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...

11. Siem Reap and the Bayon Temple

Siem Reap is the capital city of Siem Reap Province in northwestern Cambodia, and is the gateway to Angkor region. Siem Reap has colonial and Chinese-style architecture in the Old French Quarter, and around the Old Market. In the city, there are traditional Apsara dance performances, craft sh...

10. Battambang and the Bamboo Train

The only road going across western and northern Cambodia - N5 - makes a loop round Tonle Sap Lake. We are now on the western arm of the loop. Our destination is Siem Reap which is already situated on its eastern arm. Soon you are going to see why Siem Reap is the destination of all the touris...