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Travelblog (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Siem Reap is certainly a different place than Bangkok Just finished dinner in the market I seem to be living on pad thai and fried noodles...not bad for 1 US...I am having trouble posting pictures and when I attempted earlier today the electricity went out in the town....not too many pics from Bangkok to share anyway.Staying a wonderful and quiet little place called Ivy 2 Thanks Craig....
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Travelblog (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
HCM to Siem Reap. Pickup time from the hotel was 8.30. We wake here at 6.00 each day so no trouble packing before leaving. The plan departed on time which maybe is the norm as there is not a lot of aircraft traffic here. In 40 minutes barely enough time to complete official travel documentation we landed in Cambodia. Quickly though immigration itrsquos only 7km from the new small airport...
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Travelblog (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
HiHere for you a small version in EnglishCambodia is hot humid and very excitingI like the people here a lotthey always smile and they are really helpful if you need anything.I'm staying here in Siem Reap in a perfect hostel it got nice staff very comfy beds and an indoor pool. can't tell you so much about the breathtaking old citys of Angkor.You have to look at the pictures.Even if it...
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We always go forward over the world (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
500 XO Laptops imported into Cambodia on January 2008 through the United Nation Development Program (UNDP) have been distributed to Cambodian poor students in remote rural areas in provinces and city such as Preah Vihear, Siem Reap, Kompong Speu, Kandal and Phnom Penh. XO Laptop manufactured by OLPC (One Laptop Per Child Association) is a potent [...]
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Farang Pai Nai (Free subscription) | yesterday
... been canceling trips to Bangkok. Many are re-routing to Malaysia and Vietnam before flying to Siem Reap," said Kousoum Saroeuth, secretary of state for the Ministry of Tourism.He said the number of flights and road arrivals from Vietnam has increased since fighting between Thai police and the royalist People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) broke out earlier this week.He added that...
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Travelblog (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
And so we made our way to the prize at the end of our journey the great Angkor temples in Siem Reap. We got there for sun rise and as the Angkor Wat loomed out of the blushing skies in front of us we knew we were in for a mystical journey that no other temple in Asia could match.After admiring the Angkor Wat from outside as it raised its sleepy head from darkness and looked at itself...
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Travelblog (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
... and not relishing the thought of 24 hours of buses and trucks, it looks like we are staying put in Siem Reap for a few extra days. Thinking about going out to the villages and maybe even a cooking class. Craig I can see why you spent so much time here! Then, when we are tired of relaxing and enjoying ourselves we will catch a bus or a taxi for the 5 hour trip into Phenom Phen....depending...
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Travelblog (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
A day of rest in Siem Reap in fantastic Cambodia. The morning went like this. bull Keagan slept until 12bull Kerri readbull Declan swam and watched TVbull I bloggedLunch was spent at the Butterfly Garden Caf. Encased by a large net the caf is in a beautiful garden setting with butterflies in abundance. The owner pays local children to catch butterflies which is nice. Shopping follow
