A step to Angkor Wat (Indochina 2013)

Day 3... we woke up at 6 in the morning taking a cool bath. The water heater is not functioning. The water was cold.. like ice water. As we heading down to the reception to check out our tuk-tuk driver is already down there. Waiting for us as early as 6 as we told him we will depart at that time last nite. Straight down to the Triple 5 Restaurant... we stop to reload the mobile phone. Cheap. US2...

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A night in Siem Riep (Indochina 2013)

Still tired from a 5 hour bus ride from Poipet... we took a bath and then hurried down. The tuk-tuk driver is waiting for us. First thing to do... is to find a halal food. Almost starving. We go round and round and finally As it is late there is only one restaurant for us. No choice. Menu Master Tajudin is a Malaysian from Kulim. No worry then. My favorite drink - ice lemon tea When you have...

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Bangkok - Aranyapathet - Poipet - Siem Riep (Indochina 2013)

Our plan for the day is to travel from Bangkok to Arayanpathet and then crossing the border to Poipet, then continue to our destination Siem Riep. The route covers two nation. Prior to departing to Chatuchak Bus Terminal, we consulted the information center again for confirmation. For information, there are two bus terminal in Bangkok. One is for traveling to Southern Thailand while the other is...

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Indochina 2013 trip - Day 1 (Part 3)

At 4.30pm, our special express train, no 42, started moving from Hat Yai Junction towards Bangkok. What a relief. Not sure what happened BUT both of us were so busy. Busy doing nothing and did not take any photo until the train move. About 10 mins a beautiful thai-stewardess started distributing food. At 5 we were served dinner!!!! Our dinner consist of a simple meal. A rice, an egg...

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Langkawi 2013 - A 'belangkas' trip

In my recent visit to Langkawi, we paid a trip to a 'sangkar ikan'. Well it worth a visit as we met Pak Su - a 30 years experience fisherman. Pak Su is a nice man willing to share his experience and knowledge Pak Su 'sangkar-ikan' My kids never seen any 'belangkas' or king crab before and they were very exciting. A belangkas is one of sea-life normally living in a sandy area. The male is smaller...

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