Author: Thejesh GN

Valerie - A Landmine Rat at APOPO, Cambodia. 1

AWA 6: Wat Ek Phnom and Landmine Rats

We spent half a day in Battambang and then returned to Siem Reap today. We have a flight to catch tomorrow.   We started early, around 7 AM, with a bamboo train ride. It was okay, nothing special. It’s not as attractive as it is made to be. You can avoid it unless you...

Memorial at Killing caves of Phnom Sampeau 0

AWA 5: Battambang – Killing caves of Phnom Sampeau

We reached Battambang today. We took a vehicle for hire for two days. My initial plan was to take a boat ride, which is currently unavailable. So we settled for the next best, which is a car that we can also use locally. After a light breakfast, we left Siem Reap around 9...

At Mueseum 0

AWA 4: Siem Reap City

Since the last few days have been busy, we thought we would take today easy and slow. We started late and mostly used local transport ( Auto/tuk-tuk) to get around. We started with a visit to the local market called Phsar Leu Thom Thmey. It’s probably one of the biggest markets I have...

Hundreds of lingas in water 1

AWA 3: Phnom Kulen National Park

The original idea was to visit floating village but we changed the plan and went to Phnom Kulen National Park, around an hour’s drive from Siem Reap city. The road to the mountain inside the park is one way, and you can go up only till 11 AM. So we left early. The...

At Angkor Wat 0

Weekly Notes 25/2024

I am in Cambodia with Appa and Rema Aunty. Since the last few trips, I have liked doing quick daily logs. So, I have been doing the same with our trip here under the tag AngkorWithAppa. It’s been just three days, but I miss my people in Bengaluru a lot. I think it’s...

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AWA 2: Angkor Wat and other temples

We spent most of the day today walking and watching temples. We didn’t plan to cover everything since I have two folks in their seventies. We must have still walked at least seven to eight kilometers. We explored the Angkor Wat, Bayon, and Ta Prohm Temple complexes. We started at 5 AM, thinking...