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Cambodia; Angkor wat

Hey people!

I went to Cambodia the other day to see the Angkor wat which is the world heritage by UNESCO. The temple is visually, artistically breathtaking. So beautiful. It was build in the early 12th century so it has lots of history. Angkor wat is actually a temple complex so there are so many temples to visit. My favorite is Angkor Thom. The movie "Tomb Raider" was filmed at this temple. Big trunks are all over this place so you can tell how old it is easily. Mysterious place ever.

The city of Siem Reap is very interesting. You can borrow a bike (Yes, it' free!) so you can explore the city. Much more fun than riding a taxi. Personally I recommend you to visit an old market called Phsar Chas. You can get hand-made wooden sculptures, cute vases, traditional things cheap. Don't forget to ask discounts. Negotiating is always fun! And usually you can get what you want by your preferable price! Be patient. To eat, drink, you could go to the "Pub Street". There are so many nice cafes, bars and restaurants. But I'm telling you, these places are full of tourists. Cambodian people normally don't go to these places because it's a bit pricy. On the street, there are also a couple of nightclubs so you can enjoy nightlife around there.

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Oh-mihachiman city

Hello guys,

The other day my friend A and I went to Oh-mihachiman city by car. Just about 90 minutes away from Osaka central. You can go there (Oh-mihachiman) by train as well, of course ;) Oh-mihachiman is in Shiga prefecture.

In this city, many old and traditional buildings are preserved by government. It's sort of like Kyoto, you can say. The difference between the two cities are big or small and more people or less. But more importantely, in Oh-mihachiman, you can eat delicious beef which is called "Oh-mi gyu". Really famous. Where we had lunch is one, side by the river. The restaurant is called Hamagura. Here the pictures of what I had.

It costed $20 and it was SO GOOD. Thumbs up!!!

If you have time, you can try a boat ride which runs around a small lake. It's touristically, popular spots but the ride takes tooooo long. It's about 80 minutes. Our guide was an old guy who seened around 75 years or something. I think he is supposed to say something about the city, (like gondolier in Venice) but this guy was super quiet and just does his job, rows boat. So I got bored and tired. Considering of his age, he seemed pretty tough and young!!! Live long old guy!!

After that we popped by a new outlet (Mitsui Outlet Park Ryuo)in Ryuo city. It's just 10 minutes away. This mall has Paul Smith, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Diesel, Coach, Bruno Magli, Nike, Adidas etc etc.

We had so much fun!!

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Small island (Saipan)

Hello, everyone.

It's been a bit while since I uploaded this blog in June.

Here is a picture of Saipan where I went with one of my best friend Erica in July.

Saipan is a small island of Northan Mariana islands. You can enjoy marine sports, swimming, cycling and so on. If you are looking for a calm place to just relax and chill out, Saipan is exactly where you want to go. Hawaii is a popular destination for who wants to enjoy beach life, but tends to be busy.

Comparing to Guam, they are almost same but Saipan has less beach you can swim. Of course, there are many beaches but most of them are not deep enough to swim which is a bit shame.

For swimmers, I definitely recommend Tank beach. It's on the South East of the island. Tank beach is kinda unique. There are rocks around the beach and where you can swim is surrounded by rock walls so it's more like, I say a pond or pool in the ocean. It's really interesting, you should check it out.

Anyway Saipan is good for diving. Laulau beach is like the best diving spot. I heard so.

Other place you need to go is The Grotto. It's popular for Saipanese. You can swim and dive there. As you recognize by the name of Grotto, this is really grotto, cave. The colour of ocean is clear blue and really beautiful.

When you go to Saipan, you should rent a car. Without a car, moving around the island is a bit difficult. 2 days rent costs just around 140 bucks, not expensive and most of stores are offering car park for free! Many drivers go amazingly slow, safe drivers. You don't have to worry about.

I'll talk about food later!

H xoxo

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Just $1000

OMG!!! Soooo cheap. Good deal, no catch!

I was looking into a travel agency web. And guess what!? 10 days trip to Turkey costs just 1000 bucks. Can't you believe it?? It include plain tickets and transportation in Turkey, 5 star hotels, every meals and we have a guide!

Now my family want to go somewhere to have fun. Last family trip was to Macau and Hong-Kong.

I would be so excited if we go there with this package trip!!

But, unfortunately the day we want to go is full!!

Well, we will see where we go this time. If you have time, where would you go?

xoxo

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