7. Angkor Wat
The cycle to Ankor Wat from the border town of Poipet is all on the main road. I’m sure some cyclists can do it all in one day, but for us it’s a short hop to Sisophon of 45km and then a monster 100km to Siem Reap. It’s all flat, always into the wind, just like we’ve been since we left Bangkok and is relatively ok until the heat builds up, then it becomes seriously uncomfortable and, for us, difficult. So the plan for the 100km was to leave at 4am, 2 and half hours before sun rise! We had decided we needed to get up early in Poipet so we would be tired when we arrived...
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The cycle too the border from Bangkok took a few days taking us though small villages and quiet roads and of course past many Temples.. It’s lovely cycling here when it’s not the middle of the day. Life starts about 4.30am. It’s the cool time of day and people take advantage of that to socialise with friends in groups walking, running and even cycling. Drive through breakfast… It’s also the best time to get up and get going for us so we slowly moved through the Thai countryside towards the border starting at dawn and watching the countryside change as the sun...
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