Mulloskeys Adventures Abroad

Life Dream # 10 accomplished: Ride an elephant with the added bonus of riding it up a mountain, alongside my beautiful wife, to an ancient temple, in an exotic foreign country, to watch the sunset. For the record dreams #1 through #9 are as follows:
1) Play hockey in Maple Leaf Gardens,
2) Grow sideburns,
3) Swim with [...]

Get ready for some of the most impressive photos yet. We strongly encourage you to check out this photo set in our “photos” link on the right side of this page… they are more than worth it.
For most tourists this temple is #2 next to Angkor Wat, but already having been more impressed with [...]

We walked a short distance from the Bayon to the causeway leading to the Baphuon temple which is being restored - unfortunately closed. On our way we see this beautiful Buddha statue and some monks praying. Erin offers a donation and places incense at its feet.

Along the causeway we spot some locals who are [...]

The Bayon - famous for its 216 giant stone faces which face the 4 cardinal directions (compass points) on seemingly countless spires. Many believe the Khmer Empire was divided into 54 provinces at the time of its construction and that it was built with 54 towers to cast the king’s eye onto all corners of [...]

The posts to immediately follow (The Bayon Temple, Terrace of the Elephants, Terrace of the Leper King, The Baphuon) all exist within the walled city of Angkor Thom whose gates we ceremoniously entered to start our second day. The van pulled over at the entrance and we walked through. Adorning the bridge over the massive [...]

The van picks us up from the restaurant and it’s a 20 minute drive to Angkor Wat. The road opens up to a moat surrounding the complex; over 300 yards wide and several kms around the perimeter. We follow the road around to the front entrance and causeway and ‘it’ appears. The famous 5 towering [...]

All the pics are finally up. There are 21 sets and sorry if you find them a bit overwhelming to dive into. But once you see them I think you will agree it is worth it. The Blog will take time as it will be lengthy, but of our highest quality, in attempts to capture [...]

WOW! So get ready for the most intense and amazing BLOG entries yet. The pics and stories promise to be the best published on this site so far; just as the experience of this trip has been the best of our lives thus far. From the very beginning we ask your forgiveness in our vast [...]