by Brian Ciccotelli | Dec 7, 2013 | Asia, Cambodia, Siem Reap
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, [...]
by Brian Ciccotelli | Dec 7, 2013 | Asia, Cambodia, Siem Reap
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 [...]
by Brian Ciccotelli | Dec 6, 2013 | Asia, Cambodia, Siem Reap
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. [...]
by Brian Ciccotelli | Dec 5, 2013 | Asia, Bangkok, Cambodia, Siem Reap, Thailand
I've never really considered myself a backpacker. And part of not being a backpacker is that we value time a little more than money. For example, we'd rather pay a little more for a 2-hour flight than save $20 by taking a 7-hour bus. I've crossed a lot of borders, but none in Asia. We've [...]