This is an XML content feed of journal entries and reviews that have recently published by RealTravel members within Siem Reap. Use one of the buttons on the right to add this feed to your feed reader. tag:realtravel.com,2005:52953 RealTravel members http://realtravel.com/images/logo-for-feeds.jpg (c) 2006 RealTravel.com 2008-04-13T10:30:49Z 340066http://www.feedburner.comThis is an XML content feed of journal entries and reviews that have recently published by RealTravel members within Siem Reap. Use one of the buttons on the right to add this feed to your feed reader. tag:realtravel.com,2008-04-13:6846760 2008-04-13T10:06:05Z 2008-04-13T10:30:49Z Four Explore http://realtravel.com/member-m5199332-four_explore.html <p>a entry by Four Explore from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-cambodia-reviews-hotels-d52953.html">Siem Reap, Cambodia.</a></p> <p></p><p>By Dan</p><p>Oh, yeah, there are some temple things near Siem Reap, right? Angkor Wat, etc.? That’s why we went there, right? Yep, and they were very cool. OK, here’s the long awaited description. . . .</p><p>First, some background. The area around Siem Reap was the capital of the Khmer Kingdom off and on for about 400 years, from the 9th through the 13th centuries. Various kings wanted to build their own cities, and the associated temples, and devoted enormous resources in the form of artisans and laborers to do so. At its height, there were a million people living in the area. Compare ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j6846760.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_n-tO.xEPis7Iti-uYizd4zZI2r4_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/n-tO.xEPis7Iti-uYizd4zZI2r4_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_n-tO.xEPis7Iti-uYizd4zZI2r4_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=n-tO.xEPis7Iti-uYizd4zZI2r4_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsiem_reap-journals-j6846760.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j6846760.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-04-08:6824495 2008-04-08T10:53:22Z 2008-04-08T10:53:22Z Four Explore http://realtravel.com/member-m5199332-four_explore.html <p>a entry by Four Explore from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-cambodia-reviews-hotels-d52953.html">Siem Reap, Cambodia.</a></p> <p>By Dan</p><p>. . . The Siem Reaper, that is, as in Siem Reap, the Cambodian city that is home to one of the world’s most amazing collections of temples. Angkor Wat and its companions were high on the list of things I was most excited to see and do and experience when we left on this trip, and Christina and I grew increasingly excited as we got closer. (To heighten the anticipation, I’m going to save my description of the temples for a separate blog entry. Read on, for a description of Siem Reap and the rest of the things we did there.)</p><p>First we had to get from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap. ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j6824495.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_gT0qKihSkTrj37clkPSWjZjHDQs_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/gT0qKihSkTrj37clkPSWjZjHDQs_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_gT0qKihSkTrj37clkPSWjZjHDQs_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=gT0qKihSkTrj37clkPSWjZjHDQs_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsiem_reap-journals-j6824495.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j6824495.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-04-01:6788930 2008-04-01T11:16:21Z 2008-04-01T13:15:14Z Hollie & Richard http://realtravel.com/member-m6515486-hollie__richard.html <p><em>"When we came to leave the exit had a gate across it and was padlocked so we couldn't get out."</em></p> <p>a entry by Hollie &amp; Richard from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-cambodia-reviews-hotels-d52953.html">Siem Reap, Cambodia.</a></p> <p>Our one-day stop in Bangkok was actually more like 2 because we had a late flight to Phnom Penh (Cambodian Capital) but we just spent most of the day writing to you lovely people before catching a bus to the airport in the afternoon. Our flight got in at 7.30pm and after sorting out visas and clearing customs we went in search of some cash! The cash machine in the airport would only give out US Dollars so we found one outside, which was the same so we decided to just get out Dollars and try using them! We soon realised that the Dollar was more widely used than the Cambodian Riel, or at ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j6788930.