Jo Herrings Adventures

The following are the temples I visited while on my tour of Angkor Wat in the northern Cambodian tourist town of Siem Reap. Angkor Wat Day One - the "Small Tour" Oh Scaffoldious I pray to you Angkor Wat – the main temple with the lake around it. Within the inner Temple you must wear a tee shirt and clothing to below the knees for entrance. The inner temple is stunning and despite being graced with the great God of Scaffoldious (that’s scaffolding to those not familiar with my constant encounters with scaffolding around the world, first named at the Acropolis hence the Godly name) it is a sight to behold. The intricacy of the building including amazing 12 th century patterned “wallpaper” leaves you rather in awe of the craftsmanship. The stairs are a taster of what is to come so if your in a wheel chair or like my Mum would prefer the lift Angkor Wat is not for you! Ta Prohm – One of the Temples over run by trees causing massive des...

I arrived in Siem Reap in the late afternoon after a hair raising journey from Phnom Penh, listening to Calvin Harris and reminiscing about LED Festival in July sharing time with friends. I guess its life threatening moments that make you think of good times or perhaps it’s the music of these moments. Either way I was the git laughing out loud at the memories of some serious dancing when the world of extreme poverty was smiling before me from their rice paddy fields. Angkor Wat - a UNESCO site for good reason I had decided to go to the ancient ruins of Angkor Wat for three days and wanted to secure a good tuk tuk driver for the next day but my tummy rumbled and with the guidance or nuisance of Lonely Planet I ate hands down my worst meal of the famous Cambodian dish of Amok. Note to self don’t use the “Highly Recommended” section EVER! Alas it cost me less than USD$6 including a fresh pineapple juice and afforded me a wicker chaired view of the tourist mecca to the temples o...

I arrived in Phnom Penh in the afternoon and took a moto - standard 50cc Motorbike to the British run Mad Monkey hostel. The hostel was a great place to start my experience with really helpful staff and exceptionally tasty food both local and British. I'm fast learning I don't need to tick all the boxes in a frenzy and broke my visit into two day events. Day One - I set off to the Royal Palace to see what all the fuss was about. The Palace is a delight of clean lines and colour. Manicured gardens and Buddist Pagodas which remind you you're in Asia...ok so I am new to this forgive me! You can walk through many of the Palace buildings and see the throne including the many mirrors in the ceremonial hall. I had no guide to advise me on what this was all about, so lets just assume vanity! The Silver Pagoda's are within the Palace grounds and are featured by the silver flooring in the two pagodas to the left of the Palace quarters. Each silver panel is made of 5kg of sil...