Tag Archives: Angkor Wat

If in doubt, add a UNESCO World Heritage Site to your itinerary

Posted on February 24, 2018 by

We considered many places to visit in Laos. Our traveling companions, Cliff and Ruth, threw in suggestions, and we added more. We’re all slow travelers, preferring to stay in a destination for what seems an inordinately long time to most … Continue reading →

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Your travel happiness depends on them

Posted on May 16, 2015 by

No matter how many travel arrangements we make on our own — we still rely on people we meet along the way to help us out. Our travel happiness depends on them. For example, we stood helpless staring at the … Continue reading →

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A younger point of view

Posted on January 16, 2014 by

In Cambodia, we saw new sights and concentrated on some different activities when our 4 year old grandson, Nick, and his 6 year old brother, Luke, joined us in Siem Reap, Cambodia. As we walked down a market street, Nick … Continue reading →

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Seek out the extraordinary for you. (Lesson 3 for visiting a major site.)

Posted on January 13, 2014 by

We read that, in addition to Angkor Wat, one can visit over 70 archaeological sites in the countryside around Siem Reap, Cambodia.  With so many sites from which to choose, we did a little research and set some priorities for … Continue reading →

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Take your time. (Lesson 2 for visiting a major site.)

Posted on January 11, 2014 by

We know what it takes to get to Angkor Wat.  We traveled halfway around the world at some expense.   So, why race through Angkor in a day?  Lesson 2 for visiting a major site: take your time.  We bought passes … Continue reading →

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Avoid the crowds. (Lesson 1 for visiting a major site.)

Posted on January 8, 2014 by

When we selected places to go on our round-the-world trip, we immediately put Angkor Wat on the list.  We slotted in a two-week stay in the nearby town of Siem Reap, Cambodia.  Turns out over 2 million other foreign visitors … Continue reading →

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They went north, we went south

Posted on January 7, 2014 by

Most visitors get up very early in Siem Reap and head north to see the sun rise at Angkor Wat.  We rose very early and traveled south to see birds in rural fields at their most active time of day.  … Continue reading →

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