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_gmGAAzvDu8iR64rZVfw1pofRge8_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/gmGAAzvDu8iR64rZVfw1pofRge8_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_gmGAAzvDu8iR64rZVfw1pofRge8_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=gmGAAzvDu8iR64rZVfw1pofRge8_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsiem_reap-journals-j6788930.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j6788930.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-03-05:3867000 2007-03-05T02:41:25Z 2008-03-13T16:22:36Z Un Petit Tour http://realtravel.com/member-m2516035-un_petit_tour.html <p>a entry by Un Petit Tour from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-cambodia-reviews-hotels-d52953.html">Siem Reap, Cambodia.</a></p> <p>Arrivée donc en bateau... Là, on est attendus par un touk-touk qui doit nous amener à notre guesthouse, dommage, c'est un 2 places et on est 3 avec 3 gros sacs à dos... Mais comme d'hab.., quand y a plus de place, y en a encore ! C'était folklo ! (On est bien rentrés à 4 sur une moto à Phnom Phen !)</p><p>Siem Reap, c'est quand même très touristique (des milliers de touristes viennent visiter les temples d'Angkor tous les jours!), et moi qui en avais jamais entendu parler... Donc tout est fait pour les touristes (même les prix!) et on y trouve tout ce qu'on veut, mais c'est quand même très ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j3867000.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_x-4mZlvJRUbvyCB-7JkrYabT6IE_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/x-4mZlvJRUbvyCB-7JkrYabT6IE_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_x-4mZlvJRUbvyCB-7JkrYabT6IE_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=x-4mZlvJRUbvyCB-7JkrYabT6IE_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsiem_reap-journals-j3867000.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j3867000.html tag:realtravel.com,2008-03-08:6662356 2008-03-08T09:50:15Z 2008-03-11T13:08:12Z gavngailstrail http://realtravel.com/member-m4884346-gavngailstrail.html <p>a entry by gavngailstrail from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-cambodia-reviews-hotels-d52953.html">Siem Reap, Cambodia.</a></p> <p>It must have had something to do with just spending a week at the beach that we decided to splash out $10 and stay at a guesthouse with a pool, whilst we stayed in Siem Reap.</p><p>It was hard to get our bearings from the last time we visited 5 years ago, as this was probably the place where you could see just how tourism has made its mark on the area. Last time we were in Siem Reap there was a handful of bars and restaurants to choose from, now every building that lines the streets of the old market area has been converted to one, the place comes alive at night.</p><p>The biggest attraction ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j6662356.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_y4mKpYtvLChhG-xI51ctk8tl9Kk_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/y4mKpYtvLChhG-xI51ctk8tl9Kk_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_y4mKpYtvLChhG-xI51ctk8tl9Kk_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=y4mKpYtvLChhG-xI51ctk8tl9Kk_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsiem_reap-journals-j6662356.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j6662356.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-12-30:6280301 2007-12-30T11:02:44Z 2008-02-10T10:31:39Z Smasha http://realtravel.com/member-m4756378-smasha.html <p>a entry by Smasha from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-cambodia-reviews-hotels-d52953.html">Siem Reap, Cambodia.</a></p> <p>When we arrived Reena went to check the room out to make sure it was ok. We had been recommended this hotel at the one from Battambang. We liked it so checked in and breathed a sigh of relief to be out of that taxi. We had some tea in the room while we sorted ourselves out. We had laundry to give in and a plan to make for visiting Angkor Wat the next day. We discussed what we were going to do, made a list, showered and went to talk to the receptonist. We then went out for dinner at Sawasdee Food Garden. We got a tuk tuk there as it was a fair bit to walk and was on the othersideof the river. ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j6280301.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_AOZL977TIUWc1cZmIQxtO3yffHA_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/AOZL977TIUWc1cZmIQxtO3yffHA_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_AOZL977TIUWc1cZmIQxtO3yffHA_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=AOZL977TIUWc1cZmIQxtO3yffHA_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsiem_reap-journals-j6280301.