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Vietnam and Cambodia
If you've thought about seeing the temples at Angkor, then Beng Mealea is the temple you *dream* about seeing. This one has it all, folks: ancient culture, jungle, and very few tourists. And best of all, where the paths at the other temples get roped off when the reconstruction ends, at Beng Mealea you can climb over it all.
About an hour beyond Banteay Srei, the road leads to Kbal Spean (or the Valley of a Thousand Lingas). Actually it leads to the trailhead for it -- Kbal Spean is another 45 minute hike up to where the carvings are.
Probably the part of the trip most different from my usual experiences was our excursion on the Tonle Sap -- for 2 reasons: the lake & the people.
Mai Chau
Hanoi Old Quarter
