First steps in Ipanema

Twelve hours of a tiring flight was compensated with the rest in a rented apartment in snobish Ipanema. The view from the window of Mount Brothers and the entire district announces new impressions. The weather admittedly wasn't very encouraging, but we need to see what's happening on the beach whe...

15. The Koh Larn Island - the end of holidays

At the end of our  holidays a  trip to the island of Koh Larn. Unfortunately, we were not the only tourists there. Actutally, there were hundreds of people - on  a small island and the beaches  could hardly accommodate everybody who arrived there. It also was  a new experience for us. ...

14. b. Pattaya by night

Today two entries. b. It is obvious that holidays in Pattaya without a hard night, it's not vacation. For many, this means strolling down the streets from bar to bar, from store to store. But Pattaya its "Wwalking" Street" is something special. Pictures do not reflect the buzzl...

14.a. Pattaya, as you like it

Today two entries. a. Tuesday Pattaya has a bad reputation: Mafias, drugs, sex tourism, crowds of tourists and dozens of thousands of Russians with their own businesses, agencies, advertising in their language, etc. There could be a long list of reasons why not to go to Pattaya. ...

13. Siem Reap by night and good-buy to Cambodia

Tired with excess of emotion while exploring the Angkor complex and  loaded with historical information, visitors must get relaxed in the evening on the streets of Siem Reap. The city takes care of it. More streets are being built here under a common name Pub Street. This means there is an...

12.c. Life around Angkor

Today three entries. c. Monday early afternoon. Well fed we got on  "board" of our tuk-tuk and we drove many kilometers through the villages around Angkor, where normal life goes on. Of course, it is the life in the shadow of the temples and dependent on tourists. We've tried to s...

12.b. Bayon again and more temples

Today three entries. b. Monday highnoon. We couldn't not to "drop in" to Bayon since we were passing by on the way to Ta Prohm. In the noon heat everything seemed to be sharper. About one kilometre from Angkor Wat there is another temple: 'Ta Prohm is a modern name of a ...

12.a. Angkor Wat

Today three entries. a. Monday morning. A short excerpt from the Wikipedia. We assume that you won't facny looking for more in it: 'Angkor Wat is the largest Hindu temple complex and the largest religious monument in the world. The temple was built by a king Suryavarman II in t...