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    Photo of the Day Recap- Week of 11-17 May

    May 18, 2014 by Kat & Kyle Leave a Comment

    Here are the Photos of the Day from this past week. We revisited the Australian Outback, several locations in the Andes, one of our favorite beaches in NZ, the misty waters of Vietnam, Moorish …
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    Filed Under: Australia, Cambodia, Ecuador, New Zealand, Photo of the Day, Photography, SE Asia, South America, spain, Travel, Vietnam, Wildlife Tagged With: Alhambra, Andes, Angkor, australia, Banteay Samre, bosque nublado, Cambodia, cloud forest, colibri, Gecko, Granada, Halong Bay, hummingbird, Lion Rock, Moorish architecture, New Zealand, Piha, Pinchincha, Spain, The Breakers, The Outback, Vietnam, Volcano

    Temple Week Day 5 – Ta Phrom

    May 4, 2013 by Kat & Kyle Leave a Comment

    Dark passages, hidden courtyards, and buildings trapped in the grip of giant trees - Ta Phrom is Tomb Raider come to life. And, in fact, Lara Croft herself came here to film the temple scenes for the …
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    Filed Under: Cambodia, SE Asia Tagged With: Angkor, Jayavaraman VII, Ta Phrom, Temples of Angkor, Temples of Angkor Wat, temples of Cambodia

    Temple Week Day 3 – Preah Khan

    May 1, 2013 by Kat & Kyle Leave a Comment

    In 1177, the Chams left their homeland (in what is now Southern Vietnam) and launched an invasion of the Khmer empire by ship. They sailed their boats up the Mekong River, across Tonle Sap lake, and …
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    Filed Under: Cambodia, SE Asia Tagged With: Angkor, Angkor Temples, Jayavarman II, Prah Khan, Preah Khan, temples of Cambodia

    Temple Week Day 2 – Banteay Srey – Citadel of Beauty

    April 30, 2013 by Kat & Kyle Leave a Comment

    You can’t help but fall in love at first sight with Banteay Srey. Its diminutive scale and beautiful pink-red sandstone make it stand out in a land full of grand and imposing temples. The carvings …
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    Filed Under: Cambodia, SE Asia Tagged With: Angkor, Angkor Temples, Banteay Srey

    Temple Week Day 1- The Ruined Temple of Beng Mealea

    April 29, 2013 by Kat & Kyle Leave a Comment

    We’ve been exploring the temples of Angkor this month, climbing ruins, visiting ancient hospitals and libraries, deciphering bas-relief murals, and pretending we are Indiana Jones & Lara Croft. …
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    Filed Under: Cambodia, SE Asia Tagged With: Angkor, Angkor Temples, Beng Mealea, King Suryavarman II

    Apsara – The Traditional Khmer Dance

    April 24, 2013 by Kat & Kyle 2 Comments

    Apsara is the traditional dance of Khmer. It is a highly stylized dance with over 4500 basic hand gestures. These gestures make up a sort of alphabet and are used to represent natural things such as …
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    Filed Under: Cambodia, SE Asia Tagged With: Angkor, Apsara, Apsara performance in Siem Reap, traditional Cambodian dance, Traditional Khmer dance

    Images from Angkor

    April 17, 2013 by Kat & Kyle 1 Comment

    We've spent the past 5 days hanging out in Siem Reap, celebrating the Khmer New Year, making some new friends, and spending a lot of time exploring some of the many temples in Angkor. We like it here …
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    Filed Under: Cambodia, SE Asia Tagged With: Angkor, Angkor Wat, Bakong, Banteay Kdei, Beng Meelea, Buddhist monk, Cambodia, Khmer temples, Prah Kahn, Preah Ko, Siem Reap, water buffalo

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