Of course the day we sleep late, thunder and lightening during the night and early morning tuk tuk roaring past our hotel kept waking me up. However, being able to eat breakfast without chugging my coffee, made for a treat. In our last full day in Cambodia, we decided to take a cooking class for…
HK and Cambodia – Day 7 – Floating
With another early start, Jess and I were off to see the Floating Villages of Siem Reap. Driving through the country side, we got a bit of a taste of rural Cambodian life. Our tour guide explained that many hard working Cambodians get up at 3-4 am to start their day, fishing, farming, or building,…
HK and Cambodia – Day 6 – 49 Flights of Temple Stairs
I’m definitely giving my Fitbit a workout with exploring Angkor temples. The larger circuit of temples are less traveled by tourists, Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom drawing the largest crowds, but some of my favorite sites came from this day. We hired a tuk tuk driver, or cart driven by a motorcycle, to haul us…
HK and Cambodia – Day 5 – Angkor Wat
This is what the whole trip was planned around. Jess and I had learned about Angkor Wat in our History of Architecture class at the University of Kansas, and had wanted to see it ever since. Part of our fears was that if we waited any longer, the forests, tourism, or the decay of time…
HK and Cambodia – Day 4 – Siem Reap
We got an early start in Hong Kong, leaving at the same time that Grace was headed to work. We arrived at the airport very early for our flight so that we could attempt to figure out what had happened to Jess’s bag. Everyone we spoke to seemed to give us different stories about where…
HK and Cambodia – Day 3 – Hong Kong Island
I think we saw as much as we physically could in a single day. My Fitbit recorded over 12 miles of walking around Hong Kong Island and Tsim Tsa Tsui. One thing I’ve yet to mention is the wonderful Octopus card, which can be used for every bus, train, tram, ferry, and even at shops…
HK and Cambodia – Day 2 – Lion Peak
Without Grace, Jess and I would not have thought to go on a hike in Hong Kong, nor would we have known about the Lion Peak. Perhaps if I had known how steep the hike was I would have hesitated, but ultimately the view was well worth it. We met some of Grace’s friends at…
HK and Cambodia – Day 1 – Part B – Mong Kok
We landed in Hong Kong around noon local time. Because we were so sleep depriving, we automatically accepted the local time – not necessarily *adjusted,* but at least our bodies didn’t protest too much. We were unsuccessful trying to find out where Jess’s bag might be. Southwest had made it seem like sending the bag…
HK and Cambodia – Flying
Day 1 – 18+ Hours of Flying I didn’t know my body could hurt so much from just *sitting*. However, after a twelve hour nonstop from LAX to Beijing, then standing for two hours in lines for customs, and then yet another three-and-a-half-hour flight, everything hurts. The worst is probably my ears; I was recovering…
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