1. Sunrise at Angkor Wat (tip: bring a flashlight as it is still dark when you arrive and you have to walk into the large temple grounds). Btw, Angkor Wat and the other temples are truly amazing, and way bigger than I had imagined.
2. Bakong temple (in the Roluos Group, east of Siem Reap, whereas Angkor Wat and the main temple group are north of town)
3. Kompong Phlok (village on stilts near the lake edge – water is currently 4m higher than in dry season)
Bayon temple with 39 towers, each with 4 big carved faces and Ta Phrom temple with tree roots (think Tomb Raider)
So I’m enjoying a tasty traditional Khmer spicy soup somloo mjour krueng (US$3.75 plus 0.50 for a draft beer- the US dollar is used here more than local currency in tourist areas) at the Khmer Family Restaurant on Pub St, and after asking for fresh chillis (which, in my defence, was pictured on tip of the soup) and I realized I hadn’t learned any Khmer words yet.
Since there is WiFi I google phrases and get to omniglot. The last phrase is the one in the title and links to…
Check out the many translations for this Classic Monty Python phrase.
It’s not often you see German prioritized over Spanish. Drinking fountain at the gate in SIN on the way to REP.
Charging my phone overnight left me with only 28% battery this morning because I had an old SIM in it. Apparently that pulls more juice than the charger provides. Oops.
In fact when I look at the battery usage, it gives that very tip (on Android): use airplane mode in an area with no cell coverage to save battery.
News flash I know, but it’s a big noticeable difference vs Hong Kong. Especially in the evening.
Glad for the A/C last night.
Bought a new SIM and ate a tasty masala dhosa this morning
Yes it is 2am here. Next flight is in 13hrs to somewhere new!
It only took me 30min from plane arriving at gate to sitting in a taxi. Sweet!
You know that IKEA commercial where the woman yells “start the car”? This was me yelling “stop the car” a few times as he sailed by the address. Pretty funny actually.
And this Hostel is 10x better than the last one on the inside. Lockable room with only 4 beds and power ports and lockers at each bed, and an ensuite bathroom. And cleaner. For S$30/US$25. Breakie included too.
Very tasty tom ka gai and self serve drinks in an airy setting. Oh, and massage chair technology has improved a lot (free)
At Dimdimsum resto in Mong Kok (same one I went to last time 6 months ago)
4 dishes with tea for HK$81/US$11 all-in
Arrived reasonably refreshed, speeding through the efficient immigration top find all bags already on the carousel.
Quick ATM stop, by an airport express train ticket for HK$90/US$12 from a kiosk and jump on the waiting train.
Alight in Kowloon 21min later and HP on the evening’s last free shuttle that gets me to within a five minute walk of my hotel.