tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post3688857322377542354..comments2024-03-07T04:58:07.400-06:00Comments on Malaysian Meanders: Family Trip Tips: Angkor Wat and Siem Reap, Cambodia with KidsMichele {Malaysian Meanders}http://www.blogger.com/profile/18313351463568423694noreply@blogger.comBlogger58125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-62184990661016232132017-02-01T21:51:04.550-06:002017-02-01T21:51:04.550-06:00Interesting post as it is mentioning about almost ...Interesting post as it is mentioning about almost anything from A to Z. My concern is to establish a platform to which let anyone share their idea about what they LOVE about Cambodia. I may inspire from some of your posts soon.<br /><br />Hamid @ https://www.cambodianprivatetours.com/cambodia-toursVietnam Tour Pediahttp://www.vietnamtourpedia.com/vietnam-tour-packagesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-90075916549250722662016-08-31T02:38:21.238-05:002016-08-31T02:38:21.238-05:00Hi, I just go through your article and it is just ...Hi, I just go through your article and it is just awesome. Blog is very informative and it contains all activities which attracts me more to visit Malaysia. well, Malaysia is one of my favorite city so all recommendations which you have provided will be helpful to me for planning tour. Thank You.Dasia travelshttp://www.1dasia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-62202537187418926642016-04-21T11:24:47.079-05:002016-04-21T11:24:47.079-05:00Hi :) Just happened to stumble across your blog wh...Hi :) Just happened to stumble across your blog while doing research to promote the new Cambodia War Remnant Museum. We're just getting started but if you're coming back to Siem Reap please stop in for a visit - we're right by the temples (and maybe your children will find the whole experience a bit more interesting now that they're a couple years older). Our guides are all veterans of the war, so it's definitely an educational experience being able to listen to their stories. We're just getting started with our site, but check it out if you can http://warrmc.com. Thanks so much!Billnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-55731700144812712922016-02-04T07:17:02.764-06:002016-02-04T07:17:02.764-06:00really an amazing places siem reap, there is lot o...really an amazing places siem reap, there is lot of <a href="http://greatescapecambodia.com/" rel="nofollow">Things to do Siem Reap</a> attractions, fun places and many more.Nathanznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-13980510248278621122015-07-08T22:40:35.296-05:002015-07-08T22:40:35.296-05:00Awesome post! Check out these 5 recommended restau...Awesome post! Check out these <a href="http://2bearbear.com/5-recommended-restaurants-foods-eat-siem-reap-cambodia/" rel="nofollow">5 recommended restaurants and food to eat in Siem Reap Cambodia</a> as well! <br /><br />Happy Travels Everyone!<br /><br />Tom,<br />2bearbear.comTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04727563109403093390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-5219922972767479152015-07-01T03:12:49.486-05:002015-07-01T03:12:49.486-05:00Great post! Do check out our Top 7 Things to do an...Great post! Do check out our <a href="http://2bearbear.com/top-7-things-attractions-siem-reap-cambodia/" rel="nofollow">Top 7 Things to do and Attractions in Siem Reap Cambodia</a> as well!<br /><br />Happy Travels Everyone!<br /><br />Tom,<br />2bearbear.comTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04727563109403093390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-72812794310287043592015-05-11T09:17:45.222-05:002015-05-11T09:17:45.222-05:00What an informative post - so much insight and inf...What an informative post - so much insight and info. I had a little chuckle to myself about your son moaning about all the temples... I felt a bit like that too after my third day at Angkor Wat (after a month in SE Asia). Love all the tips for taking kids. Am planning on taking mine there one day #globalkidsWander Mumhttp://www.wandermum.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-29207527559651209852015-05-05T16:07:36.483-05:002015-05-05T16:07:36.483-05:00I love all of your tips and really want to visit w...I love all of your tips and really want to visit with my three kids. It really made me smile, your son's comment about the temples...and then you visited 5 more! So funny, I can imagine mine saying something similar! Love the photo swinging on the tree root. Sokha Angkor Resort looks fabulous - that pool!!Globalmousehttp://globalmousetravels.