Tag: Siem reap

Siem Reap: there was more!

For our third and final day in Siem Reap, our hotel booked us a car and driver (US$70/day) for a trip to the reclining Buddha atop Kulen Mountain in Phnom Kulen National Park. Tuk-tuks can't handle the steep grade so we piled into the well-worn Lexus for our two-hour journey. Used or stolen cars such as … Continue reading Siem Reap: there was more! →

Angkor Wat & other wonders of Siem Reap

Coming face-to-face with the horrors of Cambodia's communist genocide at S21 was a straitening experience. Nonetheless, we left Phnom Penh in an optimistic mood; it's an interesting city and we'd like to spend more time there. Our visit to Cambodia had been an afterthought to our Vietnam plans -- "while we're so close..." -- but … Continue reading Angkor Wat & other wonders of Siem Reap →