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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...

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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...

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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...

AWA 1: AngkorWithAppa - Siem Reap 1

AWA 1: AngkorWithAppa begins and we are in Siem Reap

Earlier this year, Appa wanted to go on a trip like the one we did in 2017. But this time outside the country. Since he likes history, architecture, and so on, I thought of Cambodia. He had already seen some documentaries on Angkor Wat, so it didn’t take much time to decide. Rema...

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Weekly Notes 24/2024

Appa turned seventy this week. Appa is reasonably fit for his age. Hopefully, I will be as active and physically healthy as he is when I turn seventy. He is pretty excited about his upcoming trip. Amma would have also turned seventy this week. They are a few days apart. I miss her.