First impressions of Angkor Wat are overwhelming: a crush of people selling and buying; tuk-tuks, motos, tour buses; cries of ‘one dollar, one dollar.’ Separated from the masses by a wide moat is the structure itself – towering, wide and massive. Except, once you cross the bridge and pass through the building’s threshold you realize [...]
Archive for May, 2008
Angkor Wat and Siem Reap
Posted in Cambodia, tagged angkor wat, siem reap on May 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Crazy Cambodian Border
Posted in Cambodia, tagged poipet on May 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The bus picked me up from Bangkok in the early hours of the morning. Almost immediately I got chatting to a girl who was just on her way to Poipet (the Thai-Cambodian border) to do a visa run. Her name was Sarah – from Sarah to Sarah, quite ironic! She told me all about her [...]
Sights of Bangkok
Posted in Thailand, tagged bangkok, bridge over river kwai, chatuchak, floating markets, tiger temple on May 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Sarah’s last few days in Bangkok were active and jam-packed. Luckily, a lot of the major sights are close to Khao San Road, where we were staying (Star Dome Inn, soi Rambuttri). As a result, we could easily walk to the Grand Palace and Wat Pho. Both structures were incredibly beautiful – but especially impressive [...]
Temples and Markets in Chiang Mai
Posted in Thailand, tagged chiang mai, doi suthep, night market, winter palace on May 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Chiang Mai is in northern Thailand and from the moment we touched down after a day in Bangkok, it felt somehow more authentic. The people are much more friendly and, unlike in the islands and in Bangkok where you feel the locals are somehow touristed-out, Thailand’s catchphrase “land of smiles” becomes much more self evident. [...]
Wok with Amy!
Posted in Thailand, tagged pad thai cooking school on May 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For the most part I’ve been blogging in chronological order, but I’m going to have to take a more themed approach for this entry and write about my favourite Thai subject: food!
Most of the streets in Bangkok and Chiang Mai are packed with food stalls. You can walk from one part of the city to [...]
Party/Beach/Culture
Posted in Thailand, tagged beach, half-moon party, koh phangan, koh samui, koh tao on May 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For backpackers, Koh Phangan is known for one thing: full moons. Not that it is inhabited by a bunch of werewolves (although from stories I’ve heard, you wouldn’t be half wrong) but for the crazy parties that are held once a month when the moon is brightest. Unfortunately, I wasn’t there for one of these [...]
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In the words of one wise professor, Amy is fulfilling the true calling of every English literature student and "becoming a vagabond."
This year will see her leaving her two homes -- Canada and England -- to chase the summer around the world with fellow adventurers Sarah and Jason. She will travel to eastern and southern Africa, Australia, New Zealand and south east Asia during a ten-month hiatus from school and the real world.
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