Yangon, Myanmar
We arrived in Yangon early evening yesterday, and it didn’t take long to settle very comfortably into our swish hotel, The Strand. It is definitely one of the poshest places Continue Reading →
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Final day in Siem Reap, temple touring
This morning was not quite the early start of yesterday (sunrise at Angkor Wat: mission complete!). We drove out of town to see the unrestored temple Beng Mealea – the Continue Reading →
Sunrise at Angkor Wat and other temples
Prepare yourself, readers – this is a big day of temples. But unlike the loud, obnoxious voices of complaining overweight white guys of a certain age with their slim, young Continue Reading →
Siem Reap and Angkor Wat
Today we began our 3 day tour of the area, and we hit the ground running with a visit to Angkor Wat to kick us off. Our guide, Sopheap, and Continue Reading →
Goodbye Jahan Cruise, Hello Siem Reap
Didn’t sleep in. Packed our stuff ready to board our bus for our very long trip to Siem Reap. Many were not particularly impressed with the quality of the bus Continue Reading →
Jahan River Cruise Day 4
Our first stop of the day was at Wat Hanchey. We were given the choice of walking the ‘easy walking way’ to the top of this hill via a path Continue Reading →
Jahan River Cruise Day 3
Our well mannered and charming sales people of the ‘silver village’ were no preparation for the weaving village on the island of Chong Koh. This sell was particularly intense – Continue Reading →
Jahan River Cruise Day 2
Am presently falling in love with river cruising. With none of the pitching of open water sailing, and still the convenience of unpacking once and waking up in a different Continue Reading →
The Jahan River Cruise Begins
Preparation to move on began at about 6am this morning – leaving The Pavilion Hotel in Phnom Penh and joining the cruise aboard the Jahan to Siem Reap. I was Continue Reading →
Phnom Penh & the Killing Fields
The day started a little earlier than expected – thinking the clock said 6:30am when first waking, then laying there a little longer before getting up, proved even earlier when Continue Reading →