After about another km of cycling you come to the south gate of ankor thom. Ankor Wat is the most famous but the Ankor park has numerous Ankors scattered over a vast area, hence the 3 or 5 day passes. Ankor Thom is a much larger complex with an outer moat long dried up and four compass point gates. The gate is shaped like a giant cone pointing upwards. The base of the cone is a smaller cone for people or cars to pass thru. At the top of a cone is a carved face A ...

My hostel booking was with king ankor villa which had quite nice pictures but my tuk tuk driver took me to home sweet home which was a bit downmarket. I was confused as he had my name at the airport so they must have my reservation. I later found out the owner has three guesthouses but uses the nicer king ankor villa photos for bookings and reservations then moves people around. I asked about booking my ticket to Phnom Penh which I was told was $6. Now they claim...