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Siem Reap March 2023: Day 1 Angkor National Museum

Posted on March 13, 2023 by bookjunkie

Thought it would be good to learn some history at the museum. Many of the artefacts from Angkor are preserved here. There is a locker up front where you are required to place your handbag with the guard if it’s … Continue reading →

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Siem Reap March 2023: Day 1 (Arriving at the Jaya House River Park Hotel)

Posted on March 11, 2023 by bookjunkie

We were picked up at the airport and driven in air-conditioned comfort to the hotel. In the minivan we were given cold jasmine scented towels and reusable aluminium bottles of iced water. We were already feeling pampered. The driver’s voice … Continue reading →

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Siem Reap March 2023: Day 1 (Landing at the Airport)

Posted on March 11, 2023 by bookjunkie

It was a bit of a bumpy landing, but of course always happy to land safe and sound. Kinda cool to find we were on the tarmac and walked to the rustic looking airport that’s modern clean and spacious inside. … Continue reading →

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Must Read: First They Killed My Father by Loung Ung

Posted on February 20, 2023 by bookjunkie

I’ve never been so fully engaged in a book. The last one was perhaps Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood. The parts of the book touching on the fear and pain of losing a father made me cry. I can’t recall … Continue reading →

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