Cambodia

Phnom Penh has been the capital of Cambodia since 1865 and is the largest city in the country with around 2.5 million residents.  We don’t care for large cities, so why are we here?  We are taking a cruise down the Mekong River Read more →

The ancient Khmer Empire, centered in what is now northern Cambodia, lasted from 802 to 1431 and is known historically as the Angkor period.  During this time the majestic monuments of Angkor Wat and Bayon were constructed, along with hundreds of smaller temples, testifying to the immense wealth and power of the empire.  It is these monuments that draw millions of tourists a year. Read more →

Today’s temples were not far away from Siem Reap so it was another day riding in a tuk tuk.  We left the hotel at 7:00am and reached Preah Khan at the 7:30am opening time.  It was not too busy here, so we had a pleasant wander around the ruins. Read more →

Today’s tour was via tuk tuk because the distances were not very far between the temples we chose to visit.  On the advice of our driver, we were picked up at 7am to reach the very popular Ta Prohm temple at the 7:30am opening time.  He suggested this would be the least busy part of the day, which was appealing to us. Read more →

For our second trip to Angkor Archeological Park, we hired a private van to drive us 35km north of Siem Reap to the Banteay Srei temple, one of the most beautiful ancient temples in Asia.  Read more →

Angkor Wat is the largest religious monument in the world and the most significant temple within the Angkor Archeological Park.  It’s probably the most important place in all of Cambodia, worthy of its image on the national flag!  Read more →