Fly into PP and immediately realize that we have entered a hot zone, and not because of the Khmer Rouge -- it actually feels hotter than Siam Reap which didn't seem possible! After collecting our bags at the airport, we get picked up by local guide Sieha - and there the whirlwind began. With no time to waste, we transition from a peaceful sunrise in the Angkor Wat temples to... the Killing Fields. We walk on a path through the KF that has hundreds, if not thou...

First time my GF and I have ever seen each other at 4:30 in the morning! Take a taxi to make it to AW for sunrise over the temple, with hundreds of others, gathered at the reflective pool. Then find a quiet spot to enjoy this magical place a bit longer before leaving for Phnom Penh. [Straight to the airport from there... Learn that dry shampoo counts as an aerosol but not prohibited - another lucky break! lol. Get this thru, however not the grenades -- we sh...

Visit two more temples in the morning, both older than Angkor Wat and dating back to 800 A.D. One of them has stone thresholds covered in an ancient sanskrit script, I'm still amazed that we can walk through and touch these monuments - feels weird, a bit like the time in Morocco's Moulay Idriss when I was walking through Roman ruins with colour tile mosaic left completely exposed to the elements (namely full-on, direct sun). But here at least preservation is ha...

A full day at the temples with local guide Sophea who takes us to three spectacular temples from the Khmer Empire - Ta Prom (yes, Lara Croft and the Temple of Doom filmed here), Angkor Wat, and Bayon. We hear stories of the battles through the period 1100 A.D. - 1300 A.D. between Kingdoms of Khmer (now Cambodia), Siam (now Thailand), Champa, etc. So many influences on this place from India to China, and both Hinduism and Buddhism have played a large role in h...

Quick turns of luck today... first, a great start to the day as we depart beloved Nikko Hotel and head for the airport and Cambodia. I leave my iPhone at the terminal gate as we get onto the shuttle bus. Call back to terminal from plane on tarmac but nothing found. FEEL SICK. Spend next hour on the flight going thru the stages of grief about photos and video content I've stupidly lost. Arrive in Siam Reap airport, get our visas and then try to find lost an...