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Homeward bound
Wednesday December 5, 2007, Bangkok, Thailand. Taipei, Taiwan. San Francisco, CA We got up early and had a great breakfast. Packed, checked out and got a taxi to the airport. When we negotiated the price (the standard is 400 THB from our hotel), the driver first wanted 500 THB. I told him, the standard if 400, [...] Related posts:
  1. And… We’re off!
  2. Sawadee Krup Krung Thep
  3. Charming Luang Prabang
Bangkok Highlights
Bangkok Highlights: The good: River express boat rides BTS Skytrain. I love the way they announced the names of the stops. Views of Bangkok were nice Street food! Walking along Sukhumvit Erawan Shrine The feel of the city: Blend of asia and west. Tuk tuk rides (yes, I know it is touristy, but it reminded me of autorickshaws in India) The tour guide @ [...] Related posts:
  1. Bangkok: Day 1: Wat Prah Kaew, Wat Pho, Wat Arun
  2. Bangkok: Day 3: Chinatown!
  3. Luang Prabang: Highlights and Reviews
Back to Bangkok!
Tuesday December 4, 2007, Siem Reap Cambodia, Bangkok Thailand. Even though we were booked on a flight at 1 pm, there are many flights from SR to BKK everyday (all by Bangkok Airways) and we hoped to get onto an earlier one. We were at the airport at 7:30 am and were able to get [...] Related posts:
  1. Bangkok: Day 1: Wat Prah Kaew, Wat Pho, Wat Arun
  2. Bangkok: Day 2: JT House, MBK Mall, Skytrain ride
  3. Bangkok: Day 3: Chinatown!
Kompong Polok
Siem Reap, Cambodia (Notes from my journal) This was our last full day in Siem Reap. We kept this day largely unplanned and just wanted to see some of Siem Reap and, if possible, the Cambodian countryside. In the morning, we woke up and went to The Blue Pumpkin for coffee and breakfast. The coffee and croissant was [...] Related posts:
  1. Cambodia, at last!
  2. Cambodia: Day 2
  3. Where Next?
Cambodia: Day 3
OK, this is going to be long. Go grab a coffee! Dara was back as our guide today. The agenda for the day was to visit some far off temples, less frequented by visitors. The itinerary for the day was: Kbal Spean Bantey Srei Beng Mealea Rolous group of temples (Lo Lai, Preah Ko, Bakheng) Part 1: Kbal Spean addthis_url [...] Related posts:
  1. Cambodia, at last!
  2. Angkor Thom
  3. Temple Itinerary
Cambodia: Day 2
Siem Reap, Cambodia. December 1, 2007 (notes from my journal) I woke up to a stomach ache, but decided to take it in my stride. Dara was unavailable for the day, since he had to take a large tour guide out. Ponheary had told us that the temples we were going to see today did not really [...] Related posts:
  1. Cambodia, at last!
  2. Angkor Thom
  3. Temple Itinerary