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Western guilt.

This morning’s trip to Tonle Sap lake was a bit of a mixed bag, but interesting. It was a long and bumpy ride out to the lake this time of year, as the water will soon consume the pitted road we traveled on. Houses/huts/shelters will be moved or towed when the rain comes in a …

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Posted byChris NelsonMay 3, 2006October 20, 2007Posted inMe & my ramblingsTags: Cambodia, travel

Templed out

(Photos for this entry can be found here) We finished up our temple tour with a long ride out to Banteay Srei, and a stop at Banteay Samre on the way back. Banteay Srei was worth the long drive. The temple complex was fantasticaly detailed and they had done a great job restoring it. It …

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Posted byChris NelsonMay 3, 2006May 25, 2006Posted inPhotographyTags: Cambodia, travel1 Comment on Templed out

Sweaty in Siem Reap

Man, it’s hot. It is only 97F/36C, but the humidity means my body can’t cool down. Add in some tropical sun, and you have to pack around a lot of water to stay upright. Siem Reap is an interesting place. In many ways, similar to Aguas Calientes – the tourist town below Machu Picchu. It …

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Posted byChris NelsonMay 1, 2006October 20, 2007Posted inMe & my ramblingsTags: Cambodia, travel

Giddy

As this post shows up, Anna and I will be sitting on a train, headed to LAX. After we arrive and get settled, we will spend 18 hours smashed together in a plane, plus some downtime between flights (LAX->Taipei->Bangkok->Siem Reap). I can’t say I’m looking forward to that part of this vacation. Here is our …

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Posted byChris NelsonApril 28, 2006October 20, 2007Posted inMe & my ramblingsTags: Asia, travel

Amtrak to LAX

Anna and I are leaving out of LAX this Friday (actually 1am Saturday) for SE Asia. We usually take Amtrak up the coast (3 hours) to Union Station in downtown LA. From there we had to take three different metro trains to get to the shuttle that takes us to LAX. This is time consuming, …

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Posted byChris NelsonApril 27, 2006October 20, 2007Posted inMe & my ramblingsTags: airports, California, travel

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