Angkor Wat is the main attraction, it’s name dominates the entire area, even though it is just one temple complex among 50 in the area. A glance through the first entrance leading to the towers of Angkor Wat. Built in the second half of the 12th century it is a funeral pyre for the Hindu […]
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Angkor Wat
November 30th, 2000 · Comments Off on Angkor Wat
Siem Reap
November 28th, 2000 · Comments Off on Siem Reap
November 28 thru December 3, 2000 I left Singapore with Shelli, early in the morning. We had a flight to Bangkok, Thailand where we laid over for a few hours until we caught a flight on Bangkok Air to Siem Reap, Cambodia. We were excited to be on the road again after our four hectic […]
Angkor Thom
November 28th, 2000 · Comments Off on Angkor Thom
My trip to Cambodia defies description. All that I have seen and lived through this year had prepared me for my experience here. Had I gone to Cambodia first or in a different stage in my life, I might not have stayed the 5 days I did. It is a very difficult place to accept, […]
Floating Village
November 2nd, 2000 · Comments Off on Floating Village
On our third and final day of formal touring in the kingdom of Cambodia, we turned our backs to the ancient temples and boarded a boat to visit a floating village. To get there we drove in a car past the neighboring villages. I was captivated by the housing and the people. It is all […]
Ta Prohm
November 2nd, 2000 · Comments Off on Ta Prohm
Out of all the temples at Angkor, this one is by far my favorite. It is spooky and amazing at the same time. Built in 1186 by Jayavarman VII, it was dedicated to his mother. The temple was discovered in this condition and left much the same way. The jungle has taken over, with the […]
Vietnam
October 29th, 2000 · Comments Off on Vietnam
China to Vietnam Day 302 I loaded a bus for a 4 hour ride to the Friendship Gate, the land border crossing between China and Vietnam. It was one of those memorable crossings that made me think, “I can’t believe this is happening!” Our group occupied 5 buses and several trucks. When we got to […]
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Wuzwou
October 15th, 2000 · Comments Off on Wuzwou
Hong Kong to Wuzhou Day 289 One last day of travel took us up the Xun Jiang River to Zhaoquing, where we got on buses to take us an additional 4 hours to the town Of Wuzhou. The ferry ride started very early in the morning from Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong. The ferry terminal […]
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China
October 13th, 2000 · Comments Off on China
We fly to Hong Kong from Kuala Lumpur, rest a day then board a ferry for a trip to the mainland of China. The next 13 days will be spent touring southwest China on bicycle. After a long stint without the bikes, we are anxious to get on them again!
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Kyoto
October 5th, 2000 · Comments Off on Kyoto
We arrived at the hotel just prior to noon, local time. We lost an hour on the clock and had been traveling via bus and/or plane for the past 26 hours. I am wound up, our hotel is located across the street from a Japanese Castle, it looks wonderful, with pagoda like guard houses on […]
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Summary of our Australia Trip
October 2nd, 2000 · Comments Off on Summary of our Australia Trip
In retrospect Australia was a highlight of my trip The people were so friendly and genuinely glad to see us. In Sydney all we had to do was open a map to check our direction and folks would stop to help us. They went out of their way to make sure we had a good […]
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