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-74472061668303296752015-05-05T14:20:56.518-05:002015-05-05T14:20:56.518-05:00I visited Angkor Wat in 1994 when landmines were s...I visited Angkor Wat in 1994 when landmines were still a real problem! It was one of my solo travels and I did exactly what I wanted, no compromise. However I would LOVE to take my children there and you've made some very good points, particularly seeing Angkor first! #GlobalKidsPhoebe @ Lou Messugohttp://www.loumessugo.com/en/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-69418000047127460692015-03-11T12:47:39.597-05:002015-03-11T12:47:39.597-05:00if you go to cambodia i suggest to visit koh rong ...if you go to cambodia i suggest to visit koh rong island! is an half desert island, very paceful place! you can find info and accommodation on www.kohrongisland.orgFilippo Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03844565707033509425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-37302894427593628302015-02-22T00:53:55.525-06:002015-02-22T00:53:55.525-06:00amazing. I love when a travel blog post inspires a...amazing. I love when a travel blog post inspires an entire trip, which inspires a blog post. It's the entire cycle and rare to see the communication publically shared. Thanks Eileen and Michele!Todd @ Visit50http://visit50.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-9383107731417623082015-02-22T00:52:01.606-06:002015-02-22T00:52:01.606-06:00Hi Michelle, great comprehensive post. You had a v...Hi Michelle, great comprehensive post. You had a very different experience, coming with your family. <br />Our friends put the fear of death in us about mosquitos the first time we went, so we were on meds and also clothed in pants and long sleeves in 95 degree heat. <br />I just posted about my experiences –<br />http://visit50.com/amazing-angkor-wat/Todd @ Visit50http://visit50.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-3796273798548657972014-12-15T21:04:36.015-06:002014-12-15T21:04:36.015-06:00Siem Reap is one of amazing place to visit. So fa...Siem Reap is one of amazing place to visit. So far this is one of the most descriptive post on Siem Reap that I have seen. Thanks for sharing it. Amerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04239226193840689439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-9012655216799268502014-10-12T13:10:06.545-05:002014-10-12T13:10:06.545-05:00Great post! Not only for traveling with kids, but ...Great post! Not only for traveling with kids, but for all types of travelers! I wish I had read your brief but informative post on Angkor Wat before I visited… well, your post didn’t exist back then ;)<br /><br />A few additional things I wish I had known that may be helpful for future visitors:<br /><br />1) It was built by an ancient race: the Khmer people. These people are one of the oldest ethnic groups in Southeast Asia, dating back to 2000 BCE. They developed the first alphabet still in use in SE Asia, from which Thai and Lao scripts are derived. Angkor Wat was erected during the peak years of the Khmer Empire, somewhere around 1113 and 1150 CE.<br /><br />2) Pol Pot did not want to destroy Angkor Wat. We hired an “unofficial” guide who told us that the Khmer Rouge tried to blast out the temple, as Pol Pot’s aim was to abolish all cultural forms and start civilization anew. A new civilization without architecture. There was one exception, however: Angkor Wat (and other Khmer temples). “These buildings had a useful nationalist symbolism with which to bind people to the [Khmer Rouge] regime, while at the same time being temporally distinct from a living culture marked for destruction” (source: The Destruction of Memory: Architecture at War. Robert Bevan).<br /><br />3) The dancing girls are deities. There are more than 1,796 depictions of apsaras (dancing nymphs). These celestial dancing girls are characters from Indian mythology and, the story goes, were used by the gods to seduce mythological demons, heroes, and ascetics. If the girl is not dancing, she is called a devata.<br /><br />4) Average income in Cambodia is around $3 USD per day. Please keep this in mind as children and adults swarm towards you at the entrance of the Angkor temples trying to sell you postcards, artwork, textiles. Don’t get irritated. Think about how it is possible to have such an imbalance of income in the world.1/2dhttp://mediod.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-35006686405028879562014-09-30T22:46:25.490-05:002014-09-30T22:46:25.490-05:00Thanks for this fantastic posting! I was lucky eno...Thanks for this fantastic posting! I was lucky enough to be able to visit Siem Reap without kids but have linked your text in my blog for all those travelling with little ones, you have covered it all!Lattemamahttp://happygokl.