Category: Travel

Valparai hairpin bends, on our way back. 4

Riding again to Valparai

I wanted to ride again to Valparai to note how different it feels from 2008. I remembered riding in the rain through clouds and green tea estates and how beautiful it was. I had forgotten its details. I also remember it as one of the longest ones we did until then. So I...

Pub street in the night - Siem Reap 2

AWA 7: Back in Bangalore

We had no particular plans for the last day. It was reserved for shopping, rest and, packing, etc. Appa and I walked quite a bit of downtown Siem Reap the previous night. It was lit up, and all the pubs were open for patrons. Siem Reap is yet to get as many tourists...

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...