The Architecture of Angkor
I love architecture. More than anything else about a ruin, I love the opportunity to experience architecture from every angle. Those the builders intended…
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The Bayon: Faces in the Jungle
We’re shaded from the piercingly hot sun by the jungle above and around us, overstretched plants adding to the shade from my hat and…
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Angkor Week
Tune in all week for stories and adventures from Angkor Wat and the ancient jungle city surrounding it! Angkor Week starts Monday, January 11th…
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The Armory in Brooklyn
“See? I walk past this every day on my way to work, and I’ve never seen any of the doors open before. I knew…
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My First Night in Amsterdam
I rooted around in my bag. Surely it had to be here. My debit card couldn’t have just up and disappeared, could it? I…
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First Time in Angkor Wat
Severe stone faces line ancient pathways leading across wide moats and up to the largest temple I’ve ever seen. The jungle encroaches on tall,…
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Guest Post: La Ciudad Perdida – Finding Colombia’s Lost City
Tonight I am proud to present our very first guest post here at Amid the Ruins. It’s by a very adventurous dude who goes…
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My Magic Tattoo
Poke, poke. My back is really starting to ache now. It’s a sort of forced meditation: if my mind wanders at all, the next…
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Sunken Airplane
SCUBA diving is simultaneously my favorite and most dreaded hobby. Favorite, because it provides incredible adventures in a truly alien world, where you float…
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The Ten Thousand Temples of Bagan
The firm dirt gives way to soft sand and my bike comes to a sudden, undignified stop. I get off and carry it into…
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