May blooming again, 2008 Cambodia Angkor 8 days cultural tours.
Because of the may blooming Carmen "write so well, known as China backpackers tour Cambodia's Bible. This is going to the depth of experience Cambodia's Angkor culture, also in may, with the predecessors of the blooming again! read more please visit my blog: http://blog.sina.com.cn/andy03280730 more photos in your photo album in the blog
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Preparations:
Tickets, passports
First of all because sililankahangkonggongsi UL airfares, and determines the holidays, set ticket.
After a half months of preparations, mainly read about Angkor and Bangkok travel books, making detailed gonglue. Chinese citizens to Thailand, Cambodia can get visas, and very convenient. But China's citizens could not leave the white version, so to have a valid visa to the Chinese border, UL can charge d'affaires-check, the price of $ 230, in Thailand Office floor sign a 1000 B in Bangkok, another 1020 B in Aram,-226 $ price less the same, they are not making money, UL is a favor. Thailand visa or your Embassy in Beijing, but the company opened according to the letter, but also to the English version, and so a lot of good material, Visa also so complicated, do not know how to think, when you run the landing check without these materials, direct it to do, if only in Chinese Embassy do so trouble, so filer… let UL to the Agency. Cambodia Visa Office in Beijing, 190 $ should be in the local office is 20 $, 25 $, after black-175 $ than in Beijing do cheap. You can also do electronic visas, 25 $, apply online, make money with visa cards, print 2 copies, one copy of the entry, a departure, sometimes entering immigration system is broken, not on the territory and when the computer is good when it's done. I would also like to stay at the passport, a visa at the Immigration Office floor check-in. In the middle there is a small episode, in order to run the visa when the Passport is lost, there are a few days time, will go to post-registration, making up a passport to the immigration authority's bridge, the District of no, lost to the police station to open a certificate, the other with the same initial passport. Two passport photos, photocopying, photographic materials, 7 working days. In the streets of the copy to is not expensive, 5 a piece, is not black. Now various procedures are simplified, the original if a replacement to first put a statement, 3 months, 15 business days to take the day to do now, 7 working days, to a letter from the police station. Now the Government is really serving the people. Yes, China is very promising. Departure in the morning to get a passport, hanging there.
Raiders
Prior to gathering information and doing Raiders is very important to me, every time I travel anterior to as many understand local conditions, mainly attractions and eating live line information from different perspectives to understand, the more the better.
This has become my habit before traveling. If not ready, the heart is always uncertain. Originally, I felt very comprehensive, but to the ground, there are unexpected, or is not in the expected to happen, it depends on personal things and method. I looked at before you leave a few books, and now to introduce you to. In 4 years ago I knew Angkor this place, has to go, want to have 4 years to achieve the aspirations of this year.
Bibliography
She sees the temptation
Earlier at a book called Qinghong temptation--from Viet Nam to Cambodia's book, this book is written in Chinese, published in 2006, is a very general, travel, termsof, write the contents of Angkor, considered the most preliminary understanding.
The depth of ten countries in South-East Asia tours
The depth of ten countries in Southeast Asia after the tours is a Chinese series, published in 2005, this book describes fairly can be quite wide coverage, attractions, the good, the biggest advantage is suitable for the Chinese people's taste, easy to understand, take a look at the end of this book up.
Is the time difference, you can only see the attractions, attractions in the name of the local text marked out, when convenient, the driver can understand, needless to say. But also write wrong, for example in BKK to the National Museum, Thai wrote became Zheng Vidar, car drivers to be able to understand, but to go wrong. In the morning to go to the National Museum, on the road and the driver chat, just passing through, Vidar Cheng and his talk up the place, then we went to Zheng Vidar la, I thought that drivers understand wrong and think that I'd like to see Zheng Vidar came, I think, is to first look at the sites and to make arrangements, in turn, today. After the call to the National Museum, and pulled up here, I understand what is written on the wrong book, no Thai National Museum ', must be to the wrong line. There is also a Royal field Plaza marked the Maha-Thai Temple. We used this book to be careful, and maps to use, or to find a person who understands the local text ask. My pet peeves is accompanied by a local list of commonly used language of the text, but we all communicate in English, Thai is useless. Other eating live line information is up to me after the presentation of the book.
Lonely Planet travel guide series of Southeast Asia
Lonely Planet then is a tourist guide series of Southeast Asia, BKK with Angkor and the introduction, the book 900 pages, contents very much, but there is no single State based information provides a brief overview of the whole, a bit.
It is more practical book that describes in great detail. What information has, very convenient. A map is good, very detailed, if local could not find the map with this basic enough, as long as the books written on spots on a map of the LP has, if there are local map control with the better, there is no written on LP, it didn't come out in graphs. The only regret is the editor of the book is not Chinese, are allWesterners. Chinese and foreigners way of thinking, travel habits, not the same, but all is good. Than Chinese series of books, people, after all, there are decades of LP. There are many places that Chinese people are not going to write the book, such as historical, cultural, and political point of view is not quite the same, the word is that big truth, not like the Chinese writing was so false, all are good things. LP book dare to write political, such as the brutal Khmer Rouge, the current Government of corruption, mines, etc., also writes about the porn sites, prostitutes, red light district, drugs, gay, paedophilia and so on. With Occidental approach to understanding how a perspective of this place, also is a nice experience. This book is also not present in Thailand, the main is to look for information on Thailand.
