Siem Reap at Night

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

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

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. [...]