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j6280301.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-12-14:6191810 2007-12-14T10:22:44Z 2007-12-14T10:49:09Z kate n adam in nam http://realtravel.com/member-m6176873-kate_n_adam_in_nam.html <p>a review of Angkor Wat, a thing to do in <a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-cambodia-reviews-hotels-d52953.html">Siem Reap, Cambodia</a>.</p> <p>Being here is a million more amazing than any photo could be - it's unbelievable that these people managed such a feat 800 years ago. It's not just the hundreds of tonnes of stone that were carted in by elephants, or the huge moats that were dug before dredging was invented, or even the enormity of the place. It's the intricacy of the stone carvings, the immaculate detail spreading from the floor, through every wall, up to the ceilings and even covering the spires of the wats.</p><p>The constant hubub of locals trying to sell you stuff does detract a little from the experience, but it is so ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-reviews-a6191810.html">[Read full review]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_z1YqKv1T6Lw3oFG9E.M-OnKg3S4_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/z1YqKv1T6Lw3oFG9E.M-OnKg3S4_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_z1YqKv1T6Lw3oFG9E.M-OnKg3S4_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=z1YqKv1T6Lw3oFG9E.M-OnKg3S4_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsiem_reap-reviews-a6191810.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-reviews-a6191810.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-12-14:6191882 2007-12-14T10:49:08Z 2007-12-14T10:49:08Z kate n adam in nam http://realtravel.com/member-m6176873-kate_n_adam_in_nam.html <p><em>"Huge trees grow straight out of the stone walls and crumbling towers of this mossy-covered establishment."</em></p> <p>a entry by kate n adam in nam from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-cambodia-reviews-hotels-d52953.html">Siem Reap, Cambodia.</a></p> <p>Some people take a leisurely week to discover Angkor Wat and the surrounding temples, but we decided to take it all in in just one day.</p><p>Hiring a tuk tuk guide, we set off from Shadow of Angkor at 8am - already, the main entrance was beginning to pack out with tourists of all nationalities - Japanese, Korean, Chinese, French, Germans, Americans, Canadians, Thais and a handful of locals.</p><p>We began at the central collection of temples dotted around Angkor Thom. By far the most impressive is the Bayon, built by King Jayavaraman VII as his state temple. It contains endless numbers of ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j6191882.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_3e6CyULaXnzF30cvfMfTXk64JLA_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/3e6CyULaXnzF30cvfMfTXk64JLA_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_3e6CyULaXnzF30cvfMfTXk64JLA_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=3e6CyULaXnzF30cvfMfTXk64JLA_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsiem_reap-journals-j6191882.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j6191882.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-11-27:6081412 2007-11-27T11:57:22Z 2007-11-29T14:45:44Z jcdaggettco http://realtravel.com/member-m5727400-jcdaggettco.html <p><em>""simply a beautiful country with lovely people""</em></p> <p>a entry by jcdaggettco from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-cambodia-reviews-hotels-d52953.html">Siem Reap, Cambodia.</a></p> <p>Guess I need to catch you all up.</p><p>On the 26th, Cindy Sinsap, Carrie and I visited the Elephant museum in Bangkok. It was amazing as everthing seems to be here. Some of you may know that elephants are quite important to the Thais and have played a major role in their history. The elephant is also mystical/religious in nature as well and has been revered as an important symbol. My limited understanding probably "butchers this pretty well", but suffice it to say that the museum was just beautiful.</p><p>We saw thousand year old artifacts from the Thai culture inluding pots, vases, ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j6081412.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_dguFVyzD3AV0G-KhH7vajShYy8s_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/dguFVyzD3AV0G-KhH7vajShYy8s_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_dguFVyzD3AV0G-KhH7vajShYy8s_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=dguFVyzD3AV0G-KhH7vajShYy8s_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsiem_reap-journals-j6081412.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j6081412.