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…

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…

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)