Angkor Express
ENUntil I find time for a new post about my own travels, here's my latest travel video find: The Angkor Temple Experience.
The video
In a little more than 4 minutes, an express visit of the temples of Angkor, in Cambodia. Superb restitution of the atmosphere, between tourist crowd and bright faces of the local people.
Direct link to the video → Angkor by George Jefferies
To learn more about this video → The Angkor Temple Experience sure MatadorTV (in English).
Angkor, I love it... A really magical place, despite the tourist crowds.
I went there twice, a long time ago. And I will go back! The beauty of the temples (especially Bayon and Ta Phrom), the villages and the forest, the immensity of the site, which you could once ride around on a rented motorcycle (or a bicycle, for the brave), made a strong impression on me.
Update : yes, I went back there, a little less than a year after I wrote this post! See here:
→ Cambodia - February 2011
Memories in pictures
My first trip to Cambodia was in 2001. At that time, no digital pictures. But I scanned my film and you can find some of these pictures on my other site, Notebooks of Southeast Asia :
→ Cambodia - 2001
My second trip to Cambodia took place in 2003. Same thing, the pictures are on my little online gallery :
→ Cambodia - 2003
Oh, my... I'm in need of Asia, me.
🙄
I know what you mean! Angkor is mythical, I'd love to go back again!
Ah, the time-lapse technique is really catching on, and I seem to be seeing more and more of it!
Very nice video, thanks for sharing 🙂
And Angkor, a mythical place if ever there was one!
When do you come back to Asia?
@Fabrice: I'm convinced you can go back several times and never get bored.
🙂
@Thib: Yes, time-lapse is all the rage. What I like about this video is that it's not permanent, it has a less “mechanical” feel than in some other videos, and it's well articulated with the pauses on the faces of the little souvenir sellers and the Cambodians.
I can't wait to get back to Asia... When exactly, I'm not sure. A little getaway in July, I hope.
8)
I just read that http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/05/23/travel/23Next.html?hp An idea for a new trip?
I'm sure of it!
Ah!... Cambodia, I'm dying of envy. I'd actually like to do the Vietnam / Laos / Cambodia triangle. But I don't have enough time to plan it. I loved China so much last year and Indonesia in previous years...
@Max: I don't know these islands in Vietnam... An idea worth exploring, why not? The thing I don't have is time...
🙄
@Fabrice: 😉
@A World Elsewhere: Yes, I've visited Vietnam several times, I've been to Cambodia twice, to Laos once, I'd like to go back... Me too, I'm running out of time !!! Good luck on your next trips, Marie-Ange.
🙂
This video is deadly! The images of the Cambodians are superb: I can see exactly the faces I left a few years ago... this corner of the planet (South-East Asia) attracts me like a magnet, it's crazy. I had also done a little editing, but I was a long way from this sumptuous result.
I just rewatched my time on Angkor in 2008 🙄 , thanks for this great video.
I understand that you're missing Asia, I'm feeling blue too, I've just come back from 3 weeks in the Philippines (it was great)and I already want to go back 😥 , little level 1 has grown since Sipadan (thanks to you), after my AOW, I've just passed my Nitrox 8) next step: Rescue Diver 😀 .
Your Blog is always so nice, have a good next trip 😉
@I f: Yes, I too love the way the faces are filmed. So, you're a Southeast Asian fan too?
🙄
@Alain: Oh, you're welcome. I love sharing this kind of find, knowing that quite a few Asia lovers end up here on this blog.
I am very flattered that you went diving a little thanks to me ... For the Rescue, my impressions:
https://petitesbullesdailleurs.fr/je-suis-rescue-diver-20090318/
🙂
Fan fan fan! I love Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia, Thailand, Bali... in short, I love Asia. .
Thank you Corinne.
@Helene from Mauritius: You're welcome. Glad you liked it!!!
🙂