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-11-26:6075538 2007-11-26T16:16:58Z 2007-11-26T16:20:16Z Mike23 http://realtravel.com/member-m5870937-mike23.html <p>a entry by Mike23 from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-cambodia-reviews-hotels-d52953.html">Siem Reap, Cambodia.</a></p> <p>From Koh Chang we had paid for a bus trip too the border of Cambodia, a place called Aranya Prathdt! But after arriving at the border early, and the thought that we were getting hustled by the tourist information person we decided to try to make a push for the border itself and then on to Siem Reap! (Our first destination inside Cambodia!) And it was at this point that things took a turn from bad to worse!</p><p>Some how we managed to separate ourselves from the other back packers we were sat with after the bus had dropped us off and end up in a mini van that took us to what we were told was ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j6075538.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_XbJP5JMqDwi9hfxbZb2WCJwZwqk_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/XbJP5JMqDwi9hfxbZb2WCJwZwqk_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_XbJP5JMqDwi9hfxbZb2WCJwZwqk_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=XbJP5JMqDwi9hfxbZb2WCJwZwqk_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsiem_reap-journals-j6075538.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j6075538.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-11-16:6011633 2007-11-16T11:46:40Z 2007-11-20T14:24:37Z Wandering Spaulls http://realtravel.com/member-m2041942-wandering_spaulls.html <p><em>"Amazing Ruins, Amazing People"</em></p> <p>a entry by Wandering Spaulls from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-cambodia-reviews-hotels-d52953.html">Siem Reap, Cambodia.</a></p> <p>Note:We aren't in the habit of doing this but we had such a great experience in Siem Reap with our superb Tuk Tuk driver that we want to preface this blog entry with a recommendation, in the strongest terms, for future travellers to use him too. Pin Pao (his first name is Pao - pronounced 'pow') can be reached on his Cambodian mobile at 012 203472 or on pinpao6117@hotmail.com - although he doesn't get the chance to check this every day so the mobile is better. We used his service for all three days we were in town and found him to be the perfect companion and advisor on all things local. Do ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j6011633.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_Tfn.Ug.tSjdeTZbaxFfKs5kNulg_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/Tfn.Ug.tSjdeTZbaxFfKs5kNulg_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_Tfn.Ug.tSjdeTZbaxFfKs5kNulg_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=Tfn.Ug.tSjdeTZbaxFfKs5kNulg_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsiem_reap-journals-j6011633.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j6011633.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-11-17:6021896 2007-11-17T23:21:33Z 2007-11-20T10:27:08Z Obsessive Empress http://realtravel.com/member-m5953631-obsessive_empress.html <p><em>"the massive amount of attention my little rock star “Barang” gets"</em></p> <p>a entry by Obsessive Empress from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-cambodia-reviews-hotels-d52953.html">Siem Reap, Cambodia.</a></p> <p>Okay so back and forth over the last few days as I have totally lost track of time. On the second day we also visited the Prey Chrouk School, school was a bit scattered as the kids sort of had the week off due to celebrations on Saturday. The visit to the school was the first time that F2 got an overdose of the rock star like attention he is getting while in Cambodia. The children point and smile and hear the word we will continually hear over these last few (and probably continuing days) “Barang”, Lonely Planet guidebook has this listed as foreigner however our Khmer guide says it actually ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j6021896.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_QaISvlWqx3EHWJwTPP2Ciu9-QXU_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/QaISvlWqx3EHWJwTPP2Ciu9-QXU_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_QaISvlWqx3EHWJwTPP2Ciu9-QXU_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=QaISvlWqx3EHWJwTPP2Ciu9-QXU_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsiem_reap-journals-j6021896.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j6021896.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-11-20:6032963 2007-11-20T09:11:39Z 2007-11-20T09:11:39Z Susannah http://realtravel.com/member-m5751796-susannah.html <p><em>"...we were physically pulled from pillar to post..."