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Lifestyle Curiosities by Jyotika Purwar
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The beautiful Angkor Wat across from the lotus pond.

The beautiful Angkor Wat across from the lotus pond.

Recipe for the Perfect Vacation: Part 2- Sofitel Angkor in Siem Reap & The Tombraiders

October 10, 2013

First impressions of Siem Reap- the city is nothing like what I expected from the typical South East Asian cities. No tall skyscrapers, no neon lights, as a matter of fact we were told later by our guide that no building in Siem Reap can be built taller than the temple of Angkor Wat. The buildings were all a mix of kitschy local architecture with Colonial influences and pagoda tops flanked with sculptures of imitation Apsaras and Buddha heads.

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In "Angkor Thom", "Angkor Wat", "Bayon", "Cambodia", "Fantastic Mr. Fox", "Fish Love", "Food Love", "French Food", "Hotel stuff", "I love", "Rain", "Siem Reap", "Sofitel", "Strange food", "Street food", "Ta Prohm", "Travel", "insects" Tags cambodia, travel, bayon, angkorwat, angkor thom
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Recipe to a Perfect Vacation- Part 1:The Sofitel, Krabi and the Islands in the Andaman Sea.

September 23, 2013

First impressions- Krabi is spectacular! It is what Goa could be but isn’t. Stark high mountains bobbing out of the sea forming little islands that resemble the ones I have seen in Chinese paintings. Krabi is known for its diving, snorkeling and sailing scene. However, the waters are much calmer from November to May and not so much in the monsoony September.

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In "Awesomesauce", "Fantastic Mr. Fox", "Fish Love", "Food Love", "Food", "I love", "Restaurant Rave", "Sofitel", "Thai", "Thailand", "Travel"
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