Baray Reach Dak

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The day before it had been pouring with rain. I’d called and postponed the trip. Now this morning, at 7.15, it still looked like rain, but was temporarily dry. That’s a perk of the wet season here. I called my motorbike taxi friend Rothnak, “We go now OK?”. He came … Read More →


Angkor National Park – part 2

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It’s day two on our three day chronological tour of Angkor. We’ve got a lot to cover. We’re still pre 900 CE. Let’s get going! So we’re refreshed, and looking for more! In 893, King Yasovarman (889-910) moved the capital as we said above. He built the temple on the … Read More →


Angkor National Park – part 1

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OK, we’ve resisted long enough. We’ve always said we’d never do a review of Angkor Wat, or Angkor Thom or the other major temples. We’ve got close. We reviewed Angkor Wat from the outside and Angkor Thom without tourists, but we’ve resisted going to the main tourist drags. We did … Read More →


5 day itinerary

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I’ve had a few people say to me “It’s all very well having all these ideas, but it’s too confusing to make an itinerary from them.” This indeed may be a problem. Siem Reap Post . com offers so much, it’s hard choosing what to do. There is also the … Read More →


Three Hills of Angkor

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“It’s not the getting there, it’s the journey” There were in Angkorian times (and still are) three notable hills in the immediate area of Angkor Wat. To the North East is my much talked about Phnom Bok. Close to Angkor itself is the tourist’s favourite sunset site, Phnom Bakheng. And … Read More →


Sunsets away from the crowds

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We all know sunsets are great times to take photos. In the Angkor area, there are about 5,000 (my guess) tourists, each day who go to Phnom Bakheng to photo the sunset. In this past high season, there were so many, that the authority was closing the hill to late … Read More →


Angkor Wat – from the outside

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Everyone who comes to Siem Reap visits Angkor Wat. It’s the law! Estimates vary, but it’s around a million tourists a year. That’s an awful lot of people travelling to a relatively small temple. For the obvious reason (the reason is the temple is obvious!) we haven’t covered it in … Read More →


Kbal Spean

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Tucked away off the beaten track, some 50 km from Siem Reap, is an unusual sight. Kbal Spean. The name literally means “Bridge Head”. Here you will find the “River of the 1,000 lingas”. Don’t confuse this one with another river in the Kulen mountains by the same name. These … Read More →


Route 66, a temple hike

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We are indebted to Nick from Indochine Ex for this article.He sent it to us and we’re pleased to include it as sent. “Route 66 was the ancient highway connecting the cities of the Angkorian Empire and is still marked on modern day road maps though in reality is little … Read More →


Koh Ker

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As you know, I love finding out of the way temples and exploring them. Particularly when they don’t have the usual crowd of tourists pouring all over them. I’d heard of Koh Ker and finally managed to get a trip out there. This is a remote site, about 120km from … Read More →


Preah Vihear

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Prasat Preah Vihear. It’s a name that people in both Thailand and Cambodia know well. It’s the cause of fighting between the two countries, as both claim it to be their own. It’s right on the border between the two. TECHNICALLY you have to enter from Thailand, but the access … Read More →


Bakong at the Khmer New Year

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Today was the second day of the Khmer New Year. We decided to go to Bakong. My friend said there usually was a party there. He was not joking! Although he said there were notably fewer people than normal, it looked pretty packed to me! He thought the “do” at … Read More →


Angkor Wat at the Khmer New Year

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- Journey to the Back of Bayon I like catchy subtitles. I was thinking about the Back of Bayon all the way home. OK it’s trivial of me. Never (I am sure) in the last 700 years has the back of Bayon seen such a party! I was amazed. Not … Read More →


Phnom Bok

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Phnom Bok, it’s a long walk from Siem Reap. Some walks are fun, some are educational, and some are just long. To walk to Phnom Bok from Siem Reap is a real challenge and a half!! I started at 6 am and got a motorbike taxi to the ticket office … Read More →