My Travel Diary

by Charles Edward McClarty Should you travel out of town over the holidays and want reasonable accomodations to anywhere in the world or travel frequently for any purpose you may just want to check out http://resourcesclearinghouse.weebly.com before making that call to your booking agent or trying to book yourself to your destination. The economic conditions that exist today demands that we change the way we normally do things in order to try to not get taken for every hard earned dollar we made. Please leave comments if this is any help. For cheap flights offered you cannot beat the cost. Even though this will not get you through airport security, this will at least not drain your bank account. All without losing the quality of service these airlines cater to. For cheap hotels, without the expense, this is the place to see first hand the rates also without losing the quality of service we expect. Special attention to comfort needs of lodgers is of high priority. For ch...

by Don Carswell Most travelers know that South East Asia has some great hotels at very cheap prices. I am not going to talk 4 or 5 star hotels, but the decent 2 to 3 star hotels which do provide great comfort if you follow some very basic tips. Find the hotel online and look for online reviews of the hotel, compare prices to other websites. Chances are if you type Khao Sok hotels in google or even Sydney Hotels, you will find a number of agencies who will offer specials for the same hotels. Once you find a good price, ring the hotel and see how much the rooms are because often the prices on 2 to 3 star hotels on the internet are outdated and you can save yourself some money. One thing I do, if it is not peak season, a good idea is to only book the one night at your destination and then look around the next day for other accommodation. Their is still many hotels that are not in hotel websites or even have a website at all. I have stayed all over South East Asia and I go...

Date of Construction: Late 12th century C.E. Religious Affiliation: Buddhist Patron or King: Jayavarman VII Artistic/Archeo. Style: Bayon Location: Central Angkor Thom Location of Entrance: Eastern causeway Bayon Temple or Angkor Thom, royal city and Buddhist temple complex at Angkor Wat, the capital of Khmer Empire of Cambodia from the early 9th century to the mid 15th century. It sized around 1177, and it was built by Khmer King Jayavarman VII after he had regained control of the Angkor Region from the Cham army of the northern Cambodia. If you see only two temples, Angkor Wat and Bayon should be the ones. The giant stone faces of Bayon have become one of the most recognizable images connected to classic Khmer art and architecture. There are 37 standing towers, most but not all sporting four carved faces oriented toward the cardinal points. Who the faces represent is a matter of debate but they may be Loksvara, Mahayana Buddhism’s compassionate Bodhisattva, or perhap...

Banteay Srey Temple, Siem Riep, Cambodia Date of Contruction: Late 10th Century C.E Religious Affiliation: Hinduism Patron of King: RAJENDRAVARMAN Artistic/Archeo. Style: Bantey Srey Location: North of Siem Reap Town (25kms). - Banteay Srey Temple – Citadel of beauty or women. Banteay Srey, as it is known by Khmer people, was originally called Isvarapura .The temple was rediscovered in 1914. - Banteay Srey displays some of classical Khmer art. The charming point of this temple lies in its remarkable state of preservation, small size , pink sandstone construction, deep and intricate carvings of Angkorian temple. - Recently, the road have been repaired and it takes about 35 minutes from Siem Reap town to reach there. The best time to visiting is before 10:30 AM and after 2:00PM.

Top of Angkor Wat Temple King Suryavarman II constructed Angkor Wat in the form of a massive “Temple Mountain” dedicated to Preah Hindu (God) and Visnu. Angkor Wat is one of Southeast Asia best place for visiting, the major archaeological sites. Surrounded an area of over four hundred square kilometers, including woodland. Angkor Wat, the original name is “Vrah Vishnulok” means temple of Vishnu, located in northwest of Cambodia. It is the Angkor monuments the most well-preserved temples, magnificent architecture and relief detail to known, is the world’s largest temples. Best traveling time: Every year in November to February and between June to October. Tips: If you can not stand with heat, it is best to bring some sun protection items such as umbrella, hat and sun oils. Entrance Fee: 1day=20$/person. 3days=40$/person. 7days=60$/person. Hours: 6AM-19PM everyday. Apsara-Sreykrumleak

Toul Sleng Genocide Museum-Phnom Penh, Cambodia The Toul Sleng Genocide Museum it was used by Khmer Rouge as the detention and torture center in the late 1970. Prior to 1975, Toul Sleng was a high school, but when the Khmer Rouge came to power in 1975, its named S-21 prison and interrogation facitlity. Today the school is houses exhibits, there are paintings and thousands photographs of victims. S-21 processed over 17000 people , few of them were survived. Painting of torture at the prison by Van Nath-one of a survivor of Toul Sleng. Location: Corner of street 113 and Street 350. Entrance Fee: 2$. Open Everyday: 8AM to 5Pm including holidays (closed for lunch).