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Shopping delights at Angkor Wat! No browsing allowed - swallowed up by the sellers if your pace slows or you look sideways at their wares - all demanding explanations as to why they were not the chosen vendor! Persistence can pay off is the vendor motto! I ended up with more T-shirts and singlets from AW than I knew what to do with! Best advice is to grab what you want fast - on the run if you are decisive enough!
Kids tended to target my kids - and cajole with "you are so beautiful" - but if no purchase made - "you are not beautiful - you ugly!".
We had great laughs - and enjoyed this in the spirit of the location - and a situation where survival is the motivation - for them! The hunt of the shop is definitely a different ball game in Asia!
If you are not interested, and politely say no thanks, they will back off - eventually. There will always be another bus or van full of custom behind you. DO NOT tell them you will come back LATER - because they are blessed with excellent visual memories - and eye sight - and you will be spotted from amazing distances, and reminded of your "promise".
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We visited Angkor Wat temples as a family - and my kids certainly found their personal space invaded - from the moment you stepped out of your vehicle! Vehicles are met by a bevy of peddlers - with books, T-Shirts (by the thousand!), sarongs, little woven baskets, postcards, cheap bracelets etc - even when you went to the toilet! Eating lunch at the makeshift restaurants was also not safe - they hovered and waited for their chance at every destination! Daughter even had a staffmember at a restaurant ask quite seriously for her Billabong cap! A lot of these sellers were small children, and they often moved in "packs" - quite persistent, and targeting children. Although persistent, they were usually easily brushed off if you weren't interested - and plenty of other targets coming up behind you. Some of them were quite nasty if you took interest, and then did not buy - or if you were surrounded (as I was - because I love to shop) - and did not buy from ALL! "why you buy from her, and not me?".
The cry of "one darlar" will always be memorable - kids ask for this even if you take their pic!
Also confronted by a policeman in a temple, offering to sell his badge - well this was my interpretation!
Advised that the young men inside the temples offering to "guide" , and telling stories of needing money for their studies, is usually a "tale" - and, basically anyone in the temples making money, have to share with police etc. Nevertheless, the info they have is still quite good - as long as you bargain hard, and realise what the deal is. It is almost impossible for a Cambodian to get a guide license, as it costs rougly US $1200 (according to our driver), and this is not possible to save - by honest means.
We loved the holiday - and had many laughs about the barrage of people. Not a bad experience for the kids, as they needed to think about why these people are forced to engage in these behaviours - and maybe go home counting their blessings - and their space!
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 by thedouglas
Its hard not to relent and offer unkempt little kids some offering, and they were quite appealing.
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Do not wait until complete darkness to climb down from the popular hill where all the tourists gather to observe sunset. It is very crowded to tourists and there is no lighting and everyone has to clamber down the fairly steep slopes which is easy to do in the day and challenging if dark. So carry a torch light or come down earlier before dark and before the crowd start rushing down.
Alternatively, you can see sunset on a air balloon or on ground level to see the changing lights on the temples and over the moats.
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 by SLLiew
The triangulated top and the pillars that allow sunshine to bask the walls to reveal the beautiful wall frieze. There are also many tourists and tour guides giving their commentaries.
In the midst of active tourism, beware of your steps. There are dividing beams across the flow to step over from one area to another. So while your eyes look up and left and right, do always look down. Stop and view or take photograph, do not try to video tape and trip over. It has happened and you do not want to spoil your holidays.
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 Hey Little Guy! by Jmill42
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 by SLLiew
Realised that when we walking on bridges in the dark but there were no clear markers where the edge or drop was.
During the day time, realized how periliously close we were into falling into the canals.
So bring a torchlight if you are seeing sunrise at Angkor Wat. Tread carefully in the dark so it will not be a dramatic wet sunrise.
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 by SLLiew
If you are with a tour guide, do listen first to the wealth of information and ask questions. Then ask for free time to allow you to take photos or just look and appreciate.
Many friends who have visited Angkor have told me that it is "boring". Perhaps they have missed the finer details and were just walking through.
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 A heavy rain by SirRichard
Rain usually falls in the afternoons... Leave a Comment
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