Category Archives: Cambodia
Cambodia day 13 – Siem Reap
Today we are just relaxing. The weather is gloriously sunny and warm and we walk to the bar area to have some lunch. We return to the Temple Club which serves good food and doesn’t require us to reset the … Continue reading
Cambodia day 12 – Siem Reap
A lazy day. The weather is mostly overcast but warm, with the hot sun breaking through occasionally. We buy the tickets for our flights to Luang Prabang leaving on Saturday and our onward flight to Chiang Mai in Thailand. It … Continue reading
Cambodia day 11 – Siem Reap
We take the early morning bus back to Siem Reap leaving at 8am. From there we plan to fly to Luang Prabang in Laos later in the week. We seem to have travelled hardly any distance before we are pulling … Continue reading
Cambodia day 10 – Battambang
For $12 we hire a tut-tut to take us to an Angkor-period temple 13km outside Battambang. Our driver speaks good English and has an itinerary planned for us. First stop is the bamboo railway. This is probably the most … Continue reading
Cambodia day 9 – Battambang
The weather continues to be hot and sunny and we hire some bikes ($4) and take a ride out into the countryside. It is difficult to spot where the countryside starts and the town ends as houses line the road … Continue reading
Cambodia day 7 – Siem Reap
Hired bikes again today and our first stop is a local barbers to get Andy a hair cut. We then cycle into town to look for a decent internet connection as the one in the hotel is proving very … Continue reading
Cambodia day 6 – Siem Reap
Our temple pass expired yesterday and we are feeling completely ‘templed out’. It’s a shame it isn’t possible to buy an Angkor ticket that allows you to spread three-days sight-seeing over a week rather than having to cram it all … Continue reading
Cambodia day 5 – Siem Reap
We pay Mr Su an extra $15 to take us on the 70km round trip to see Banteay Srei and the waterfall at Kbal Spean, not knowing quite what to expect other than our Lonely Planet bible seems to think … Continue reading
Cambodia day 4 – Siem Reap
Another gloriously sunny and hot day and we have arranged for Mr Su to pick us up at 8.30am for our second day visiting the Angkor temples. Our itinerary includes Preah Khan, Preak Neak Prean, Eastern Mabon, Ta Som, and … Continue reading