Banteay Srei, Ta Prohm, and Ta Keo
Banteay Srei I'm so torn about Banteay Srei. It takes over an hour to get to by tuk tuk, it costs a lot (admission is included with the Angkor Pass, but the tuk tuk costs $25 for the day because it's far away), and it's relatively small. And especially now that you can't walk in [...]
Church in Siem Reap
We looked on Mormon.org for the times and location of the church here in Siem Reap, and it had an address, but no meeting times. We didn't want to miss it, so we guessed 10am, but to be sure, we rode our bikes over at 9am. Fortunately, the building (which is actually just a rented [...]
Siem Reap at Night
Other than the new safety precautions, the temples seem to have stayed pretty much the same over the last decade. Siem Reap, however, is completely new. And it's great. Eleven years ago, Siem Reap had one major hotel, the Intercontinental, and a lot of guest houses. Now there are literally hundreds of really nice hotels, [...]
Angkor Grand Tour
We hired a tuk tuk this morning to take us on the grand tour of the temples of Angkor. Basically, there are hundreds of ruins in the area, a few dozen of which are major complexes. These are organized into two paths, the Small Tour and the Grand Tour. It really just depends on how [...]
Angkor Wat on Bikes
We had a lazy morning because we've been traveling for over two months now and sometimes you need lazy mornings. It can't all just be go go go. We got out around noon and rented bikes: $1/day. Not bad. We rode down to the old market to check out the deals and what have you. [...]Welcome to our blog!
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