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 Me under a huge tree by SirRichard
The one in the pic is the Ta Prom temple in Angkor. Leave a Comment
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 My Pass by SirRichard
You can buy passes for 1 day (20USD), 3 days (40USD) or 1 week (60USD) at a little house on the right on the road from Siem Reap to Angkor Wat temple. You have to bring a passport pic for that. Leave a Comment
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 sunset by bijo69
One-day pass is 20US$
Three-days-pass 40US$
They can be obtained right at the checkpoints.
You'll need some kind of transportation to get around. Best is to hire a motorbike with or without driver. Leave a Comment
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 monks & ducks on the beach by richiecdiscLeave a Comment
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 The Bayon of the Angkor ruins by richiecdisc
Going to the beach is never the same on the road as when you are on your home territory. There are different rules, depending on where you are and especially with regard to appropriate dress. Many northern Europeans, for instance, are used to going topless, which can cause a stir when visiting North America. Bikini’s that cause no problems in the Western world turn a Muslim beach upside down. In general, Eastern ideas are a bit more conservative when it comes to skin exposure on the beach though this is rarely a big problem in more touristy areas. One should always keep this in mind and certainly not take offense if you garner what you would normally consider an unusual amount of attention from the locals.
A case in point took place on the beach in Cambodia on our most recent trip there. Though there was a smattering of Westerners clad in what would be considered normal back home, most were locals. The young guys dressed much as they do in the west, donning surf shorts, or at least cutoffs but the girls not only hung out on the beach fully clothed but also went in the water as such. I had seen this previously on Muslim beaches in Malaysia but was surprised to see it there. It wasn’t a problem but since we wanted to swim and had only our “normal” bathing suits with us, we ventured far down the beach to where there was only one person manning the very last beach side restaurant. It was a true little paradise with fine white sand and warm tropical waters. We lounged and found ourselves not even bothered by the waiter, who seemed preoccupied with his book. (concluded below in Fondest Memory) Leave a Comment
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 Some jungle by SirRichard
But even if you only visit Angkor, as soon as you go a bit out of town you will find rain forests.
The one in the photo is at Koulen Nat. Park, near the Banteay Srei temple, in Angkor. Leave a Comment
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After a long day of temple visiting, climbing up and down of the temples, it would be great to have a massage. Try the Angkor Massage by the Blind. It was cheap at USD3 for an hour. All the masseurs were blind. Despite the fact, they still provided me with a very good massage. Leave a Comment
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 The Killing Fields by SirRichard
You can visit some of the extermination camps of the regime, the "Killing Fields", near Phnom Penh.
If you wanna read something more about that topic, look at:
http://www.angelfire.com/mac/egmatthews/worldinfo/wars/cambodia.html Leave a Comment
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 Wild beasts :-) by SirRichardLeave a Comment
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 Pity ya!!! by muddybok
They are taking bath & doing laundry in this river. My eyes almost filled with tears when I see such poverty with my own eyes.
Statistic reported average income per annum is USD 300. Most of them, monthly take home pay are just mere USD30, or lesser. Sometime we just lavish they monthly salary in an hour time. Guilty, guilty!!! Leave a Comment
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