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Temples of Angkor (8th Wonder of the World)

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 | By jfernandes | Views [4506]

Background to the Angkor Temples Angkor is the ancient capital of the powerful Khmer Empire, which at its height of influence spanned half of Southeast Asia. Many of the 30 or so temples/ruins, which date as far back as 802AD, are set within a 25km ... Read more >

Tags: angkor, temples

More Siem Reap Snippets - Death, damning, departure, and drinking from the tap

Sun, 3 Feb 2008 | By hotnoodle | Views [2186]

On being gently and repeatedly murdered: Every day I spend in Siem Reap I am killed by cuteness. My hostel has balconies overlooking a busy street. Yesterday I was heading down for breakfast and I stood for a moment to watch the traffic go ... Read more >

Tags: People

Leaving Surin and the start of my travels.

Mon, 21 Oct 2013 | By rutha90 | Views [2122]

Quick update since it's been so long since I wrote in here!! My days of teaching have come to an end... It was sad saying goodbye to the kids, and the other teachers I'd been working with. But, I was glad to be out of Surin! I crossed ... Read more >

Tags: border crossings, cooking, khmer, markets, pol pot, relax, tragic

Getting from Thailand to Cambodia

Wed, 1 May 2013 | By magdalena | Views [556]

Arranging our bus from Bangkok to Siem Reap, Cambodia (the town that Angkor Wat is in) was fairly easy. However, we had read ridiculous scam stories about the trip so we were very cautious with the whole booking situation. We read about plenty of scams, ... Read more >

How to Fit 6 People in a Taxi & Charge $6 Each!

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 | By jazz81 | Views [544]

My last few days in Laos dragged out a bit on the Four Thousands Islands, which for me were nothing special. While I enjoyed Laos it didn`t seem to have that magical effect that everyone talks about, I think its more of a case that people are afraid ... Read more >

Phnom Penh, Cambodge

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 | By genebi | Views [544] | Comments [1]

Après la splendeur d’Angkor Wat, nous nous sommes plongés dans une partie très noire de l’histoire Khmer. Nous étions à Phnom Penh, la capitale du Cambodge. Tout d’abord, une petite mise en contexte. Je suis loin de connaître tout les détails ... Read more >

Day 1, Blog 1, take 2

Thu, 2 Jul 2015 | By cameron_mccartney123 | Views [525]

So I had just typed out my first blog just a few moments ago but my page timed out. So to catch yall up with our trip we just landed maybe 12 hours ago after a 30 hour flight with layovers in Doha, Qatar for 7 hours and Ho Chi Min, Vietnam. After we ... Read more >

A Rolling Stone Gathers no Moss

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 | By rtumicki | Views [434]

In the last ten years I have packed up and moved to Saudi twice and once to Oman. Today I am packing my bags and cleaning the apartment to move along once again. The last two final exits I was not sure what I wanted to do, I just knew I needed ... Read more >

Getting used to Pnomh Penh

Sun, 19 Sep 2010 | By loborojo | Views [402]

Alann De Vuyst 5 June 2010 21:06 I moved from a hotel Dara Seng to Capitol Guest House, in an attempt to cut my expenses by half. I inflamed my sciatica nerve by carrying too much bagage. About two hours ago, I ran into a German, ... Read more >

Tags: pnom penh barber budget teaching guest house hote

Cambodian hot-air balloon

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By | Views [204] | Scholarship Entry

After abusing technologies and metropolitan welfare , two years ago I catapulted in the village of Kran Tachan, Takeo province. It should be an experience of voluntary service, it would have to materialize the possibility of helping the next , instead ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

A promise of restoration

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 | By me | Views [188]

The book of Isaiah contains a message that is rich in meaning. Yes it is a book of judgement, but it also points towards hope and deliverance. The other day I stumbled on this passage and thoughts about Cambodia came flooding to my mind. It spoke to ... Read more >