From Bangkok our bus trip took us into Cambodia where we started to drive in direction of Siem Reap, the city to stay in if you want to visit the Angkor region with its beautiful temples.

In Siem Reap we stayed at the Dead Fish Guesthouse, a beautiful bamboo built Hotel with a very friendly staff and some curious pet animals kept beneath the first floor..

The hotel...

Cambodia is one of the most fascinating countries in Southeast Asia with an incredible people and a stunning range of touristic attractions and sites like the many temple toured everyday.

Siem Reap has become world famous after the Angkor Wat Temple was featured in a wellknown action movie but outside of that project Siem Reap has been the center of a more important battlefield.

Meaning Defeat of Siam, the city of Siem Reap reminds us of the long battle between Thailand and Cambodia many dynasties ago. The many temple ruins that were damaged and left behind today form a part of...

The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Angkor Wat is one of the most important archeological sites of Cambodia and a very important touristic attraction which draws a large number of people to the region of Siem Reap.

The Siem Reap region is located in the northwestern part of Cambodia and the monuments of Angkor Wat once represented the wealth and royalty of the Khmer Empire.

Today Angkor Wat, which means The Holy City in ancient Khmer, is still a magical and unique place.

The several monuments are all located in a lush green garden of beautiful plants and enormous...

Angkor wat is visually, architecturally and artistically breathtaking. It is a massive three-tiered pyramid crowned by five lotus-like towers rising 65 meters from grown level.

Angkor wat is the centerpiece of any visit to the temple of Angkor.

At the apex of Khmer political and military dominance in the region, Suryavarman ll constructed Angkor wat in the form of massive “temple-mountain” dedicated to the Hindu god, Vishnu.

It as served his state temple, though the temple’s uncommon westward orientation has let some to suggest that it was constructed as suryavarman...