Lonely Planet travel guide series of Cambodia
Then the LP of Cambodia, this is a separate country, is the most complete of all books in one, nothing to see, but also to look at this one, no time to look before you leave, take a look at the side of the playing side, this is the European and American backpackers travel Bible.
In Angkor as long as the European and American backpackers is almost a manpower. Style and the last one, is more a lot, from the State map, map to Siem Reap to Angkor Empire city map map to pass, the last detail to a temple of the map to your painting, relief around the temple are marked with letters, a letter is a picture, and then describes the name of this piece of embossing, history, content, and so on. Basically you can encounter of all the circumstances it was full, so cattle and had to admire the beauty of others ' delicate and serious, travel guide of preemptive than China so much, this book is in Chinese translation and publication of 2007, in Europe and the United States may then morning 1-2 years, so the time difference, basic and field are the same, there are differences in place will depend on the network's Forum. LP book content many, very full, in order not to let the book is too heavy, the characters are very small, the number of pages or less, but sent a magnifying glass bookmarks, really close. Is no photo, may rely on text eating Occidental, unlike certain books, pictures more than zier, relying on photo account pages. Go out there and play back a circle, just as a book, the gold is too low. This book is full of maps, from largest to smallest, the big picture on a hot zone box, and then zoom into a map, and more accurate. Because the diagram is complete, the above marking point many, generally consists of, information, attractions, activities, lodging, dining, entertainment and major types of traffic, separated into different symbols marked on the map, so there is no place to write name. Alphabetically by name, title, and number on the label on the map, and then followed by a page, is the name and symbols of the CRT, so you can make map simple, exterior and interior are also easy to find by name. This map has another advantage is the figure into a horizontal box, the cross marked letters, figures on the vertical scale, in the table also indicates the place in which region on the map. I have to make it easier to use, do a job, is to connect the three kinds of information: location and symbols on the map. Name, label, which in the table. Name, text describes the introduction page. The three types of information which is in a different page, what you want to find the information you have to return. I read the introduction on the spot where you want to know, from the exterior and Interior find names, symbols, by region to find the location on the map, use fluorescent strokes down, this point is the introduction of the book, which is where you will be. And then in the table name of the corresponding with fluorescent pen, and then add text on the page, the Agency is to know where to find the should be. Finally write the label in the introduction and regional location so from one found a information only go one on the list, use the convenient and quick. And then on the map with a different color of the pen mark isn't in the book, and in other books of attractions in the introduction. There is also no introduction of attractions, but there are marked in the map, the name of the table there, this is not too important, some not-so-famous, is too small to have already abandoned the then fix, have time to sweep a few, anyway, is the ticket, no time to stop. It is said in the Angkor temples and small total more than 600, not the professional research, LP on all went to be enough, also called tour. This tickets arrangements is also reasonable, and the fact that 7 days you can play it again. You then map of phosphor dots to arrange tourist routes, away from the near and the way of the arrangement, on the day. In the day to go as far as play fast is finished, then consider becoming a member of the nearby attractions, or to watch the sunset, sometimes fare plus a $ 1-2. Or you can come back to rest, eat dinner, then go to watch the sunset, near the fares cheaper. Private fare is about good before, far way how much. If you wish to go to a place, not enough time, distances will not go, fares, will suffer, but can be reduced and the driver about the money thing, but I think it's too easy, the next day if you want to go and spend a fare. There is to consider what types of sites the right to see what kind of scene, a place for to see the sunrise in the morning to go to, and then look at the nearby attractions, places to watch the sunset, afternoon schedule nearby attractions. Favorite photographer by friends, it is necessary to consider the issue of the light, some of the attractions in the morning light, some of the attractions you have to do is look at night, there are places in the midday sun is strong when appropriate. There is to consider the number of tourists, who prefer a few places, you can take a good look at the scenery, the experience of that kind of mood, in the morning, there is the evening people more, sometimes much to the main sights are not seen, arrangements will be staggered such time period. Playing time is important to let drivers see you marked marked point map, don't go see his figure, because he is generally not a map of LP 's, are not marked, it is easy to miss a spot, if he doesn't know, or can't get used to, on his map view, then no, in tableFind the English name of the control, and then it will turn to the introduction page, there is also the name of Cambodia. In short to make good use of this good book! what information, or at least to look at this book.
May blooming in Cambodia
Next is a must see is that the Chinese people to Cambodia tours of the Bible--may blooming.
