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Siem Reap Old Markets

Lots of Rain ( thunder and lightning too) last night, but has cleared up nicely today so I headed into town for a wander around. The trip by Tuk tuk was just $2 for the ride downtown and I headed straight for the markets –  A full city block under one roof, packed with stalls…

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Cambodia Day 2 – A Day in the Life

I spent much of today with a local Khmer family at Kompheim (Ladybug) Village about 20km out of Siem Reap. It was part of a A Day in the Life – Village Tour run by Beyond Unique Escapes, and provided a fascinating insight into the day to day activities and subsistence farming lifestyle of a…

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Day 1 – Quad Adventure Cambodia

I absolutely LOVED it !!!! I pre-booked this tour and was picked up from my hotel in a Tuk-tuk (my first experience).  The sunset tour is very popular – there were over twenty on this particular day, but the tour is split up into smaller groups – each led by a guide.  Our guide was…

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Cambodia – Brisbane to Siem Reap

Left Brisbane last night at 10:50 and endured a long and uncomfortable 7 hrs flight (Singapore Airlines) to Singapore. We left late, and arrived early, and I did manage an hour or so nap,  but I was pretty happy to get out at the end of the flight. I had a 3hr stopover in Singapore…

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