From the majestic holy Angkor Wat to the enigmatic face-covered Bayon, from the ‘Tomb Raider’ Ta Prohm to the enigmatic ‘Indiana Jones’ Beng Mealea , the risk of temple burn-out could have been high… But we were far to templed out in Angkor! The temples are so diverse and different from one to another, you can’t [...]

Tired of doing DisneyLand Space Mountain for the fifth time?? Well, you should try the Cambodian Wheel of Death. After a day of visiting temples in Angkor, we were passing by Lolei, a small village near the Roluos temples. Mr Lam, our tuk-tuk driver, noticed that something big was going on and invited us to a local funfair. We [...]

Most of the temples of Angkor are so far away from each other that walking is not really an option. Much easier (especially considering the very hot weather) was to use a tuk-tuk. Bulkier (and much slower) than the Thai ones, the Cambodian tuk-tuks are something like a covered remorque attached at the back of a [...]

After a few days on Phu Quoc Island for Tet festival, our next destination was Cambodia. After some ‘relaxing time’ in Sihanoukville scuba-diving and sunbathing on the beach, we were ready for Siem Reap and its temples. In Cambodia, every Buddhist male has to become a monk for some time in his life in order to accrue [...]