Cambodia
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So Long Vietnam, Hello Again Cambodia
Good morning from Siem Reap, Cambodia, where we have begun a car ride to the airport and are headed to Bali for the final week of our 8-week journey through Southeast Asia. But before I get ahead of myself with excitement, let’s rewind and pick up where Jeff left off, to recount the middle days…
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Angkor Day 2, Floating Village
Angkor is the area/town where Angkor Wat is located (the first temple we visited in the last post). Temples are often named after the area, city, town, feature, or geography that the temple is located. However, with over 200 temples in the Angkor area, only one, “the” Angkor Wat, got that distinction. Over centuries, Angkor…
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Temple Raiders, Phare Circus
As Andrew mentioned, we had a very early morning rise, with the alarm going off at 3:30 a.m. The goal: watch the sunrise over the 900-year old, famous Angkor Wat temple complex, the largest religious structure in the world (over 400 acres)! The temple is believed to have astronomical significance, since several lines of sight…
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Our First City of Cambodia, Phnom Penh
This post is brought to you by the wonders of Zofran and Imodium. As Jeff mentioned in his last post about Vietnam, leaving Ho Chi Minh City was touch-and-go for me due to a bout of food poisoning. Thankfully, the symptoms subsided around 4 am, allowing me to board our long bus journey to Cambodia,…
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