When people think of Siem Reap, they usually picture Angkor Wat and the surrounding temple ruins. But after actually staying there, what stayed with me most wasn’t only the temples. The quiet riverside mornings. The intense afternoon heat. The city slowly lighting up after sunset.Siem Reap felt less like a place to “check off attractions,” and more like a city whose entire atmosphere changes throughout the day. During this trip, I realized that the experience became much easier once I stopped trying to maximize efficiency and started paying attention to timing instead — when to walk, when to rest, and ...
