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Siem Reap is an amazing place full of history and culture. If you’re looking for a fun and educational place to visit, definitely add Siem Reap to your list!

It was the fourteenth day of my ‘Big Indochina Adventure’ – a 27-day trip around four countries with Contiki, from Bangkok to Hanoi.

I’d just arrived in the northwestern resort town of Siem Reap after an hour’s flight from Cambodia’s capital, Phnom Penh.

Arriving into Siem Reap International Airport Visiting Siem Reap, Cambodia

Siem Reap is home to the largest religious monument in the world and we would be visiting the following day. It’s therefore a very popular destination spot for tourists. The city has certainly capitalized on this by creating a culturally exciting place, filled with things to see and do. Our transfer to our new hotel gave us a glimpse of life in Siem Reap and I was looking forward to exploring.

Our new hotel pool (we never actually had time to swim in it, but it looked so pretty and inviting!)

We got comfortable in our new, beautiful hotel and then went to lunch in groups, depending on what we felt like. Since we wanted to go to the night market halls in the evening and try Cambodian cuisine, my group opted for a different meal. We found a Mexican bar and grill station and I was excited, as I have been dying to have a burrito bowl since my time in New Zealand and Australia (where I came…

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