Bangkok to Siem Reap Cambodia without flying ..part XXX

{Lone Ranger Finding His Loving Wife}

(September 20, 2015)

......continued from part XXIX

(Previously in part XXIX or episode 29)

By the time I was paying the only cloth which I want to bring home for my mother, I looked at the face of my lovely wife's 。。。scared she would shown her jealousy look, dude. Yup! It's expensive, (equivalent RM500), considering I'd never bought any clothes for any price more than RM100 :)

Part XXX (or episode 30, Wow 30, not finale yet)

There you see, women are easy-jealousy creature :)p After I paid that sum of (approx) 500MYR to cashier, thing changed ... face changed ...

Nevertheless, we still continue our trip ... next: to visit another Khmer cultural workshop - Senteurs d’Angkor .

see the tot-tot face :(

innocent ? No! It's all because of me ! 

Cambodian Cultural Village, pass-by not going in

this is the Senteurs d’Angkor

a in-house guide to given good introduction

handmade soap process

Orange Jasmine - a natural raw material of aromas 

lemongrass powder & lotus powder

AMOK, a delicious Khmer dish is cooked with this natural spices

Cambodian curry's spices

" Senteurs d’Angkor prides itself on sourcing all of its raw materials in Cambodia, from raw ingredients to packaging materials, which is not easy task. In line with their philosophy of ‘home-sourcing’, most of their packaging comes from the sugar palm tree, an abundant, natural and recyclable resource in Cambodia..

This philosophy ensures that jobs and incomes stay within Cambodia, helping to address the country’s poverty and reduce dependence on imports. They use the finest raw ingredients sourced from all over the country.

Senteurs d’Angkor employs hundred over workers and provide regular work to another 100 people, mostly women from the rural area, 10% of the workshop workers are handicapped, and all workers benefit from good working conditions (in term of salary, profit-sharing, insurance, working environment…) "

On the way back to hotel in the late afternoon 。。。

still a 'tot-tot' face, (only while with me & shown to me)

After showered, we head-out for a 'very-special' dinner. 

。。。。。。to be continued

(click, back to episode 1) travel to Bangkok->Siem Reap from Malaysia by train ..part I

(current page) travel to Angkor Wat from Malaysia without flying ..part XXX

(click) travel to Siem Reap (CAMBODIA) from Bangkok (THAILAND) without flying ..part XXXI (coming soon)

Written by JP

Our Footprints (Journey Around Without Flying) :

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Our travel journey started from Malaysia 。。。

Travel to Bangkok, Thailand without flying from Malaysia (travel log started here)

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Travel to Siem Reap, Cambodia without flying from Bangkok & Malaysia
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Our travel story started here, but our life journey just started 。。。

Bangkok to Siem Reap Cambodia without flying ..part XXIX

{Lone Ranger Finding His Loving Wife}

(September 20, 2015)

......continued from part XXVIII

After an exhausted Angkor Wat trip a day before, I arranged a day break to bring my lovely wife see other attraction in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

While we're traveling to other country we have great chances to know a different culture. 

Cambodia has its unique, stunning and fascinating art of carvings, being reflected by its symbolic heritage buildings - Angkor Wat. To know more about the nation arts & crafts, we visited one of its renowned silk-making workshop, the Silk Farm operated by the Artisans Angkor.

well-trained in-house guide giving good explanation about silk making process

sillkworms

life circle of silkworms

man-made shelter for silkworms

silkworms grow in shelters

spinning & dyeing workshop 

a shelter for kids of workers too

natural dyeing process

The dyeing or colouring process uses natural plants & flowers as its ingredients. A thumb-up for this.

silk knitting process

This superb Silk Farm is the perfect place to buy high quality silk scarves, clothing, bags, accessories and original home decoration. The showroom offers more than 500 colorful products which were handmade in Artisans Angkor workshops.

very fine silk cloth sold @ Angkor Silk Farm

I think I'd never bought any fine fabric cloth for my mother before. So I decided to buy one for her. 

my lovely wife acts as model to try the fine silk shirt which I'd bought home for my mother

"Artisans Angkor has developed from the ambitious belief that it is possible to revive ancient Khmer Arts & Crafts while improving the lives of thousands of people living in rural areas. Its 1300 employees are proud to show that Cambodian handicraft is still alive and more creative than ever. 

By developing high quality products that express the dynamism of the Khmer culture, Artisans Angkor strives to be a timeless showcase for Cambodian crafts with pieces inspired by Angkor heritage as well as fashionable handmade clothing and decorative items that can suit contemporary lifestyles.

Not only has Artisans Angkor become a company dedicated to the preservation of traditional Khmer skills in silk-making, stone and wood carving, lacquering and painting, but it is also an organization committed to promote the development of individuals and secure their future by the means of education and welfare."

By the time I was paying the only cloth which I want to bring home for my mother, I looked at the face of my lovely wife's 。。。scared she would shown her jealousy look, dude. Yup! It's expensive, (equivalent RM500), considering I'd never bought any clothes for any price more than RM100 :)

。。。。。。to be continued

(click, back to episode 1) travel to Bangkok->Siem Reap from Malaysia by train ..part I

(current page) travel to Angkor Wat from Malaysia without flying ..part XXIX

(click) travel to Siem Reap (CAMBODIA) from Bangkok (THAILAND) without flying ..part XXX

Written by JP

travel to Siem Reap from Bangkok without flying ..part XXVIII

{Lone Ranger Finding His Loving Wife}

(September 19, 2015)

......continued from part XXVII

We finished our first day trip at Angkor Wat in the late afternoon.

That was a really exhausted day, with feeling the sun heat was stronger than usual.  

After we showered and refreshed ourselves in hotel, we headed out for dinner. 

a simple restaurant right besides back-lane of Pub Street

Bitter gourd cook with egg

Cambodian fried "kway teow"

Curry Vege-mix

Cambodian noodle

delicious ? so-so..maybe to tired 

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(September 20, 2015)

We had a very good sleep after a truly exhausted day. 

We're having our breakfast inside the hotel, next to a pool, with birds tweet surrounding the area.

Landing Point Villa poolside

Landing Point Villa reception area

French style breakfast @ Landing Point Villa

My lovely wife just love the environment and great for her to have a French-style breakfast next to swimming pool. She even blog about this (HERE) in our previous post.

Despite the lovely twitter and environment surrounding, with her favorite style of hotel-breakfast, her look pretty much tired after an exhausted Angkor Wat trip a day before.

tired tiring look

However, we had planned for a few tour today. Silk farm, homemade fragrance workshop, Khmer classical Apsara dance and etc..

。。。。。。to be continued

(click, back to episode 1) travel to Bangkok->Siem Reap from Malaysia by train ..part I

(current page) travel to Angkor Wat from Malaysia without flying ..part XXVIII

(click) travel to Siem Reap (CAMBODIA) from Bangkok (THAILAND) without flying ..part XXIX 

Written by JP