Our trip from bangkok to Siem reap went very smoothly compared to some of the horror stories we had read at talesofasia.com. This was probably due in part to the fact that we arranged all of our own travel instead of going with a packaged trip from Khaosan rd, which are supposedly riddled with scams. Read More »
First thing to note about the temples of Angkor is that there’s just so many. Before this trip we, like most of you I assume, had heard of the magnificent Angkor Wat, but we didn’t know of the literally hundreds of surrounding sites and ruins. With this in mind, and intending to save the best Read More »
We begin the day, once again in the trusty hands of Mr Na our tuk-tuk driver but now acting as quasi guide too having saved the $25 today, with sunrise at Angkor Wat. Big crowds here and we’re a little disappointed with the sunrise (it just got lighter) and in ourselves for yet again forgetting Read More »
I love Cambodia and it is, undoubtedly, the best country I have ever traveled in. But I don’t love it because of it’s claim to fame – the astounding temples of Angkor, the site of the Khmer ancient capital. My blog’s title may suggest that I think travelers should opt to skip the temples, but Read More »
