King Taejong ordered the construction of Changdeokgung (pictured) because he didn’t want to rule from Gyeongbokgung, where he killed half of his brothers. #inconvenient right? Recently this familial drama was broadcast in the soap opera “Eight Days, Assassination Attempts Against King Jeongjo” with, what I can only assume, were some epic K-pop ballads streaming through the background! Changdeokgung Palace, is set within a large park in Jongno-gu. It is one of the “Five Grand Palaces” built by the kings of the Joseon. Oh! And the blue tiles, that once were common in …
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Sunset at Tonlé Sap | Un atardecer en Tonlé Sap
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Life is simple, just add water. | La vida es simple, solo agrega agua.
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Cambodia’s floating village | El pueblo flotante de Cambodia
|ENG| Anyone who has heard about Cambodia probably thinks of temples and Tomb Raider. But after you have seen all of the temples, what is there left to do (besides drink $0.50 beers)? For my explorers, head on over to Kampong Khleang! A floating village which is around 35km away from Siem Reap! Our tuk-tuk driver, Mr. Som Simon, drove us there. We paid an entrance fee of US$25. A little high for Cambodia but the boat service is still owned by the locals, which means that the money we …
Angkor Wat | Templo Angkor
|ENG| No tuk tuk today, not tomorrow? So we ended up booking our tuk tuk driver to take us to the Angkor city . 1 Day tour for US$15 (2 ppl) which we thought was fair, plus the driver was not pushy(not common over here) and very informative!Why is this a good idea? Because the city is enormous! It can take you more than a week to visit it all!! The driver waits for you until you finish each temple and takes you to next one. Arriving to the Angkor …