanging out in Bangkok with Nicki (and without my husband) shopping, getting facials, massages etc etc we decided we had better get a little intrepid and head on to see the sights in Cambodia. After a mildly confrontational Thai/Cambodia border crossing involving some corrupt border police trying to score an extra few US$ we headed on as part of the infamous Siam Reap bus s ... read more
Asia » Cambodia » North » Angkor

Cambodian Flag 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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