As long as the Angkor see take this book, certainly is Chinese. The author of this book is a Chinese, published early in 2004, timeliness is bad point, eat live line information from on-line supplement. This book was written before LP came to China, the author only by virtue of a person's ability to write such a detailed a book on Angkor, the book is really not easy, do you think about it, the LP was a successful operation after decades of professional travel book publishers. Author Carmen looked too fond of Angkor, backpack went, seen after not fun, not to learn more, go to the library to access a large amount of information written in the book, this book is the biggest advantage is consistent with the Chinese people's thinking mode, on the historical, cultural, religious, introduce more depth, a look that is professional books to find information. The book also describes the author's own feelings, feeling very delicate, the style of writing is very smooth, the photos are very innovative. I think the author should be a very emotional person.
The above two Bible-very complementary, read no deficit.
The two books I read at least 5 times, in the end almost by heart. But still recommend everyone into one of spots before to see it again, you can clearly understand this scenic spot what can play, read, or white went, there is a bunch of random stone or rupture of the temple. And then the Internet travels and gonglue, I saw a year, the ctrip travels timeliness is the most powerful, look as if being on the ground. Useful information summarizes, attractions, the eating, living, lines, and other information, and to prepare items and notes, local customs, taboos or something. Those who think they can't remember them all, useful summary of the whole, print out a copy of the zone. I summarize the Angkor 14 pages of information, BKK is 14 pages of A4 paper. Then the book useful copy, do not want to copy with the book, but I'm not a 5 book that is too heavy, just copy the Angkor's 30 multiple sheets of A4 paper, BKK 20 multiple sheets. Paper must use thin, dozens of pages of paper together also very heavy. To both print and copy, otherwise it is double the weight. When the copy thinner book no problem is too thick, let alone where Raphe nucleus is black, not some printed or changed shape is very hard to read, and then complete the book. No one solution is to remove the book, useful nail strips again, useless left and no weight, but also clear. However, I was a love of books, really do not have the heart to tear the book, but to copy, and then bound. Reading when you want to read the book written by Chinese people, better understand, there is a general impression look LP, LP features attractions detailed, comprehensive, and other information and practical, real-world. Come back and write travel time only to find some on LP on attractions content still cannot fully understand that this is going to go back and read the book written by Chinese people as a supplementary, mainly the contents of the symbolic meaning, so that you can fully understand.
Cambodia-thrifty tours the world series
There is also a book called Cambodia – thrifty tours the world series of Chinese writing, published in 2007, I heard that good, but I have never seen.
Time friends can see it.
Angkor stone forest
Finally there is a book called Angkor stone forest, is written in France people, mainly historical, cultural, archaeological finds, and repair of content, and found how to Europe, what is the impact in Europe, there are a lot of Angkor's paintings, mostly ancient scenes, recovery plans, discoverer of the photo, picture, or something, do not look fine, a little while to learn more about.
About the name, English to be nothing too divergent, Cambodia also could not understand, is the Chinese translation of the name is a transliteration, a variety of areas, a 4-5 Chinese name is also not surprising that even two LP on Angkor attractions Chinese name translation are not the same, because it is not a translation company-translation.
Here I use the Chinese name of most Lonely Planet is a tourist guide series book on Cambodia, because this book introduces more comprehensive and very detailed is a good book, only a few attractions is the other books mentioned, it is not introduced, the other, there would be no more than the whole of it, if only name and online, is there anything on the books, we would like to see according to tone, or worse not to go, no English name on it. Sometimes I will name followed by a digit, this is a book of Cambodia in the LP on the map to find a label for the convenience of everyone, if you had friends do not read this book, not the number. The LP's book does not describe, no translation of the Chinese name, other books also did not find one, I'll write in English, not translated directly, usually local temples, and no sign at the door. Suggest that you only remember the English name, the Chinese name to forget. In the beginning just saw these strange name, Chinese or helpful, but in the end, you're already very late, where I have any features, at any location, the Almighty Lenovo, now the Chinese name is superfluous, Chinese names have different translations, is also very easy. The most important is that the English name is unique, because the first discovery of Angkor is France, foreigners go to study and restoration of Angkor, where name is the first Cambodian, then translated into English, Chinese name is later under English transliteration, so English name is unified, and no access. Another is to Cambodia, the sign of a Cambodian and English, not Chinese, cool look really a bit of a reaction, not used. If you are doing homework when it entered the English name, to local think it convenient. I think, if no time friend can also go to a local with a book to read.
About content and text, in order to make it easier to find, I put the book online, pick up on the information, placed together on the attractions have excerpts of the text, and the user travels, the removal of content, gonglue also requested the original author will forgive me.
Certain figures in different books have different views, such as LP and the introduction of ctrip figures will have a lot of places, in the end I didn't figure out how much should be, please forgive me.
Also look authoritative remedial.
On the picture, I do not quite understand photography, can only be described as photography and, if you have understand photography friends please forgive me, I just haven't seen the usual landscape that shines down, let everyone have a figure, the more intuitive.
After practicing good photography and then upload the photo looks good.
I watched from ctrip online travels many predecessors, in the spirit of giving back, gonglue users, feedback ctrip idea wrote this article, the running tally of travels, my writing is too low, please forgive me, but I can give everyone a little tips provided for members ' travel time feel easier.
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