santorino reap
siem reap is the jumping off point for the temples of angkor. it's a pleasant enough place, but unsurprisingly well touristed. the conflagration of reddened white faces and bars advertising live english premiership and fry ups means it is more reminiscent of tenerife than south east asia. it's strange, i love a beer and the footy as much as the next man, but i'm finding the atmosphere here slightly disheartening: it doesn't seem worth travelling halfway across the world to be surrounded by the paraphernalia of friday night english suburbia. i'm hoping that angkor wat et al will remind me of why i'm here, and mean that the nocturnal lagerdom of siem reap proves a happy corrolary to days stumbling around ancient temples.thought it'd be clever to watch batman begins and the fantastic four rather than sleep on the plane so i'm off to eat and then crash.
posted by bicrom @ 11:58 am
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