Flashback 2016
2016 has been a super busy year in terms of exploring the globe. We did an average of one trip a month, whether in India or overseas. Here are highlights of the past twelve months...
Cambodia
Angkor Wat: Costs and Budget
I spent about USD 875 on air tickets, accommodation, tours, entrance fee and food on my three day trip to explore the the Angkor area. Here is what the expense sheet looks like….
Angkor Wat: Tips for Your Trip
Everyone raves about the Angkor area...the grandeur of the Angkor Wat temples... the enigma around the faces of Bayon...and gallery of a thousand Budhhas...the list goes on. However, there is stuff that few people tell you, which is good to know if you intend to head to Siem Reap to explore the Angkor area....
Angkor Wat: Interesting Facts
If walking through the corridors of the Angkor Wat is on your bucketlist, you might know quite a bit about the this grand temple complex. If not, read on for some interesting tit bits on the Angkor Wat, which might inspire you to book your tickets and head to Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Angkor Temple Complex: Cycling Tour
My time in Cambodia was short; three days is all I had to explore the majestic Angkor Wat and the surrounding temple complex. I had not been able to do much research on the temple complex and really didn’t know where to start. What I knew was that I wanted to see the biggies – Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom (including Bayon) and Ta Prohm. The sunset at Angkor Wat is much raved about and I... Read More
Sunrise at Angkor Wat: Tips
Do you want to watch the magical sunrise at the Angkor Wat? Almost everyone who visits Siem Reap wants to do the same... and there will be thousands of tourists to give you company. Don't expect to have a quiet and serene moment of enlightenment as dawn breaks! But the funny thing is - even though you know that you will be surrounded by hordes of people at sunrise, there are high chances that you will still make your way to the gardens of the Angkor Wat to watch the sky turn purple, red and orange with the first few rays of the Sun.
Postcards from Angkor: Photoblog
The Angkor temple complex was different. There were hordes of people...backpackers, luxury travellers and large groups ...all there to see the architecture and the artwork. I met travellers who had explored over a dozen temples. Such exploration in three days seemed beyond my caliber. I preferred sticking to the three most common ones ie Angkor Wat, Bayon and Ta Prom...though I must confess that I spent over three hours in each of these temples and would have loved to spend some more!
Here are a few of my favourite pictures from Siem Reap...
