Cambodia related posts from elputocardi.com archives.
Today again it was time to rent a bike, the best way to know a place and their surroundings…and do a little bit of exercise! First stop: Kampot market, the best spot to see how is the daily local life in town. After buying what is supposed to be the best pepper in the world,…
A day in the abandoned station inside the Bokor National Park First visit you do in the park is the giant Buddha after walking inside the abandoned palace of the old king… Awesome views near the top of the hill… Walking through the abandoned hotel casino, which reminds of the shining…Heeeeere’s Johnny! Although I didn’t…
So, the best moment arrived the second day in the island. Waking up early and go for the trekking through the jungle to the other side of the island: Long Beach, 7km of the whitest sand and the most turquese water ever, in a still virgin paradise… LONG BEACH [KOH RONG ISLAND] The trekking through…
These last days I have been thinking on writing or not this post about Koh Rong… The point is that this paradise (mostly unknown 3 years ago) is beginning to change, as usual when the occidental world “discovers” this kind of heaven’s places. I didn’t want to contribute spreading the word about this paradise, but…
After visiting the massive temples of Angkor it was time to visit the capital…just one day because it was in the middle of the way to the paradise of Koh Rong. The day couldn’t start better finding a cheap hostel not too far from the center…balcony included! After leaving the bags it was time to…
And finally, the third & last day was the time to the most impressive and famous temples: Angkor Thom & Angkor Wat. So let’s ride the bike and move on! Starting from Angkor Thom, again, powerful hidden emotions rised when I entered the complex through the south gate and saw the impressive Bayon…So many times…
Second day @ Angkor was time to rent a bike and go to the Rulous temples 17km outside the city… Astonishing temples in the jungle again… Preah Ko / Bakong / Lolei Akelarreeeeeeeeeee!!!!
It was hard to leave Don Det and Laos, but it was time to head to Cambodia, time goes by so fast!!! There was a slightly last minute change of plans and instead of going to the capital I reorganized the route and went directly to Siem Reap. I didn’t want to end my trip…
