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By Carrie on December 1, 2007
Craig Ferguson’s Photoessay on Angkor Wat deserves a post all to itself. I just dropped by and was treated to the best photos I’ve ever seen of Angkor Wat. Honestly, his photography will take your breath away. Go check it out!
Posted in Cambodia, Photography | Tagged Angkor Wat, Travel Photography |
By Carrie on November 9, 2007
Perhaps it’s the time of day that lend the ruins hidden deep in this jungle a sense of transcendence. It might be the stillness of the jungle or the distant humming of insects. It’s so quiet, I can practically hear the vegetation growing around me. I lay my hands on a towering gentle giant. These [...]
Posted in Cambodia, Writing | Tagged Angkor Wat, banyan trees, Cambodia, jungle trekking, Ruins, Short Stories, Siem Reap, Ta Phrom |
By Carrie on September 20, 2007
There are several ways to see Angkor Wat. Some people start small and work their way up to the colossal grand-daddy of them all, the megalithic structures of enigmatic Angkor Wat. Others start big and work their way down through the smaller and no less beautiful and mysterious smaller temples in the giant park. We [...]
Posted in Cambodia, Travel | Tagged Angkor Wat, Photo Essay, Reflections |
By Carrie on September 17, 2007
With my three day pass to Angkor Wat. It’s almost impossible to post pictures of Angkor Wat. There are millions of images of Angkor available on the web and none of them really do it any justice. Angkor is indescribable…but I’m going to give it a try. The best part of the day to [...]
Posted in Cambodia, Travel | Tagged Angkor Wat, Architecture, Cambodia, Culture, Nature, Parks, People, Reflections, Ruins, Temples, Travel, Travel Journal |
By Carrie on September 9, 2007
“Once in a while it really hits people that they don’t have to experience the world in the way they have been told to.” – Alan Kneightley Hand-carved boats sitting in storage. Believe it or not, our first day in Siem Reap was not spent at the ruins of Angkor Wat. Whenever John and I [...]
Posted in Cambodia | Tagged Angkor Wat, Cambodia, Cultural Observations, Culture, Photo Essay, Remote Communities, Siem Reap, Tonle Sap, Travel, Travel Journal, Villages |
By Carrie on August 21, 2007
Mysteries abound in this strange land as do hidden faces. The stillness of the air at Ta Prohm and the buzzing of the cicadas in the early pre-dawn light left me with a feeling of unease. We were not alone. Miniature sandstone faces at Ta Prohm. Giant tree roots disturb an ancient stone carving at Prasat Ta [...]
Posted in Cambodia, Culture, Photography | Tagged Angkor Wat, People, Remote Communities |
By Carrie on August 6, 2007
Phnom Bakheng was built on a natural rise of 230 feet sometime during the 9th century. Also known as “Strong Hill,” is accessible by a steep stairway and by the Elephant path, which starts off on the left of the stairway. The stairway has been reduced to rubble, hence most visitors opt to visit the [...]
Posted in Cambodia, Travel | Tagged Angkor Wat, Cambodia, Culture, Photo Essay |
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