Our bike trek began after an excellent free breakfast at our beautiful hotel. There were 9 of us on the trip - 3 Norwegians, an Ontarian, a Victorian, and us. Margaret immediately had some qualms about the difficulty of the trip as 30 km was a little beyond her normal athletic capabilities but, being the team player she is, she forged on.We first cycled through town, delighted with how laid back the town is - no honks, no vendors calling out. When we got to the e...

The sound of drums woke us at 6:00 am, and Barry got up for the Procession of the Monks. He had bought some oranges as an offering and enjoyed the unique early morning experience. When he returned, he came with more offerings in hand, namely croissants and coffee. Margaret is not a monk, but the coffee definitely brought her inner peace. Unfortunately, we couldn't spend too much time in meditation, as we had to find new accommodations. The result of Barry and Co...

We'd enjoyed our time in Siem Reap and would recommend it to anyone, but it was time to move on. By 10:30 am, we were packed up. Our original drivers took us back to the airport and we found out that one of them has a sister in Edmonton, so we hope to contact her when we get home! The flight was Margaret's least favourite - very hiccupy - but we landed safely in Luang Prabang, which is all that counted. We hadn't pre-booked a place to stay, so that was our firs...

We decided we deserved a sleep-in and a down day to relax. We've been travelling pretty hard lately and, after the marathon temple visit of the day before, the Lewises wanted to kick back a little. The kids slept until 10:00 am. Late rising meant late breakfast, followed by an afternoon stroll around the neighbourhood, which left us all relaxed and enjoying Cambodian living. We stopped off at a neat little place where a sculptor had made miniature replicas of A...

A gorgeous morning so we were downstairs by 8:30 am and off to the Angkor Wat Temples by 9:00 am. Our drivers were happy to see us and we decided to take two moto-requimes to the site. Many people think Angkor Wat is a temple but Siem Reap actually has many temples, Angkor Wat being the most famous. When we arrived, we bought 4 tickets ($20.00 per person) and from there, we visited Angkor Wat, Bayon, Baphoun, Elephant Terrace, Leper King Temple, ending this magni...