Blog Entries tagged 'angkor'
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- Wat Phra Hin Wanaram@watprahinwanaram Prachuap Khiri Khan province Imagine me driving along the road to Huahin, when I see in the distance this beautiful white Chedi/Temple. I am on a main highway looking for the entrance to what I know will be a treat of Posted by TheJohnsons in Thailand The Johnsons | Mar 2, 2022
- Kbal Spean-“River of a thousand lingas”Kbal Spean is an ancient Khmer site in Phnom Kulen National Park, a remote place located at considerable distance from Siem Reap and the main Angkor monuments. The site stretches out over a length of about 150 meters through the Posted by TheJohnsons in Cambodia | Sep 23, 2020
- Angkor beyond Angkor Wat [center] The Bayon, Angkor Thom[/center] Although Angkor Wat is the most famous sight in Angkor, it is not the only one by any means, despite the fact Posted by ToonSarah in Travel with me ... | Mar 25, 2020
- Siem Reap and Cruising the MekongWe saved the best for last, and made the visit to Angkor Wat this morning and an amazing complex it is. It is a Hindu temple complex and is the largest religious monument in the world, on a site Posted by rpickett in Rusty Pickett, ECC, VTA, LCS, MBA | Feb 23, 2020
- Siem Reap and Cruising the MekongAfter a quiet morning and lunch our group headed out to the Angkor Archaeological Park to start out temple visits. Angkor is one of the most important archaeological sites in South-East Asia. Stretching over some 400 km2, including forested Posted by rpickett in Rusty Pickett, ECC, VTA, LCS, MBA | Feb 23, 2020
- Whats in a Wat So I am sure many people have heard of Wats, be it Thailand (the land of many Wats), or Cambodia, Burma, Laos or any other Buddhist worshipping countries. Actually “Wat” is the word for a Buddhist temple (= a Posted by TheJohnsons in Thailand The Johnsons | Jan 27, 2019
- Sizzling Siem Reap March 11, 2018 We landed at the Siem Reap, Cambodia airport at 930 am and were greeted with hot tropical sun and palm trees. Getting our tourist visas and clearing cu Posted by Casualodyssey in A Casual Odyssey | Mar 18, 2018
- Camboja: estrada para Siem Reap“Nosso povo está na pobreza porque nosso governo nos mantém na pobreza”, disse-me Chak, um dos poucos cambojanos que falavam inglês ao longo da Estrada Nacional 5 – caminho que liga Poipet (cidade que faz fronteira com a Tailândia) a Posted by Neh Guk in DIÁRIO DE VIAGENS | Jul 2, 2016
- People don’t take trips, trips take people.Blog Entry 4 – Siem Reap The Chatuchak Bus Terminal looks like a confusing open-plan mess when you first enter, but if you spend 5 minutes looking around you realise a more accurate term would be organised chaos, with counters for Posted by kay_bramm in GetLost | Sep 29, 2015
- SIem Reap Trip - Cambodia, lovely countryI remember that day when my fiancee talked to me of Cambodia and asked me if I would be interested to live in Cambodia for a year or two. She spent 6 months in Cambodia and loves the country. Cambodia Posted by mk.magloire in Mkmag blog and travel experience | May 28, 2015
- How many Cambodians can you fit in a minivan? 32 hours, over 400km on what I'll dub the worlds longest unmade road and 4 buses later we rolled into Luang Pra Bang in Laos (somehow, as I'm not sure how the tyres stayed on the bus based on the Posted by stuhutchuk in A One Way Ticket To Bangkok | Apr 14, 2015
- Angkor Wat==Angkor Wat== After lunch (it was a good one for me, but thumbs down from my veggie wife) at a local restaurant, we headed off to the destination of the day - Angkor Wat, the largest and most famous temple Posted by arunbaliga in Our Bucket List | Sep 14, 2014