</em></p> <p>a entry by Susannah from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-cambodia-reviews-hotels-d52953.html">Siem Reap, Cambodia.</a></p> <p>After a very bumpy 6 hour bus rider to Siem Reap, we arrived in the bus car park to haords of Cambodians trying to get our business. As we pulled up, about 40 men were banging on the windows showing us names of their guesthouses. We got off the bus to be physically pulled from pillar to post. I went for the bags, which they had already started lifting off the ground and i had to shout at them to 'leave the bags alone'. They were all crowding round us when we just jumped in one of their Tuk-Tuks to get the hell out of there!!! Some of the men were shouting at us, saying 'why you not take ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j6032963.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_KYwAPAeZ9g8m02Muxt.lCH.mupA_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/KYwAPAeZ9g8m02Muxt.lCH.mupA_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_KYwAPAeZ9g8m02Muxt.lCH.mupA_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=KYwAPAeZ9g8m02Muxt.lCH.mupA_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsiem_reap-journals-j6032963.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j6032963.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-11-05:5932872 2007-11-05T08:33:00Z 2007-11-06T10:28:52Z BritishJen http://realtravel.com/member-m5034187-britishjen.html <p>a entry by BritishJen from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/angkor-cambodia-reviews-hotels-d73870.html">Angkor, Cambodia.</a></p> <p>For the last day at the temples, Steve and I decided we wanted to explore some of the temples that were further out, which required hiring a car. I was picked up at 9am and then collected Steve and Lou, who decided to join us. Erik and Frank had opted to get up for the sunrise and so had decided to relax for the rest of the day.</p><p>Our first stop was to the Land Mine Museum, which was small but interesting. The main focus was on a man, Akira, that as a child had laid hundreds of mines, but now dedicated his life to deactivating mines. To date, he has deactivated over 50,000. He also helps ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/angkor-journals-j5932872.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_fm6oebT1dodh.bfGYPKNeK0HU0Q_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/fm6oebT1dodh.bfGYPKNeK0HU0Q_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_fm6oebT1dodh.bfGYPKNeK0HU0Q_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=fm6oebT1dodh.bfGYPKNeK0HU0Q_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fangkor-journals-j5932872.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/angkor-journals-j5932872.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-11-05:5932561 2007-11-05T07:50:36Z 2007-11-05T08:03:06Z BritishJen http://realtravel.com/member-m5034187-britishjen.html <p>a entry by BritishJen from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/angkor-cambodia-reviews-hotels-d73870.html">Angkor, Cambodia.</a></p> <p>The next day Erik, Frank and Lou picked me up at 9am. Our first stop was to one of the gates of Angkor Thom which was pretty impressive. As we headed up to the gate, we had to cross a bridge that was on top of a moat. The bridge was flanked on either side by a long line of guard statues, each with a different head. The top of the gate had four faces carved into it, one of each side. Angkor Thom (late 12 Century to early 13th Century) was the last capital of the Angkorian empire and was a 3km (approx 1.86 miles) squared walled and moated royal city.</p><p>Within Angkor Thom we ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/angkor-journals-j5932561.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_wzy7.KaPNTHd3Hi39n4dR-vd-zM_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/wzy7.KaPNTHd3Hi39n4dR-vd-zM_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_wzy7.KaPNTHd3Hi39n4dR-vd-zM_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=wzy7.KaPNTHd3Hi39n4dR-vd-zM_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fangkor-journals-j5932561.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/angkor-journals-j5932561.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-11-03:5917448 2007-11-03T14:39:47Z 2007-11-03T14:50:42Z BritishJen http://realtravel.com/member-m5034187-britishjen.html <p>a entry by BritishJen from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/angkor-cambodia-reviews-hotels-d73870.html">Angkor, Cambodia.