Thursday, 3 Aug 2006 | Views [1504]
Banteay Samre, 15 km north of the main Angkorian clusters, consists of
a central temple on a stone island, surrounded by a (now grassy) moat,
in turn surrounded by a square high wall, surrounded by a walkway a
couple of metres wide, surrounded by ... Read more >
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Wednesday, 2 Aug 2006 | Views [877]
West Gate I'd not intended to visit Angkor Thom the day I did - the Western Baray and its temples were sufficient, I thought, to keep me occupied, but those plans had been scrapped once I'd seen the track. Instead, I found myself bouncing over laterite ... Read more >
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Friday, 28 Jul 2006 | Views [595]
Muddy Waters
There are two main families of bottled water in
Thailand/Laos/Cambodia. The (relatively) expensive type is normally
indistinguishable from standard Australian brands. The cheap type
comes in
900ml soft bottles with the label ... Read more >
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Wednesday, 26 Jul 2006 | Views [1121]
A Minor Alignment of Patterns...
So
I check out of my hotel, dump my bag next door (where I'll be picked up
for the overnighter to Pakse ),
and walk up the street... and there's
Jim, who's in town for a day before heading over the bridge ... Read more >
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