I just noticed that we never published this post. Here it is a few weeks late. We had read that the Angkor National Museum was best seen prior to visiting the actual temples. Consequently, we ignored that advice and saw it after visiting Angkor Wat and Ta Proehm. This was a mistake. We took the […]
Ho Chi Minh City had over 8.4 million vehicles – 819,000 cars and 7.6 million motorbikes – by the end of 2021. There are around 79 cars and 309 motorbikes newly registered every day. By my accounting, that makes about 350,000 more by now, or close to 8 million. It is nearly impossible to describe […]
I am chastened. They say that history is written by the victors. Clearly, the War Remnants Museum in Ho Chi Min City has a “pro-liberation” attitude. Even so, the evidence is pretty much undeniable. In hindsight, I was probably a bit “holier than thou” with my Killing Fields post. Having seen what we did in […]
After Koh Chang and Siem Reap, Phnom Penh has been a bit of a shock to our systems. It is a fast-growing metropolis of about 2.4 million. Before the Khmer Rouge, it was about 2 million. It was less than 100 thousand after. Phnom Penh After Dark – We met up with Sherri and Marty […]
Due to the somber nature of these spots, we have decided to write this post differently. There will be far fewer photos, with focus on more beautiful scenes and important monuments. We will also share our personal experiences. Steve – Although numbers are unclear there were between 2 and 3 million people killed by the […]
After the fabulous Angkor National Museum in Siem Reap, we didn’t have high hopes for the National Museum of Cambodia. Nonetheless, our hotel is only a block away, so we walked over. After a bit of a mix-up about guides, we made it in, with an English-speaking guide. He, unfortunately, was sick with a cold. […]
Postcard from Ellen – January, 2025 Hello everyone, I haven’t been blogging as much this trip. I realized it’s partly because there are so many followers I have been feeling self conscious. But also because, like many of you the craziness around the USA has gotten me very down at times and I wanted the […]
Tonle Sap is the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia. It is very near Siem Reap, so there are a bunch of tours to various fishing villages. We’ve been told that the closest one is a tourist trap, full of scams. Kompong Khleang is the furthest from Siem Reap, and the most authentic. We signed […]
Perhaps in homage to our ancestors, (they would have wanted us to go to this), we decided to go to one of the Apsara, or traditional Cambodian, dance shows. They start with a buffet, then do an hour long show. To be honest, they did a fine job, and the food wasn’t too bad. But […]
Angkor Thom was the last and most enduring capital city of the Khner Empire. It was established in the late twelfth century and covers an area of 9 km². At the centre of the city is the Bayon state temple, with the other major sites clustered around the Victory Square immediately to the north including the Elephant […]
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