Category Archives: Cambodia
Top five Southeast Asian accommodations
Here are our top five favorite places we stayed in Southeast Asia, in chronological order: Old Town Guest House, Melaka, Malaysia 45 ringgit (US$13.61)/night Basic, but clean, this popular guest house was run by a young family out of their … Continue reading
Fresh out of the oven
Probably the greatest legacy left by the French in Cambodia is the baguette. We had a tasty banh mi-like sandwich when we arrived in Phnom Penh, and in Siem Reap our breakfast each morning consisted of a fresh baguette, butter, … Continue reading
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Touring Temples: Day 3
We got a late start on our third and final day of temple touring, which isn’t good when the mercury tops 100 degrees in midday. Nathan paid the most when he decided to do some sketching on a stone pyramid … Continue reading
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In which we learn the complexities of silk production
We had this vague idea that silk came from silkworms, but we knew little else about how these fine textiles were produced. In Isaan, we’d been in the heart of Thailand’s silk industry, yet we’d failed to make it to … Continue reading
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This beer cost 50 cents
Cambodia took the lead for the most affordable brews when we found a mug of the local Angkor available for 70 cents during happy hour at a cafe along Phnom Penh’s Sisowath Quay. Then we did even better in Siem … Continue reading
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Touring Temples: Angkor Wat
We saved our visit to Angkor Wat, the centerpiece of the Angkor temple complex for the afternoon of our second day of temple touring. We successfully avoided the midday sun and timed it to have better light for photos and … Continue reading
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Touring Temples: Day 2
Our second day visiting the Angkor temples started early: sunrise at Angkor Wat. It would be our biggest temple day, but we played it well, hitting four early in the morning, then taking a midday break to avoid the worst … Continue reading
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Carolina as a dancing apsara
The ruins of Angkor are filled with dancing apsaras carved into the stone walls. After seeing so many of them, Carolina couldn’t help but begin to dance as well. You can see the carving she’s trying to imitate over her … Continue reading
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Attack of the killer ants
Halfway through our walk around the walls of Angkor Thom, we came to a Prasat Chrung, one of the shrines at each of the ancient city’s corners. Pausing for the obligatory photo, we suddenly found ourselves being assaulted by an … Continue reading
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