David and I have done a lot of travelling since our adult children told us one day in 2006 that we should travel more as a couple. We have done Australia , Europe and many countries in Asia too. One of the countries we had always wanted to visit is Cambodia namely Siem Reap for one reason to see the Angkor Wat. Thanks to Airasiago we booked a 4 days 3 nights trip and it cost us about RM950.00 for the both of us for flights and hotel. A very good offer indeed.
So the early morning of the 22nd of April 2014 saw the both of us heading off to the airport in our son's BMW driven by Andrew of course with Mel our daughter as co pilot. OMG the LCCT was so crowded in that unearthly hour of the morning. So byes were said and we boarded our flight AK 542 bound for Siem Reap. Nice flight and after 2 hours we landed in the Siem Reap International Airport. Headed towards the Immigration to find that the forms we filled on board was actually only a Customs form. So we had to wait for our arrival cards. They came and were filled and of course we came face to face with our first Cambodian ie the Immigration Officer. I always wonder why Immigration Officers around the world do not smile at all. They are a front line of a country and no smiles. I wish I could give a course on Smiling as i do a lot. Anyways all that done we got our luggage and were met by a smiling Cambodian from the hotel with a board reading Shashi Kalak Shanmugam...which David laughed to as my maiden name is Shashikala K Shanmugam. Anyway this driver was such a pleasant and polite person and drove us through the town of Siem Reap before we got to the hotel. First impressions of the city was that it was quite organised.
So the early morning of the 22nd of April 2014 saw the both of us heading off to the airport in our son's BMW driven by Andrew of course with Mel our daughter as co pilot. OMG the LCCT was so crowded in that unearthly hour of the morning. So byes were said and we boarded our flight AK 542 bound for Siem Reap. Nice flight and after 2 hours we landed in the Siem Reap International Airport. Headed towards the Immigration to find that the forms we filled on board was actually only a Customs form. So we had to wait for our arrival cards. They came and were filled and of course we came face to face with our first Cambodian ie the Immigration Officer. I always wonder why Immigration Officers around the world do not smile at all. They are a front line of a country and no smiles. I wish I could give a course on Smiling as i do a lot. Anyways all that done we got our luggage and were met by a smiling Cambodian from the hotel with a board reading Shashi Kalak Shanmugam...which David laughed to as my maiden name is Shashikala K Shanmugam. Anyway this driver was such a pleasant and polite person and drove us through the town of Siem Reap before we got to the hotel. First impressions of the city was that it was quite organised.
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