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Angkor Wat Guide to Heaven on Earth

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What to do in Siem Reap? The obvious answer to the question “what to do in Siem Reap” is to visit Angkor Wat. This monumental Wat is the largest religious structure in the world and is believed to be the earthly embodiment of Mt. Meru the home of the Hindu Gods. Here is our Angkor …

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Sihanoukville Sunset

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Having spent all day at Otres Beach Sihanoukville’s quiet beach option we found ourselves lounging on Pappasan chairs some 10km away on Ochheuteal Beach in Sihanoukville, hoping for a stunning sunset. It did not look promising.         45 minutes later we were enveloped in a purple glow and then suddenly the sky was dark. …

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Otres Beach Sihanoukville’s Quiet Option

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Sihanoukville is a fairly laid back kind of place, casual enough in fact to be safely referred to as Snook. We loved Snooks’ restaurants and cafes – me because I could stuff myself with lemongrass and ginger scallops BBQ’d in the shell – and Marty because whilst patiently foot tapping in an alfresco jewellery shop …

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Ten Photos from Intriguing Kampot

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At first I named this post Ten Intriguing Photos from Kampot.  Then I realised what I meant to convey was that Kampot itself was Intriguing, not the Photos themselves Per se. Kampot the fourth stop on our Cambodian Itinerary was the perfect break.  It’s peaceful vibe, wide river boulevard, and quirky restaurants and bars made it an …

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Kampong Pluk A Fishing Village on Stilts

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We decided on the spur of the moment to visit Kampong Pluk a fishing village on Tonle Sap some 30 km south-east of Siem Reap in Cambodia. [pinit] During three weeks in Cambodia in 2013 we spent four days in Siem Reap. Our spontaneous decision was made on a day trip to Beng Melea, an impressive ruined …

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Surviving Adversity when Travelling in Bangkok

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I cut my world travel teeth backpacking through the U.K. and Europe in my early twenties. Traveling by myself I learned to communicate with locals, organise my own travel, make friends on the road and have a bloody good time in the process.  In the next four years I traveled overland here and there through …

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Sihanoukville Market or Phsar Leu Market Cambodia

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The business district of Sihanoukville Cambodia where Sihanoukville Market can be found, is on a small hill with the beach areas of Serendipity, Ochheuteal, Sokha, Independence and Victory spread below like a skirt front, while our favorite beach Otres is 5 km away on the outskirts.  Phsar Leu or Market Upper is central in the …

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Fantastic Friday and Cambodian Fish Fillets drying in the Sun

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This Fantastic Friday post is for the many people around the world who eat fish for dinner every Friday. Our noses led us to the next stop on our Tuk Tuk Discovery Tour from Battambang in CAMBODIA.  A roadside shed held wiffy vats of fermenting grey fish while beside them out in the open air, …

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