All you can hope for when traveling is to have moments. Moments that you will never forget, when you experience something real and true, when you connect with a place or the people in a place. On my last day in the temples of Angkor I had one of those moments. As I sat reading… [Read more…]
April 6, 2009
April 2nd Scoutt and Annetta landed in Siem Reap at 7:10am, I was waiting at the airport for them with our fantastic Tuk-tuk driver Mr. Tong, and tasty French pastries. It has been Go-Go-Go since then. We spent three days exploring the temples of Angkor. Day One: “The big loop” Up at 6:00, on the… [Read more…]
April 1, 2009
Although the 6 hour bus ride was harrowing at times, I am so glad that I decided to leave Phenom Penh behind and head to Siem Reap a day earlier than planed. I arrived at 4pm, got settled in the guest house I had booked via internet, its a 5 min moto ride from the… [Read more…]
March 30, 2009
“Hello Lady, Tuk-tuk?” is a phrase I have grown to hate in the last three days. It is the call of every tuk-tuk driver when I leave my guest house, attempted to walk down the street, cross the street or leave a restaurant. They are really aggressive and I even had one follow me for… [Read more…]
March 28, 2009
NEWS FLASH: Annetta bought her plain ticket. I got the e-mail confirming her arrival in Siem Reap on the 2nd just before I got on the bus. At 6am this morning my alarm woke me up and by 7 I was on the bus trying to fall asleep to Cambodian Karaoke songs. The six hour… [Read more…]
April 6, 2009
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