Cambodia Travel Blogs - Page 7

Arriving in the capital city of Cambodia without preparation came as a bit of a shock, but one I think we dealt with pretty well. After finding some pretty decent accommodation on the lake front, we spent our first day getting our bearings in a city that could match Bangkok for heat, commotio…

Up at 6am to pack and a 7.20 transfer to the airport. Journey to the airport uneventful and quite sad to be leaving Cambodia. Not sure if we'll go back.

I really felt sorry that we were leaving Laos, I did enjoy a lot travelling across this country. But it was time to go on and to see something new. Our next destination was Cambodia, the country of the Khmer people. You might have heard already about the tragically famous Khmer Rouge which under th…

So there are three places in Don Det that sell tickets to Ban Lung, the capital of the Rattanikiri province, and the main place I wanted to visit in Cambodia, even though I barely have time to make it back to Bangkok as things stand. The first, Island Travel quoted $25. The second Xangphon (or…

Cambodia was so...unexpected. I had a great time visiting the temples. Everything was so pure - Sometimes I felt like I was discovering it myself for the first time. Climbing and touching the scattered rock. Walking in the footsteps of royalty and priests. You can envision the kings who ordered the…

In Jan of 2007 I was in Cambodia working on a dental trip the team worked with orphans also children who were the victims of the many land mines which are still there from the Pol Pot regime.

My adventure in Cambodia began after a largely uneventful flight, passing through Singapore before arriving at Phnom Penh.Having arrived in Cambodia my first job was to purchase my visa, so passport photo in one hand and $20US in the other I join the queue, within 5 minutes I was handed my visa. My…

I only went to Cambodia for a week, but it was to short. I'll go back for sure.

This morning we drove out to the distant temples from Angkor. We started out with Kobal Spien, or the river of one thousand lingas. There was a long dirt road (full of pot-holes, water buffalo and kids) out to the forest, and then an hours hike through the forest to reach the river. The river ru…

Learning From the World Project:Sometimes dreams comes true,at the end of february will start my LIFE´S DREAM,1 year Backpacking the Earth,Looking for Knowledge,ideas,opportunities,people and obvioulsy to find a lot of things inside myself.

This is the first time that I travelled with my 3 other good friends on a backpacking trip. We had a wonderful time, looking for hotels, hunting for food and travelling around and not forgetting checking out the local clubbing scene!

I would say, I am glad we passed through PP before heading to Angkor. The Royale Palace is magnificent. It is designed with taste. This is classy compared to the colorful Grand Palace. Though this is by far, smaller in scale. We were guided by a very nice lady, whose name I forgot already. We were …

i was wrong!!. with temperature approximately 25 degree celcius, and well kept rain forest jungle along the road, this place is a quiet comfortable place to visit or even to live in.

The road back went without a snag. It’s always easier to retrace your steps than to stamp out new ones. I was listening to random emo on a nano-pod that Izzy had pawned to me. “To pay for hospital fees for one of my boys” he moaned “He got macheted by some local gangsters” I didn’t real…

Our stay here is a little different to the rest of our trip as we have the luxury of staying with Dean and Kirsten, friends from Melbourne, who have lived in Phnom Penh for over 3 years.  Kirsten is actually away visiting her family in NZ when we arrive.  One of the things we need to do i…