- Bayon Temple - Angkor Archaeological Park==Bayon Temple - Angkor Archaeological Park== The Bayon Temple (Khmer: Prasat Bayon) is a magnificient temple located within the Angkor Archaeological Park, it's distinctive feature being the massive stone faces on it's tower, believed to be those of A Posted by arunbaliga in Our Bucket List | Sep 14, 2014
- Angkor Archaeological Park....part of my backlog clearance activity:) ===Angkor Archaeological Park=== Day after arriving in Siem Reap, we set off early in the morning to explore Angkor ruins, around 6 km north of the town. Angkor Archaeological Park, as it is known today, Posted by arunbaliga in Our Bucket List | Sep 13, 2014
- Say Wat?!? Angkor Wat.We arrived in Siem Reap very early and had to wait until midday to check in. The night bus wasn't great so all of us slept on sofas in the lobby until we were allowed in the room. Another lovely Posted by Libbytes in PhD Celebration Travel | Jun 24, 2014
- Angkor temples This was my second visit to the Angkor temples in Cambodia, the fir Posted by bloorsontour in Bloors on Tour | Jun 27, 2014
- Temples, tuk-tuks and friends[center][/center] If you want to see the whole world, stay no longer than three days at a place. It's not just me says it. I first heard the concept in the Kino’s Journey ser Posted by Zaspirucho in Thoughts from afar | Feb 25, 2014
- Angkor, What?We took a bus from Bangkok’s Northern Bus Terminal Mo Chit to the Cambodian border without much hassle (turn up, buy ticket, buy snacks, get on next departing bus, off we go). Rather than take yet another 3 hour bus Posted by TessAndRach in Asian Adventure | Feb 23, 2014
- Siem Reap and Angkor TemplesOur 6 hour bus journey from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap soon became 9 hours to cover the 300km. It was a long slow journey, but the scenery was good as we winded through the various villages, linked together by Posted by Roaming Rolts in Two Rolts, Two Continents, Two Rucksacks | Dec 18, 2013
- Day 2 - Angkor WatAfter falling into bed exhausted last night at about 8pm, we were up bright (dark) and early at 4am this morning, and decided to go for a walk around the Siem Reap township. There are no street lights in the Posted by MealsEeles in Asian Adventure | Dec 17, 2013
- Siem Reap, Cambodia!!!WARNING - A LOT OF TEMPLES AND A LOT OF PHOTOS!!! We had been told that our mini-bus from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap should take about 6 hours but our driver seemed determined to do it half that! It was Posted by Nick-n-Charlie in Our Honeymoon World Tour | Oct 18, 2013
- My-Son, The Ancient Champa Hindu Kingdom of VietnamI opened the NY Times today and realized that the famous North Vietnamese General Vo Nguyen Giap who threw both the French and the Americans out of his country had passed away. Growing up in India during the Vietnam war Posted by Ramdas Iyer in Ramdas Iyer's- World Traveller Blogs | Oct 6, 2013
- Angkor Wat After a 12-hour journey crossing the border from Thailand into Cambodia, I finally arrived at Siem Riep, the town where the Temples of Angkor Wat are located. I arranged for a tuk tuk Posted by kendallwallace in Wanderlust Wallace | Jan 14, 2013
- Siem Reap Day 2 - Angkor Wat & Angkor ThomIt was a sunny day, but not unbearably hot. It' only 3 to 4 degrees above an almost perfect walking temperature. Our 1st stop of the day was the much anticipated (for almost a decade) of the UNESCO listed Angkor Wat. Posted by FrancisQ in RamBLer WithOUT BorDers | Oct 30, 2011
- If It’s Tuesday - It Must Be CambodiaWe’re on a bit of a package tour at present: Hong Kong on Sunday; Bangkok on Monday and now we’re in the ancient Khmer Kingdom of Cambodia to visit the historic temple of Angkor Wat. Here’s a glimpse of the Posted by Hawkson in Blissful Adventures | Dec 6, 2012
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