Temples

Temples of Laos: Wat Sensoukharam, Luang Prabang

If you love temples, then Luang Prabang will be heaven for you. The spiritual heart of Laos, as well as the ancient capital, Luang Prabang has so many Buddhist temples that you can rarely walk down a street without coming across one. I love Luang Prabang for its beautiful old buildings, its picturesque streets and [...]

By |2016-02-25T10:27:39+10:00March 2nd, 2014|Asia, Destinations, Featured, Laos|11 Comments

Fighting the Crowds at Ta Phrom

For the most part, I had done pretty well with planning my exploration of the Temples of Angkor in Cambodia. We managed to avoid the worst of the crowds at the more popular temples such as Banteay Srei and of course, Angkor Wat, which we explored in the dim post-dawn light. We even made it [...]

By |2016-02-25T10:35:21+10:00February 15th, 2014|Asia, Cambodia, Destinations, Featured|9 Comments

Viharn at Wat Sensoukharam in Luang Prabang, Laos

Today's travel photo is a black and white shot of the Viharn at Wat Sensoukharam in Luang Prabang, Laos. Although I remember walking past this Buddhist temple when I first visited Luang Prabang, I didn't actually go inside to check it out until my trip there last year. It was certainly impressive and well worth the look [...]

By |2016-02-26T10:36:13+10:00January 21st, 2014|Asia, Destinations, Laos, Photos|0 Comments

Bayon: The Jewel of Angkor Thom

I can't describe how truly huge the ancient city of Angkor Thom is in Cambodia. Its grand scale actual dwarfs the land size of Angkor Wat, and if you've visited that impressive temple, you'll know that it's not a small area - it takes a fair while just to walk to Angkor Wat from the [...]

By |2016-02-26T11:06:51+10:00December 18th, 2013|Asia, Cambodia, Destinations, Featured, Photo Essays|6 Comments

A Dawn Visit to Angkor Wat

I woke up in darkness to the sound of my alarm. It was 4:30am, a time of the day that I used to dread. For the past seven years I had been getting up at 4:30am to go to work. For those seven years I hated the sound of that alarm, and I hated that [...]

By |2016-02-26T11:15:08+10:00November 19th, 2013|Asia, Cambodia, Destinations, Featured, Photo Essays|20 Comments

Photo Journey Through Preah Khan in Angkor, Cambodia

It had been a very long and tiring day exploring the temples along the Grand Circuit in Angkor, Cambodia. We had a tuk tuk driving us around, but there was still a lot of walking and climbing involved and that mixed with the heat of the day had us feeling pretty exhausted. Our last stop [...]

By |2016-02-27T11:47:14+10:00October 30th, 2013|Asia, Cambodia, Destinations, Featured, Photo Essays|11 Comments

The Water Temple of Neak Pean in Angkor, Cambodia

Today's travel photo is of the water temple of Neak Pean in Angkor, Cambodia. Located near Preah Khan, Neak Pean is a small temple built on an island in a central pool. The pool is surrounded by four smaller pools, making it perfectly symmetrical, as was the style in Angkorian temples. This late 12th century [...]

By |2016-02-27T11:48:50+10:00October 24th, 2013|Asia, Cambodia, Destinations, Photos|1 Comment

The Jungle Temple of Ta Som in Angkor, Cambodia

Continuing on with our exploration of the Temples of Angkor in Cambodia, we headed from the temple mountain of Eastern Mebon to Ta Som - another temple that I had never heard of but was suggested by our tuk tuk driver. It is these sort of places that end up being really great finds because [...]

By |2016-03-04T11:03:32+10:00October 11th, 2013|Asia, Cambodia, Destinations, Featured, Photo Essays|7 Comments

The Temple Mountains of Pre Rup and Eastern Mebon in Angkor, Cambodia

The second day of our exploration of the Temples of Angkor began with a visit to the temple mountain of Pre Rup, before venturing out to Banteay Srei. We then came back and visited the similar temple mountain of Eastern Mebon. In Angkor, a "temple mountain" is kind of like a stepped pyramid, perfectly square [...]

By |2016-03-05T10:42:21+10:00September 30th, 2013|Asia, Cambodia, Destinations, Featured, Photo Essays|11 Comments

Wat Nong Sikhounmuang in Luang Prabang, Laos

Today's travel photo is of the viharn at Wat Nong Sikhounmuang in Luang Prabang, Laos. I had never actually visited this temple when I first visited Luang Prabang, but came across it on my recent trip when I was just wandering around the streets of the Old Town - my favourite thing to do in [...]

By |2016-03-05T10:44:16+10:00September 26th, 2013|Asia, Destinations, Laos, Photos|6 Comments
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