</a></p> <p>For some reason I didn't sleep too well and it didn't help that there was a gang of dogs outside my window and when one barked, the rest had to join in for about 5 minutes. I got up at 4:15am and waited for my tuk tuk driver at 4:45am. I really wasn't sure if he was going to show since I never got an email response from him. I waited for about 15 minutes and then debated about going back to bed, but I really wanted to see the sunrise. I wandered out into the very quiet streets and took the first tuk tuk that I saw for $10 there and back.</p><p>We stopped to get my three day pass ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/angkor-journals-j5917448.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_MNM19y3G8Eq-sPE96kSu5WWPUJY_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/MNM19y3G8Eq-sPE96kSu5WWPUJY_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_MNM19y3G8Eq-sPE96kSu5WWPUJY_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=MNM19y3G8Eq-sPE96kSu5WWPUJY_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fangkor-journals-j5917448.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/angkor-journals-j5917448.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-09-20:5597783 2007-09-20T19:00:02Z 2007-10-11T08:47:09Z Ivy http://realtravel.com/member-m4785819-ivy.html <p>a entry by Ivy from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-cambodia-reviews-hotels-d52953.html">Siem Reap, Cambodia.</a></p> <p>Words cannot describe the temples of Angkok....spectacular, amazing.....none of these words do Angkor justice......the temples are breath taking and standing there gazing upon them, it truly is surreal.</p><p>And to think we almost decided not to go see them because of budget and time.....I feel almost ashamed of myself....Angkok is not to be missed if you're travelling anywhere near to Cambodia! And if not in budget, put it on the credit card and pay it back along with the rest of your travelling debt when you get back!</p><p>Angkok Wat is the centre piece of any visit to the temples and it ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j5597783.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_wYdWPK-Y1tSeOjguZNq8G7lQg48_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/wYdWPK-Y1tSeOjguZNq8G7lQg48_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_wYdWPK-Y1tSeOjguZNq8G7lQg48_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=wYdWPK-Y1tSeOjguZNq8G7lQg48_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsiem_reap-journals-j5597783.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j5597783.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-03-12:3944203 2007-03-12T13:30:26Z 2007-08-30T10:10:46Z Roisiedubh http://realtravel.com/member-m1815450-roisiedubh.html <p><em>"We had our first spin on a tuk tuk"</em></p> <p>a entry by Roisiedubh from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-cambodia-reviews-hotels-d52953.html">Siem Reap, Cambodia.</a></p> <p>We arrived in Siem Reap airport on the 6th of march. This boasts the fastest visa on arrival system we had ever seen (10 minutes for a 1 month visa) As we had booked ahead in the Queen Villa guest house we had a driver waiting for us with our names on a card. We had our first spin on a tuk tuk which was fun with lots of Japanese tourists laughing at us from the windows of their minibus!! They must have thought it really funny seeing two westerners and their backpacks being picked up by a tuk tuk. I have to say it was a shock at first but we now both love them. Theyre fast enough, cheap and you ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j3944203.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_xZCGh.aNU0rT5yMY0JtwAxHAxUU_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/xZCGh.aNU0rT5yMY0JtwAxHAxUU_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_xZCGh.aNU0rT5yMY0JtwAxHAxUU_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=xZCGh.aNU0rT5yMY0JtwAxHAxUU_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsiem_reap-journals-j3944203.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j3944203.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-07-18:5074372 2007-07-18T07:48:18Z 2007-07-18T11:39:11Z Ricicle http://realtravel.com/member-m1987823-ricicle.html <p>a entry by Ricicle from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-cambodia-reviews-hotels-d52953.html">Siem Reap, Cambodia.</a></p> <p>If the bus journey was uneventful, arriving into the station at Siem Reap made up for that. While picking up my bags on the bus, I could see the tuk-tuk drivers come running, but that didn't prepare me for the scene when I emerged from the bus. I wasn't even off the last step before i was surrounded by about 30 of them, shouting at me to come with me, look at my hostel, free tuk-tuk, nice rooms, cheap cheap. It was possibly the most insane experience of the trip - it was even worse that the airport in Lima. Every time I took a step forward the crowd moved around me. It felt like they ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j5074372.