The Asiatique Riverfront Night Market is a perfect location to end the TBEX Asia. From Queen Sirikit National Convention Center we drive by bus convoy transversely through Bangkok, accompanied by a police escort. Destination is the area of Asiatique Riverfront Night Market, a huge modern shopping center with an attached temple and Ferris wheel. In […]
Magic Sunrise in Angkor Wat – Siem Reap
It’s an uplifting feeling to watch the sunrise in Angkor Wat, especially when the first rays of the sun appear behind the towers of this unique temple. The insects lash waves in the small lake in front of the temple and the first birds are buzzing around. In the 12 century this original Hindu shrine […]
From Phnom Penh to Siem Reap by Speedboat – Part 2
At the end of Krong Kampong Chhnang we see the “Ship of Life in Cambodia”. It brings medical care to regions, where the population can not afford a trip to a far away doctor. It thus makes a significant contribution to the public health. However, one also pursues quite clearly missionary aims and tries to convert […]
From Phnom Penh to Siem Reap by Speedboat – Part 1
We have to leave our hotel already at 7.00 in the morning, because our Speedboat to Siem Reap casts off at 7.30. The trip will last 7 hours. But first, our Tuk-Tuk passes the places that we have seen the last few days. We see the last time the Royal Palace and drive along the […]
Inside the Traffic Jam in Phnom Penh – Cambodia
After the fireworks at the Water Festival (Bon Om Tuk) in Phnom Penh was over, we decide to take a Tuk-Tuk to the hotel, because we were a little bit tired. The way from the Preah Sisowath Quay to the Preah Norodom Blvd is approximately 2 km. Of course we expected that the traffic would […]
By Minibus from Hanoi to Ha Long Bay
The transfer by minibus from Hanoi to the Halong Bay and back, was included in the booking of the 24 hour boat trip in Ha Long Bay. On time, we were picked up at the hotel and after a quick detour to the Opera in Hanoi where a lady hopped on, we drove towards Ha […]