Photos - My Indiana Jones pilgrimmage to Cambodia

When I discovered how easy it was to get to Cambodia from Vietnam I was there like a shot. I wanted to see the Angkor Wat temples since I was a kid, I wanted to visit the Hollywood set of my most favourite Action hero - Indiana Jones is a legend and I wanted to follow in his footsteps - well perhaps in my dreams, not quite so literally.

So I flew from Ho Chi Minh City to Siem Reap and the second day I woke at 4.30am (after 4hours kip) to arrive at Angkor Wat for sunrise by 5.30am, I stayed until 6.30pm for sunset visiting 11 different sites in total.

Photos: Eating & Drinking - Vietnam, Cambodia

If you cannot find something you like to eat or drink in Cambodia and Vietnam then you are uncultured and don't have a taste for food. In fact don't bother going if you cannot handle menus the length of two arms and a million dishes. Forget it if you don't like good fish, stay away if you hate vegetables, and don't both thinking about it if all you want is international cuisine - while easy to find it is (IMHO) the losers way out. 

I cannot stop appreciating Vietnamese and Cambodian cooking, it's fresh, it's got flavour and it doesn't sit too heavy on the stomach. My favourites by far:

- Morning Glory, garlic beans and leaf

- Khmer Curry

- Roasted fish

- Coconut sauce on chicken

- Baby pig (you can see the eyes and ears below in the photos)

And to drink - 333 or Saigon beer!