Cambodia
Southeast Asian Odyssey '24, part three
Well, and here we are, in Siem Reap: dormitory to Angkor Wat. Which, let’s face it, is the reason to come here, owt else being a bonus. Just returned from the National Museum, where we got just a taster – a wonderful three or four hours spent in the company of ancient beauty and genius. Really looking forward to the real McCoy, and points beyond – mostly Phnom Penh and a bit more islanding.
Great song by The Dead Kennedys, always comes to mind when I think of Cambodia. Which, to be fair, isn’t often.
Anyway, with that dealt with, our last day in Thailand/first in...
Everyone says you need three days for Angkor Wat, and after reading up about it that sounds about right, so that’s what we plan to do.
With five days/four nights booked here,...
Forgive the gag, but I was in poor shape when we set off in the tuk tuk this morning. Aftermath of a night spraying rusty water in the great white telephone. I said to Virle, I’m...
After my earlier grumbling about lack of monkeys, we’re so over it that when Virle saw a young Aussie getting excited about something in a tree, only to discover it was a monkey,...
It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t what we’d been hoping for.
Though it could have been worse. We’d been monitoring the weather, hoping for a promising day, but the...
And in between, this.
And more this. And more this. And seven hours on the bus to look at it, with nothing to distract from some rather downbeat ruminations. Caveats first. We’ve...