The Fast Boat to Siem Reap
Saturday, April 14th, 2007
One of our primary reasons for visiting Cambodia was to see the temples of Angkor, the most famous being Angkor Wat, reputed to be the largest religious structure in the world. To get there, we decided to take the six hour “fast boat” ride to Siem Reap up the Tonle Sap River for $25 each. Despite the fact that the bus was ¼ the price and took the same amount of time, we thought it would be fun to see Cambodia from the boat. Well, “fun” is a relative term and, when I saw the boat we would be taking, I started questioning the wisdom of our decision. [read on]
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