by Aaron Lam | Jun 15, 2019 | Cambodia, Guest Posts
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...
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...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 19, 2010 | Cambodia, How's the weather?, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, What Dreams May Come
Now playing: John Williams – Indiana Jones Main Theme. Angkor Wat and its surrounding temples may be all tourist attractions, but they’re a few levels higher than your average Disney World fare. But nothing beats a 1 and a half hour tuk-tuk drive up...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 18, 2010 | Cambodia, How's the weather?, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
Day 1 at Angkor Wat: We continue our journey from Angkor Wat to Angkor Thom, where again I couldn’t help recall references to Myst: I just had to get that out. Lonely Planet says that Bayon in Angkor Thom is one of the...
by Calvin Sun | Jun 17, 2010 | Cambodia, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
Last moments in Phnom Penh: We got up at 5 am and booked a cab to the Phnom Penh airport. There, a solitary Cambodian Air propeller-plane was waiting for us and maybe 10 other passengers: Flew over a pretty giant lake, so big I had to look it up on a...
