Comments on: March’s Top Ten and Siem Reap http://perfumeposse.com/2007/07/22/marchs-top-ten-and-siem-reap/ Tue, 22 May 2012 09:42:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: March http://perfumeposse.com/2007/07/22/marchs-top-ten-and-siem-reap/#comment-44231 March Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:37:49 +0000 http://perfumeposse.com/2007/07/22/marchs-top-ten-and-siem-reap/#comment-44231 Jayney -- thanks for your memories! Absolutely you would have had to say yes at that point. I'll admit we were distracted at Ta Prohm. The mosquitos were fierce, they are having a dengue outbreak, and nothing we did in the way of clothing/spray was keeping them away from my 10-year-old, who is famously mosquito-attractive. We packed it in early. I want to go again before it's Disney World. Jayney — thanks for your memories! Absolutely you would have had to say yes at that point.

I’ll admit we were distracted at Ta Prohm. The mosquitos were fierce, they are having a dengue outbreak, and nothing we did in the way of clothing/spray was keeping them away from my 10-year-old, who is famously mosquito-attractive. We packed it in early.

I want to go again before it’s Disney World.

]]> By: Jayney http://perfumeposse.com/2007/07/22/marchs-top-ten-and-siem-reap/#comment-44214 Jayney Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:11:44 +0000 http://perfumeposse.com/2007/07/22/marchs-top-ten-and-siem-reap/#comment-44214 My goodness, I stumbled upon this blog by pure accident and you have just whisked me away to the scene of my engagement. We were in Ta Prom temple (The Raiders of the Lost Ark Temple, where all the massive balsam tree roots intertwine with the ruins) and standing in the Chamber of Redemption. This was a tiny little stone room, standiing all alone in the middle of Ta Prom and it was built to have a strange echoing ability - especially if you thump your chest - the noise seems to reverberate both inside and outside you and it is a very strange sensation. My Davey got down on one knee (in the mud, yes it was rainy season) and finally proposed after having lived together for over 12 years. I should say that this was premeditated as he had the ring with him. So, what was a girl to do - here in the most beautiful place on earth? Of course I accepted. I loved Cambodia and bought many perfumes at the Artisans D'Ankor shop in Siem Reap and also at the airport. I still have some of their Orchid perfume. I would love to go back at some time but as written above, I fear that it will change so substantially, very rapidly, as has happened in Hong Kong as to be unrecognisable. I agree with you that the food is divine and the people are beautiful. Thank you for your wonderful writing - you really captured the essence of the place for me. I am very grateful, Yours, (in Tabac Blond) Jayney My goodness, I stumbled upon this blog by pure accident and you have just whisked me away to the scene of my engagement. We were in Ta Prom temple (The Raiders of the Lost Ark Temple, where all the massive balsam tree roots intertwine with the ruins) and standing in the Chamber of Redemption. This was a tiny little stone room, standiing all alone in the middle of Ta Prom and it was built to have a strange echoing ability – especially if you thump your chest – the noise seems to reverberate both inside and outside you and it is a very strange sensation. My Davey got down on one knee (in the mud, yes it was rainy season) and finally proposed after having lived together for over 12 years. I should say that this was premeditated as he had the ring with him. So, what was a girl to do – here in the most beautiful place on earth? Of course I accepted.

I loved Cambodia and bought many perfumes at the Artisans D’Ankor shop in Siem Reap and also at the airport. I still have some of their Orchid perfume.

I would love to go back at some time but as written above, I fear that it will change so substantially, very rapidly, as has happened in Hong Kong as to be unrecognisable.

I agree with you that the food is divine and the people are beautiful.

Thank you for your wonderful writing – you really captured the essence of the place for me. I am very grateful,

Yours, (in Tabac Blond)

Jayney

]]> By: Qwendy http://perfumeposse.com/2007/07/22/marchs-top-ten-and-siem-reap/#comment-41963 Qwendy Thu, 26 Jul 2007 06:43:56 +0000 http://perfumeposse.com/2007/07/22/marchs-top-ten-and-siem-reap/#comment-41963 My parents are control freaks who were somehow able to let go of all control while traveling - pretty pragmatic really - so I actually learned to travel quite happily and let go of parts of myself while doing it, often to be right back to them when I returned home. I'm happy to say that the older I get, the more profound the effects of the journey seem to be, it sounds like the same is true for you, it's inspiring! I read a fabulous book in France last fall that takes place in Bangkok, it's rather subversive, about a Buddhist monk doing time for a misdeed on the Bangkok police force -- it's about east meets west, death sex religion and political maneuvering and perversion, and a fascinating fun read. Bangkok 8 by John Burdette, who is some high powered lawyer working in Honk Kong who gave it all up to live in the Bangkok underworld for a year and be a novelist. Bon voyage! My parents are control freaks who were somehow able to let go of all control while traveling – pretty pragmatic really – so I actually learned to travel quite happily and let go of parts of myself while doing it, often to be right back to them when I returned home. I’m happy to say that the older I get, the more profound the effects of the journey seem to be, it sounds like the same is true for you, it’s inspiring!

I read a fabulous book in France last fall that takes place in Bangkok, it’s rather subversive, about a Buddhist monk doing time for a misdeed on the Bangkok police force — it’s about east meets west, death sex religion and political maneuvering and perversion, and a fascinating fun read. Bangkok 8 by John Burdette, who is some high powered lawyer working in Honk Kong who gave it all up to live in the Bangkok underworld for a year and be a novelist.

Bon voyage!

]]> By: March http://perfumeposse.com/2007/07/22/marchs-top-ten-and-siem-reap/#comment-41879 March Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:29:14 +0000 http://perfumeposse.com/2007/07/22/marchs-top-ten-and-siem-reap/#comment-41879 Thanks! Thanks!

]]> By: minette http://perfumeposse.com/2007/07/22/marchs-top-ten-and-siem-reap/#comment-41802 minette Tue, 24 Jul 2007 21:06:35 +0000 http://perfumeposse.com/2007/07/22/marchs-top-ten-and-siem-reap/#comment-41802 found it - thank goodness for google - it's bangkok haunts, by john burdett. definitely worth reading - especially if you're not the squeamish sort. found it – thank goodness for google – it’s bangkok haunts, by john burdett. definitely worth reading – especially if you’re not the squeamish sort.

]]>