Angkor: A Quest for The Lost Cities

Ruins fascinate a great many people. We stump up hefty sums to fly halfway around the world and marvel at the achievements and mysteries of defunct civilizations, snapping photos and saying "Gosh, isn't that something?", as we shake our heads in disbelief that there were people before us who were capable of producing structures that would present a serious and even insurmountable challenge to modern architects and engineers. We stand humbled.

Though it may seem strange that anyone would wish to spend a vacation steeped in a feeling of profound humility, the booming popularity of the ruins of Angkor in Cambodia are testament to that fact.