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Hi this is the first time that I have used live journal so I will just meander along .
The Picture that I chose to use as my default is of a Temple in Cambodia called Ta Prom which is where part's of Tomb Raider was shot , and it' is also a larger part of the temple complex that is Angkor Wat; and although Angkor Wat was spectacular I found that some of the smaller temples where equally impressive and in the case of Ta Prom out shone Angkor Completely not because they where grander but because there are still parts of the jungle inside the temples, like the massive Banyan tree with it's roots spreading along the roof ,down the walls and some 15 meters along the ground; whereas Angkor has been completely cleaned of all jungle and I believe has lost it's charm; Sure it is a truly impressive structure and a triumph to their engineering skill but there are masses of tourist there the inevitable touts , I know they are only trying to make a living but after having 50 sets of postcards put in your face it can get a bit much but it detract from the experience. where as you can go out to some of the more remote temple and be the only person there. places like Beng Melea which are nearly in total ruin but are amazing to walk around and climb through the remaining structures
If you do plan to go may I suggest you go in August , September, sure it's a little wet but you will find that it is less crowded and cheaper than during the main season and anyway it's a monsoonal climate it only rains for a hour a day but when it rains boy does it rain. Cambodia though is a great place with great people a place that I will be going back to in the near future ,
Well that's a little bit about the picture , I do a fair bit of traveling mainly in Asia , love the Asian people Especially the Laos, Burmese and Thais. This year I went to China and whoa did that place blow me away . I am definitely going back there . Only spent a month there and saw 1 province , took a trip on the Yangtze River to see the three gorges what a shame they are flooding that place , but next time I go back I will spend a year there .
Well that all for now try to keep adding things to it , but am basically a lazy person generally speaking; prefer to be either on the road or in bed , I will probably only add to it when I suffer my bought of insomnia. till then Happy Trails