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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Temple Week Day 5 – Ta Phrom
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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Temple Week Day 3 – Preah Khan
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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Temple Week Day 2 – Banteay Srey – Citadel of Beauty
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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Temple Week Day 1- The Ruined Temple of Beng Mealea
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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Apsara – The Traditional Khmer Dance
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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Images from Angkor
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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