Cambodia 6 *Prasat Preah Vihear* 27th May

Lucky I love to live dangerously 🙂 Up and early, a taxi pulls up to the front door of Downtown, and Rocky, an American lady, a couple from Holland and I all pile in – destination = Prasat Preah Vihear Temple   The road from Siem Reap to the base of Prasat Preah Vihear via Anlong Veng, is…

Cambodia 5 *Pub Street Siem Reap* 26th May

This was a day for chillin’.. A sleep-in followed by a late breakfast accompanied by some unexpected news revived my enthusiasm for more adventures.. As I was chillin’ by the pool, drinking my amazing Cambodian coffee, the owner of Downtown came up to me. He had 3 tourists wanting to go to Prasat Preah Vihear…

Cambodia 4 *Angkor Temples 2* 25th May

I got an English speaking guide (US$20) for my second day at the Angkor temples.  I really wanted to know more of the history and symbolism of the temples. Would I pay for this guide again? Probably not.. Choose your guide carefully is all I can say. On my previous visit to the temples I overheard…

Cambodia 3 *Siem Reap Markets* 24th May

Shopping Day at the Siem Reap Markets! We needed to seriously get shopping as Hiroki was leaving to go back to Japan in the evening, so hammocks were on the top of our list!!  We ended up getting 2 hammocks for US$5.. Unbelievably cheap! Can’t wait to try them 🙂 I ended up falling in…

Cambodia 2 *Angkor Temples* 23rd May

We woke up early and found a Tuk Tuk to take us around the Angkor Archeological Park. Angkor Wat lies 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) north of Siem Reap. The ‘Angkor Archeological Park’ includes temples such as Angkor Wat, Bayon and Ta Prohm (the temple made famous in the ‘Tomb Raider’ movie)

Cambodia 1 *Siem Reap* 22nd May

Arrive in Siem Reap via Casino Bus through Poipet..   Upon arriving in Siem Reap we walked towards Wat Bo Road where I had read there were many backpackers. We dropped into 5 different backpackers asking for the price before we eventually settled on Two Dragons for $10/night for a double room with fan. It…