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Off the Beaten Tracks in Angkor Wat and Beyond

Off the Beaten Tracks in Angkor Wat and Beyond

by Aaron Lam | Jun 15, 2019 | Cambodia, Guest Posts, September 2018: Japan

  When I first began to plan my trip to Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia, I knew Angkor Wat was a must for many reasons…a world wonder, impressive in size and rich in history, an architectural feat, a cultural/religious symbol. Not only that, it was a special request...
Why I Move (Pt 2)

Why I Move (Pt 2)

by Cynthia Koo | Dec 18, 2012 | Cambodia, India, Introductions, Introspection, Iran, Post-travel Reflections

I’ve been to more places in the last year than I have been in my entire life. And in another seven days, I will board a plane for my fourth Monsoon in the last year, this time to Eastern Europe, as a third-time veteran of The Monsoon Diaries’...
Battambang

Battambang

by Stephanie Quan | Aug 12, 2011 | Cambodia, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea

Battambang doesn’t have much, but what it does have is a bamboo train- which is really really fun to ride. I first read about this in a Smithsonian article, which is also where I read about that Yangon art gallery (where I ended up participating in a performance...
Angkor What?

Angkor What?

by Stephanie Quan | Aug 9, 2011 | Cambodia, How's the weather?, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea

Is the name of a bar in Siam Reap. If you buy two buckets, you get a t-shirt. I have a t-shirt. Its been raining. Which is nice because it normally happens in the late afternoon, just when the heat is past my level of toleration. It has meant though that I’ve...
Phenom-enal

Phenom-enal

by Stephanie Quan | Aug 6, 2011 | Cambodia, Let me tell you a Story..., Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea, Way Way Off the Beaten Path

defenses up again. haggling again. sleeping in a building that’s about to be torn down. there’s a rave going on outside. got a massage by a blind person… It may just be the place where I’m staying (by the lake, near a cluster of cheap cheap...
Into The Wild

Into The Wild

by Stephanie Quan | Aug 4, 2011 | Cambodia, Summer 2011: From the Middle East to North Korea, Thailand

Not quite the wild, actually. More like into the unknown. Calvin and I parted ways this morning. It was a little sad. He wrote his address in my notebook next to all the other addresses of people, we’ve traveled with. Of course, he pointed out the sentimentality...
Cambodia In A Nutshell

Cambodia In A Nutshell

by Calvin Sun | Jun 19, 2010 | Cambodia, Doctor in the House, Fit for Foodies, How Did You Do That?, Lessons Learned, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Walking Tours

Welcome to Cambodia, a dichotomy worth dissecting; a binary land where diametrically opposed limits of human achievement and human devastation come together. In one minute you’re captivated by the stunningly glorious Khmer civilization both ancient (Angkor Wat)...
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