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Cambodia day 10 – Battambang

Posted on Tuesday, 09 Dec 2008 by Hattie

For $12 we hire a tut-tut to take us to an Angkor-period temple 13km outside Battambang.  Our driver speaks good English and has an itinerary planned for us.  First stop is the bamboo railway.   This is probably the most … Continue reading →

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Cambodia day 9 – Battambang

Posted on Monday, 08 Dec 2008 by Hattie

The weather continues to be hot and sunny and we hire some bikes ($4) and take a ride out into the countryside.  It is difficult to spot where the countryside starts and the town ends as  houses line the road … Continue reading →

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Cambodia day 8 – Battambang

Posted on Sunday, 07 Dec 2008 by Hattie

We are taking a few days to visit Battambang, the second largest city in Cambodia with a population of some 560,000 people.  It lies 5-and-half hours drive to the north-west of Siem Reap about half way to the Thai border … Continue reading →

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Cambodia day 7 – Siem Reap

Posted on Saturday, 06 Dec 2008 by Hattie

Hired bikes again today and our first stop is a local barbers to get Andy a hair cut.   We then cycle into town to look for a decent internet connection as the one in the hotel is proving very … Continue reading →

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Cambodia day 6 – Siem Reap

Posted on Friday, 05 Dec 2008 by Hattie

Our temple pass expired yesterday and we are feeling completely ‘templed out’.  It’s a shame  it isn’t possible to buy an Angkor ticket that allows you to spread three-days sight-seeing over a week rather than having to cram it all … Continue reading →

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Cambodia day 5 – Siem Reap

Posted on Thursday, 04 Dec 2008 by Hattie

We pay Mr Su an extra $15 to take us on the 70km round trip to see Banteay Srei and the waterfall at Kbal Spean, not knowing quite what to expect other than our Lonely Planet bible seems to think … Continue reading →

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Cambodia day 4 – Siem Reap

Posted on Wednesday, 03 Dec 2008 by Hattie

Another gloriously sunny and hot day and we have arranged for Mr Su to pick us up at 8.30am for our second day visiting the Angkor temples.  Our itinerary includes Preah Khan, Preak Neak Prean, Eastern Mabon, Ta Som,  and … Continue reading →

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Cambodia day 3 – Siem Reap

Posted on Tuesday, 02 Dec 2008 by Hattie

We make an early-ish start leaving about 7:30am for our first day’s excursion to the Angkor temples, capital of Cambodia’s ancient Khmer empire.  Today we visit Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, Ta Prohm.  Whew! That’s a lot of temple and a … Continue reading →

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Cambodia day 2 – Siem Reap

Posted on Monday, 01 Dec 2008 by Hattie

We leave for Siem Reap at 8.30am  a daunting six-hour journey lies ahead  of us.  We are travelling on the Mekong Express and apart from the pick-up being slightly late due to heavy traffic, the service is very professional.  This … Continue reading →

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Cambodia day 1 – Phnom Penh

Posted on Sunday, 30 Nov 2008 by Hattie

We arrived in Phnom Penh yesterday and made our own way to the hotel by tut-tut.  We had missed our free hotel pick up because the bus dropped at the different place and two hours later than advertised.  Oh the … Continue reading →

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