Category Archives: Siem Reap

Cambodia day 13 – Siem Reap

Today  we are just relaxing.  The weather is gloriously sunny and warm and we walk to the bar area to have some lunch.  We return to the Temple Club which serves good food and doesn’t require us to reset the … Continue reading

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Cambodia day 12 – Siem Reap

A lazy day. The weather is mostly overcast but warm, with the hot sun breaking through occasionally.  We buy the tickets for our flights to Luang Prabang leaving on Saturday and our onward flight to Chiang Mai in Thailand.  It … Continue reading

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Cambodia day 11 – Siem Reap

We take the early morning bus back to Siem Reap leaving at 8am. From there we plan to fly to Luang Prabang in Laos later in the week.  We seem to have travelled hardly any distance  before we are pulling … Continue reading

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Cambodia day 7 – Siem Reap

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

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

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

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

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

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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