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_tVrICmBsKNcrJBMLYvGVhAaFrI0_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/tVrICmBsKNcrJBMLYvGVhAaFrI0_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_tVrICmBsKNcrJBMLYvGVhAaFrI0_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=tVrICmBsKNcrJBMLYvGVhAaFrI0_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsiem_reap-journals-j5074372.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j5074372.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-07-14:5043893 2007-07-14T12:13:34Z 2007-07-14T12:13:34Z Taki http://realtravel.com/member-m3654437-taki.html <p>a review of Phnom Yath Guest House and Restaurant, a place to stay in <a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-cambodia-reviews-hotels-d52953.html">Siem Reap, Cambodia</a>.</p> <p>Phnom Yath Guest HOuse is a nice quiet clean accomodation tucked away on an alley off the main drag. Rooms range from $2-$15 and the family and friends that run the house are very friendly and hospitable. I truly felt like a member of the family. I was able to learn how to play Chinese chess from some of the members of the staff. But only to be beaten every time. The food was good especially the veggie noodles which I had in the morning. The location was perfect as it was a five minute walk to downtown and the markets. Also it is at this Guest HOuse that you will meet the very professional, ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-reviews-b5043893.html">[Read full review]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_-wAszrMxEBt0hqjpztBG7.i5A-4_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/-wAszrMxEBt0hqjpztBG7.i5A-4_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_-wAszrMxEBt0hqjpztBG7.i5A-4_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=-wAszrMxEBt0hqjpztBG7.i5A-4_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsiem_reap-reviews-b5043893.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-reviews-b5043893.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-07-14:5043870 2007-07-14T11:59:53Z 2007-07-14T11:59:53Z Taki http://realtravel.com/member-m3654437-taki.html <p>a entry by Taki from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-cambodia-reviews-hotels-d52953.html">Siem Reap, Cambodia.</a></p> <p>Siem Reap is a city that is far behind keeping up with the local population and this is partly due to money being invested in the wrong places-a normal sight as I travel around Cambodia. It seems the money is going into building unnecessary HOtels rather than helping out the local people with medical, housing, and employment needs. There are numerous new expensive Hotels either in the process of being built or already built and most of them seem to be empty. I was told it was the slow season by the locals yet when at the temples I could not believe the amount of Chinese, Korean, and Japanese ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j5043870.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_JnuXXfe2KIjYgfke0VtY7igHPVo_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/JnuXXfe2KIjYgfke0VtY7igHPVo_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_JnuXXfe2KIjYgfke0VtY7igHPVo_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=JnuXXfe2KIjYgfke0VtY7igHPVo_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsiem_reap-journals-j5043870.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j5043870.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-07-04:4964805 2007-07-04T14:29:32Z 2007-07-10T14:02:34Z Olivia & Matt http://realtravel.com/member-m2672267-olivia__matt.html <p><em>"It truly is amazing what motivated kings with tons of manpower and lots of time accomplished"</em></p> <p>a entry by Olivia &amp; Matt from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-cambodia-reviews-hotels-d52953.html">Siem Reap, Cambodia.</a></p> <p>I don't know if I'm eloquent enough to describe what we saw at the Temples of Angkor (you really should just go there yourself!). They were astounding! (Having just recently seen an article about the new seven wonders of the world, I wonder why Angkor Wat wasn't included). It truly is amazing what motivated kings with tons of manpower and lots of time accomplished. We spent three days wandering the complex. Some of the temples had steep stairs that we had to climb up on our hands and knees, others lay in ruins (incredibly the city was abandoned for centuries) forcing us to climb around ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j4964805.