Adventure Travel
While this is a small temple, I really enjoyed checking it out for several reasons. It is set back in the forest a bit and because of this gets less visitors. I’m all about seeing less visitors. The walk back is peaceful and shaded. I didn’t see anyone else around. There is a short […]
North of the Royal Palace Area and directly on the road is the Terrace of the Leper King. The terrace is north and connected to Terrace of the Elephants. The Leper King terrace actually has two walls with a path way winding through. There are many carved Buddhas and Apsara throughout. On top is […]
The Elephant Terrace is part of the Royal Palace complex serving as part of the east wall. It is said that this is where the King would watch parades of his army. The front wall of the terrace and beautifully carved elephants. There are also three dimensional versions with the trunks of the elephants […]
Bayon Temple was built in the 12 century and about 100 years after Angkor Wat. Bayon is in the exact center of Angkor Thom. It is famous for it’s stone faces that highlight the magnificence of Bayon. In Bayon’s current state, it has 37 towers. Each tower has four faces point in four directions. […]
June 2014: Sunrise at Angkor Wat is very special. People take great photos. But what is not mentioned or seen too much in photos is the hoards of people that arrive before sunrise to claim a small piece of sand in front of the lake. I was shocked when I arrived my first day […]
The south entrance or “South Gate” is probably the least visited of all the gates to Angkor Wat. As with the other gates, you can access Ta Pech from the interior section of Angkor Wat or from the outer wall trail. I came upon it while hiking the outer wall trail. It is in […]
Ta Kou, or East Gate is a nice side trip from the main complex. It does see more traffic than the North and South entrances but still very quiet. The only people I’ve come across here are those that are lost. This entrance is bigger than the North and South entrances. While you can […]
The north entrance of Angkor Wat is rarely visited. It can be accessed from the interior courtyard of Angkor Wat or along the outer wall trail. The “North Gate” is in relatively good condition. My first time at the wall I arrived just as a thunderstorm hit. There was a Buddhist Monk performing a […]
Kbal Spean is located about 50 Kilometers from Siem Reap and takes about 1 hour to get there by Tuk Tuk. This location is a series of carved Lingams in a river bed deep in the the jungle. Kbal Spean is known as “River of Thousand Lingams.” Lingams are a phallic representation sacred to […]