Mulloskeys Adventures Abroad

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Whenever you are in a foreign land it can be helpful to see a familiar face to make you feel at home. If no familiar face then one can settle for a familiar company logo or franchise to regain some sense of normalcy. This had been the longest I had gone in my life without [...]

Now is a good time to let you know what we experienced in town. In the mornings, at night and the half day before our trip back to Phnom Penh. Unlike the all-inclusive resorts of the Caribbean, there are (thankfully) no gated communities here. Even the nicer guesthouses like ours are still in what would [...]

Our final visit to ruins took us to the less than famous, but no less amazing Preah Khan. This structure served as the temporary home of the King when construction of Angkor Thom was being completed. It also served as a library and for many years as a university and Buddhist monastery. Before I go [...]

Okay – quick side note. We had heard rumors that Cambodia’ has Asia’a best toilets. Now I have seen one of Seoul’s best (winner of Seoul’s Best Toilet 2004 award – see our post form March 2007) so I surely have basis for comparison. I have to admit, but should clarify, the toilets within the [...]

At this point on our third day we were feeling overwhelmingly satisfied with our choices of places to see thus far. We debated where to go next as we have seen the most popular and we had many lesser known temples to chose from. The rest of us decided it was worth the extra $5 [...]