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By Ava Apollo on November 24, 2010
Angkor Wat, Near Siem Reap, Cambodia, is considered by many to be a wonder of the world. This temple was built in the 12th century by King Suryavarman II, first as a Hindu temple, which has since been converted to Buddhist.
Posted in Cambodia Travel Guide, DESTINATIONS, Features, Guest Authors | Tagged Cambodia Travel Guide, cambodian temples, Temples, Travel Advice, travel video |
By Carrie on November 30, 2009
Christmas is a season for giving and you can make a difference today. Travel bloggers around the world are hosting giveaways in support of an amazing charity fundraising event hosted by Passports with Purpose. Read on to find out how you can help to build a school in rural Cambodia!
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By Carrie on March 30, 2008
April mornings in Cambodia get hot really fast. We were standing on a dusty road in Cambodia waiting for our hired car to arrive and take us from Sihanoukville to the Chau Doc border crossing at Kaam Samnor, Cambodia/Ving Xuong, Vietnam on the Mekong River. Our driver was late as to be expected. Everything works on its own time in South East Asia.
Posted in Cambodia Travel Guide, Travel Advice | Tagged border crossings, Cambodia Travel Guide, Sihanoukville, travel Cambodia, Travel Scams, Travel Vietnam, Vietnam Travel Guide |
By Carrie on December 19, 2007
What’s up with peeing in public in Asian countries? Is there something I’m missing? Is it OK to do this? In Asia, it seems to be common practice. Perhaps peeing in public is preferable to public restrooms. I don’t know. Over here no one seems to bat an eye when someone decides to relieve themselves [...]
Posted in Cultural Travel | Tagged Asia, Cambodia Travel Guide, Cultural Observations, Cultural Travel, Markets, People |
By Carrie on December 16, 2007
After three days of scrambling over the ruins of Angkor’s ancient temples we set off on the next leg of our journey through Cambodia. We decided to continue our journey through Cambodia by land, despite having a rather rough entry into the country at the Aranyaprathet/Poipet border crossing. Land borders always make the best travel [...]
Posted in Cambodia Travel Guide, Travel Advice | Tagged Cambodia Travel Guide, People, Photo Essay, Temples, Travel Journal, Travel Scams |
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 Travel Guide, ESL - Advice for ESL Teachers | Tagged Angkor Wat, Cambodia Travel Guide, jungle trekking, Ruins, Short Stories, Siem Reap, Ta Phrom |
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 Guide, Travel Advice | Tagged Angkor Wat, Architecture, Cambodia Travel Guide, Cultural Travel, Nature, Parks, People, Reflections, Ruins, Temples, Travel Advice, 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 Travel Guide | Tagged Angkor Wat, Cambodia Travel Guide, Cultural Observations, Cultural Travel, Photo Essay, Remote Communities, Siem Reap, Tonle Sap, Travel Advice, Travel Journal, Villages |
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