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_inf8t4uqH-HPlwWk1ErXSyi1fMA_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/inf8t4uqH-HPlwWk1ErXSyi1fMA_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_inf8t4uqH-HPlwWk1ErXSyi1fMA_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=inf8t4uqH-HPlwWk1ErXSyi1fMA_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsiem_reap-journals-j4964805.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j4964805.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-04-25:4377496 2007-04-25T09:12:48Z 2007-07-09T08:38:46Z Hung and Wee Ong http://realtravel.com/member-m4377400-hung_and_wee_ong.html <p>a entry by Hung and Wee Ong from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-cambodia-reviews-hotels-d52953.html">Siem Reap, Cambodia.</a></p> <p>Day 1 @ Siem Reap, Cambodia</p><p>Where's our Driver?Touchdown at 1145am. Immigration was a breeze because Malaysians did not require visa and on top of that, we did not check in any luggage. We were one of the first few out of the airport. Once we got out, we held on firm to our luggage as we had received friendly warnings from fellow travellers that the local tuk-tuk drivers can be very "boisterous" in their effort to offer their services. To our surprise, there were no over-zealous tuk-tuk driver trying to grab our luggage. There was a counter on the right that sold taxi coupons. The ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j4377496.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_3KxQtkq6QCAem7UqAxhYKZ4T5lo_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/3KxQtkq6QCAem7UqAxhYKZ4T5lo_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_3KxQtkq6QCAem7UqAxhYKZ4T5lo_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=3KxQtkq6QCAem7UqAxhYKZ4T5lo_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsiem_reap-journals-j4377496.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j4377496.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-07-08:4995059 2007-07-08T11:20:50Z 2007-07-08T13:04:15Z The Kuhtas http://realtravel.com/member-m4275153-the_kuhtas.html <p>a entry by The Kuhtas from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-cambodia-reviews-hotels-d52953.html">Siem Reap, Cambodia.</a></p> <p>This is why we came to Siem Reap, to see the great temples of Angkor primarily built between 900 and 1200 a.d. The temple of Angkor Wat has been declared by UNESCO as a world heritage site and it is easy to see why. At the time that London had 100,000 people, there were 1,000,000 settled near the Angkor area and two of the great kings, Jayaverman II and Jayaverman VII built more temples than we can possibly hope to see in two days. The great Angkor civilization reached its downfall for unknown reasons around 1400 a.d. and it is believed to be due to overuse of its very sophisticated water ... </p> <p><a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j4995059.html">[Read full entry]</a></p> <p><map name="google_ad_map_0O9akvew-BMNYhfUZksYlAtJPLw_"><area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/0O9akvew-BMNYhfUZksYlAtJPLw_?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/><area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"/></map><img usemap="#google_ad_map_0O9akvew-BMNYhfUZksYlAtJPLw_" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_img&client=ca-pub-1956712303939423&channel=3810559515&output=png&cuid=0O9akvew-BMNYhfUZksYlAtJPLw_&url=http%3A%2F%2Frealtravel.com%2Fsiem_reap-journals-j4995059.html"/></p> http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-journals-j4995059.html tag:realtravel.com,2007-07-06:4979874 2007-07-06T09:37:40Z 2007-07-06T10:30:22Z The Kuhtas http://realtravel.com/member-m4275153-the_kuhtas.html <p>a entry by The Kuhtas from a trip to <a href="http://realtravel.com/siem_reap-cambodia-reviews-hotels-d52953.html">Siem Reap, Cambodia.</a></p> <p>Our first day in Cambodia was spent getting acquainted with the town which is not too much of a departure from the wild wild west. It seems that we are the property of our tuk tuk driver who drove us in the from the airport for the duration of our trip. For $12/day it is a reasonable way to travel, or so we thought. We did tell the driver that we wanted a larger tuk tuk with rain flys and he was able to accommodate this.</p><p>We traveled 16 km west of town to a silk farm village which is a school that trains women from the villages in the art of silk making and silk weaving. 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