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-86205623310542125112014-05-20T12:07:52.561-05:002014-05-20T12:07:52.561-05:00Okay you get the top award for by far the most inf...Okay you get the top award for by far the most informative post ever. I love this! Perfect for us. Thanks!Heidi Wagonerhttp://wagonersabroad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-47468656737274650802014-04-25T14:10:34.296-05:002014-04-25T14:10:34.296-05:00Very detailed post and gets me really excited for ...Very detailed post and gets me really excited for my upcoming trip there! Thanks for linking up to the #SundayTraveler :)Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17474961416593955620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-17195890861595816782014-04-24T18:52:35.709-05:002014-04-24T18:52:35.709-05:00Wow, this is such a good guide for visiting Angkor...Wow, this is such a good guide for visiting Angkor Wat and Siem Reap! I can't imagine not being enchanted by Angkor Wat even if there's been a lot of temples before! I'm really hoping to make it there at the end of this year when I'm in SE Asia. I'll be referring to this guide! Thanks for putting it together!Anna | slightly astrayhttp://www.slightlyastray.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-44726315897730145002014-04-23T02:10:45.781-05:002014-04-23T02:10:45.781-05:00One of the amazing things to know about traveling ...One of the amazing things to know about traveling is sneaking on the places you have never been to! I love that I stumble upon here and read your beautiful travel blog. Thanks for sharing it with us! Looking forward to travel again with you!<br /><br />Sebastian Chuter<br />Tropical Life Stylehttp://tropicallifestyle.com.au/ultra-cool-colorbond-gazebo.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-73706267215383419782014-04-22T11:55:17.019-05:002014-04-22T11:55:17.019-05:00I'm bookmarking this for reference when I make...I'm bookmarking this for reference when I make my travel plans to here. And as a Malaysian, I apologise for the wet toilet floors and lack of toilet paper in stalls. I'm mortified that things haven't changed in the 12 years that I've been away (although many malls in KL have improved on the latter.) Tsk tsk!Ming L. @OnALim1http://on-a-lim.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-54784669819944797992014-04-22T06:15:25.701-05:002014-04-22T06:15:25.701-05:00I loved this post, so comprehensive! We went to An...I loved this post, so comprehensive! We went to Angkor Wat last year, it's one of the most wonderful places in our planet, and it's surely one of those places where we would love to return when we have kids in the future! Thanks for all the work that you put in this post!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12281854885026548334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-24163454140558710002014-04-21T23:56:33.143-05:002014-04-21T23:56:33.143-05:00This is a great travel story with lots of useful i...This is a great travel story with lots of useful info for travelling with and without children. It is sometimes easy to fall into tourist traps, it is great to get some very useful and practical info. I hope one day we will travel there. <br />Happy travels and thank you for stopping by my blog the other day. Life Images by Jillhttp://www.lifeimagesbyjill.blogspot.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-27515743794945693542014-04-21T23:29:28.819-05:002014-04-21T23:29:28.819-05:00Eileen, that guest post you had on your site a few...Eileen, that guest post you had on your site a few years ago about taking a toddler to Angkor Wat is what made me realize that a family trip there is possible. Thanks for the inspiration.Michele {Malaysian Meanders}https://www.blogger.com/profile/18313351463568423694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-33507495716821164182014-04-21T23:18:30.653-05:002014-04-21T23:18:30.653-05:00What a superb guide! I've heard great stories ...What a superb guide! I've heard great stories about Cambodia, especially through another vegan blogger, she loves these areas, too! Are there any vegan/vegetarian places you like so far?rika@vmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08901767751926870086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7054224870283073737.post-62267547593916000352014-04-21T14:34:54.382-05:002014-04-21T14:34:54.382-05:00What a great lot of info - even if you aren't ...What a great lot of info - even if you aren't traveling with a family. I do like your idea of paying a guide and injecting tourist dollars in a way that also lends dignity.<br />It doesn't take long for me to get templed out so I get where your kids are coming from.Leighhttp://hikebiketravel.com/noreply@blogger.com