Cambodia 2020 - 1. Why Cambodia?

    1.  Why Cambodia?

The world is shrinking for me, I have been many places on Earth and don’t want to repeat myself if I can help it. I have some places on my ‘bucket’ list but that list is a loose concept. I don’t have to see everything, it’s just a list of things I find interesting.

Angkor Wat

Angkor Wat is on this list for both Carol and me.

And since it snowed in Toronto and I don’t really want to shovel snow, it was an impromptu decision to visit Kampuchea as the locals call Cambodia.

It was no surprise for most of our friends that we would travel again. I believe they would have been more surprised if we had NOT travelled.

So I kind of pulled Cambodia out of a hat.

Yes, Frank Voellm, frankinasia on Facebook, a fellow Motorcycle traveler might have had something to do with my choice for he is the Indo China expert we refer to for info. He is a very nice guy and has spent years now travelling through Asia by bike.

But… we, Carol and I, are getting a bit too old to ‘ride’ in Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Burma (Myanmar). Or are we getting too sedentary?

Anusa Residence and Spa

No matter, I did my homework and booked ourselves into a small hotel (Anusa Residence and Spa) in Siem Reap for a month (all of February). This will be our base from which we will operate. 

I did ask Frank for travel tips and he gave us a very extensive list of things to do and see, but my focus was on Angkor Wat, If I like Cambodia I will (might) go back and do it Frank’s way, but for now… here is my report of how it worked out for me (us).