Showing posts with label Siem Reap. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Siem Reap. Show all posts

Thursday, 20 March 2014

03/16/2014 – 255 days/22904 miles



Another stop I made in Siem Reap was at the Cambodia Landmine Museum. The museum was founded by Aki Ra, a Cambodian with a pretty fascinating life…He was born in 1970 (he was only able to confirm his year of … Continue reading →

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Wednesday, 19 March 2014

03/15/2014 – 254 days/22870 miles



There isn’t a ton to do in Siem Reap, but the one thing there is to see is pretty magnificent…Angkor Wat, or rather, the entire Angkor Complex. If you want information and history on the place, there’s plenty out there, … Continue reading →

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Thursday, 31 October 2013

Last Stop Angkor Wat



“It is of such extraordinary construction that it is not possible to describe it with a pen, particularly since it is like no other building in the world. It has towers and decoration and all of the refinements which the human genius can conceive of.” -Antonio de Madalena, 1586...
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Monday, 29 July 2013

Waltzing through Ruins



The temple ruins of the Kingdom of Angkor. A dream destination for historians, photographers, and travelers alike. Shrouded in misty, humid jungles, much of the city still buried in the over-growth, the full scale of the size of the city … Continue reading →
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Sunday, 16 June 2013

Angkor Wat?



To visit an historical site in New Zealand often means a visit to a Māori pā site which will involve standing in a grassy field, or on a headland, looking at a ditch which marks an old fence line, perhaps another which denotes a storage area. Don’t get me wrong it’s always...
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