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Ta Nei

As we leave behind us the mid-day siestas of the drivers and their vehicles at the massive complexes of Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom, we travel to spend 30 minutes in the quiet ruins of Ta Nei, a late 12th century Bayon-style temple which lies deep in the forest north of Ta Keo, and west…

The Mighty Tonle Sap

Our party spent a day on the mighty Tonle Sap, this seasonal lake that swells and shrinks with the seasons and fed by rainfall from the upper reaches of the Mekong River delta. As we partake of the made-for-tourist life, we traverse the different facets that make this an enduring livelihood, from the loud noisy…