Day 1 Puru: BerT and I took a cab to reach the Cambodia- Thailand border. At around 9:00 AM we crossed the border from the Poipet town of...
READ MOREBackpacking across South East Asia: Pattaya, Thailand
by Puru | Mar 20, 2012 | Travelogues
The first thing which came to my mind while roaming in the streets of Pattaya was that it was the city of Nirvana for loser gringos with a fat wallet. But then, that’s just one side of it.
READ MOREBackpacking across SE Asia: Banteay Srei & Preah Khan
by Jayant | Mar 18, 2012 | Guest Authors, Travelogues
Siem Reap -Day 2 Banteay Srei After Puru and BerT took the land route to Thailand, I had until the afternoon to explore the man-made wonders...
READ MOREBackpacking across South East Asia: Angkor Wat
by Puru | Mar 3, 2012 | Travelogues, Featured
Lit golden by the setting sun, the magnificent Angkor Wat shone majestically in its waters. Its image will linger in my memory forever, the pinnacle of my dream of seeing it with my own eyes someday.
READ MOREBackpacking across South East Asia -Ta Prohm, Angkor
by Puru | Feb 18, 2012 | Travelogues
If Angkor Wat, the Bayon and other temples are a testimony to the genius of the ancient Khmers, Ta Prohm reminds us equally of the awesome fecundity and power of the jungle.
READ MOREBackpacking across South East Asia: Angkor Thom, Cambodia
by Puru | Feb 17, 2012 | Travelogues
As I sat there reading Amitav Ghosh’s ‘River of Smoke’, I could see lights of some distant city from the window of the...
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