Category South East Asia
The Environs Of Siem Reap
What to do on last full day in SR when 80% fit? Rush off to Bayon Temple? Visit the floating islands? How about just taking a tuk tuk to no particular place at all? We chose the leisurely latter and were rewarded with some wonderful memories. Mrs Wilbur, a former English teacher, even gave an […]
Ta Prohm
Before I finally succumbed to the dreaded lurgy, I managed to see half of what has become known as the ‘Tomb Raider Temple’. This is the one that became completely swallowed by nature and has been left part entwined with the jungle, as much for preservation as aesthetics. To remove the trees would cause parts […]
There are wonderful sites and then there are parasites…..
For anybody that was wondering why I had fallen silent on my trip, unfortunately I committed the cardinal traveller’s sin of ingesting some pesky parasites. To be honest, they would have probably floored one of the elephants that I will sadly not now get to get close to in Laos, suffice to say I have […]
Phnom Penh
A few more pics from today (Angkor Wat remains on my bucket list for now despite seeing a scale model at the Royal Palace complex!)
Cambodia
10th October, Day 1 in Phnom Penh. The stunning architecture and colours of the Royal Palace.
