Archive for June, 2009

Zion National Park 100th Anniversary

June 26, 2009

The State of Utah lays claim to five of America’s most spectacular national parks. Zion National Park is easily Utah’s most popular national park, with it’s river carving through native sandstone to create the incredible scenery of Zion Canyon, dominated by the impressive rock monoliths of The Great White Throne, Angels Landing and Weeping Rock. […]

A night out in Siem Reap

June 19, 2009

After a day of exploring the temples, it was time to head out into the night. Dinner in town and time to wander the streets that come alive at night. Pub Street is the place to be and there a literally tons of restaurants. Pick one down an alley -they are very safe and there […]

More temples of Angkor

June 12, 2009

From Angkor Wat we travelled two minutes up the road to the walled city of Angkor Thom and the Banyon within - this was a cool temple. As it is small, I suggest an early arrival, like 8am - 8.30am. The rest of the group took off on elephants and these guys were flat out. […]

The temples of Angkor

June 5, 2009

Our Siem Reap, adventure began with a 5am departure by Tuk Tuk to the entrance of the Angkor complex. The formalities involved having a very stunning photo taken for our 3-day pass, paying the US$40 fee, then waiting five minutes for the offending ID (definitely not one you want to show the friends back home!).
We […]