LaosChampasakBan Vangxay14°53’33” N 105°53’47” E 16 ottobre 2023, Laos ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
A very early start to catch a plane to Pakse in the south of Laos. This plane had jet engines but must have been one of the first to come off the Airbus assembly line. Once on terra firma we headedLeggi altro
LaosChampasakBan Vangxay14°53’33” N 105°53’47” E 17 ottobre 2023, Laos ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Nothing much happening today. Nothing organised. Just chilling on the island resort. A walk through the local village and massages all round. Tough I know.
The Lao are pretty laid back. Apparently theLeggi altro
LaosChampasakKhông14°7’11” N 105°51’22” E
18 ottobre 2023, Laos ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
We drove downstream for about 1.5 hours and went to cascade in the river. It stretches over 10km meandering across the river. Because it made the river impassable, the French built a railway toLeggi altro
CambogiaPreah VihearSra’aem14°14’34” N 104°43’20” E 19 ottobre 2023, Cambogia ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
A long day in the bus today. A little excitement at the Cambodia border as, some days ago, Laos immigration did not stamp the entry of 1 of our number. So this lot weren't going to let her exit -- notLeggi altro
CambogiaPreah VihearSra’aem14°14’34” N 104°43’20” E 20 ottobre 2023, Cambogia ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
So we are in this town Sa Em nearish to an ancient Khmer temple, Preah Vihear. It was built from the 9th C to the Hindu god Shiva. It was inaccessible in recent times as ownership was disputed betweenLeggi altro
CambogiaPreah VihearSra’aem14°14’34” N 104°43’20” E 21 ottobre 2023, Cambogia ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
At some public toilets there is a fee. The fee was 1000 Riel or about 40c At the temple toilets. One of our number dropped a note in the honesty box and realised later she had deposited US$100!!Leggi altro
Viaggiatore I’d be tempted to smash the box or just resign to knowing it will support good work 🤨🧐
CambogiaSiem Reap13°21’34” N 103°51’28” E 21 ottobre 2023, Cambogia ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Off to Siem Reap with a stop-off at an ancient Kmer complex known as Koh Ker. It was briefly the capital of the Khmer empire in the 10thC. There are still some structures in the forest madeLeggi altro
CambogiaSiem Reap13°21’34” N 103°51’28” E
22 ottobre 2023, Cambogia ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
So today we saw the biggie: Angkor Wat. It is regarded as the largest religious structure in the world. It was constructed in the 12thC, originally as a Hindu temple but became Buddhist as the kingLeggi altro
Viaggiatore Great photo of the complex but it doesn’t look anything like our local Angkor Wat, the one just outside Woolies in Belconnen Mall.
SingaporeKampong Ayer GemuruhSingapore Changi Airport1°21’25” N 103°59’10” E
23 ottobre 2023, Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
We took off from a new airport about 50km out of Siem Reap. The Chinese built it and there is to be a new city out there, complete with a Disneyland.
Now a 6 hr layover in Singapore.
A good trip. ALeggi altro
Viaggiatore Yes, a striking adventure . . seemingly not on the well-beaten tourist track
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Lovely pic
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So it’s narrowest point
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Do those chairs pass Australia OH&S standards?
Viaggiatore A haha ha. This is Laos where they might think OH&S is a rap artist or movie title