Cambodia Travel Blogs - Page 8

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…

The last day was quite relaxing.  We had nothing to do all day and our flight wasn't until 8pm.  So we wandered around town, sat by the pool, and did a whole lot of nothing.  This was a really great trip and I'm glad we went.  I was surprised after living in rural Thailand and s…

What an amazing country this is! The friendliest people imaginable, and all that despite their ridiculously horrific recent history. The hightlight of this trip was Siem Reap. I felt like Indiana Jones getting picked up at the station by great local kid from the guesthouse who looked after me for a few days and took me to see the temples. Steeped in more history and culture than you could imagine, its a marvel to look at the temples and wonder what went on around them in centuries past.

 There have been plenty of early starts so far on this particular part of the trip. The hostels and hotels in Asia have a nasty little habit of lying to you about the time your bus pick-up is due to depart, in the hope that you will have breakfast with them while you are waiting for your suppo…

Today we went with the World Vision staff to go and visit our sponsor child Sao. It was a 2 hour ride out there in their truck. It is a very isolated area with one bumpy little red, dusty road and it's one of the most heavily mined areas of the country. For safety World Vision no longer lets peop…

Lahdimme Masan kanssa Mae Phimista kohti Siam Reapia ja rajalle asti kaikki menikin hyvin. Olimme jo etukateen lukeneet etta Kambodzan viisumin kanssa yritetaan ukottaa. Ensin meidat ajettiinkin johonkin turistitoimistoon mista he lupasivat hoitaa viisumin 5 minuutissa ja sanoivat ettei rajalta sit…

  Mine Museum Cambodia is an inspiring country to visit. When one thinks of the awe inspiring Angkor Wat & the tragedy under the Khmer Rouge it is a country that deserves to be visited. Siem Reap is quite westernised. This city is filled with shops with a cause (supporting local ar…

Woke up, the regular cold shower and hopped on a Moto (a motorbike driven by a local). His name is Barang and for $10 he will spend 9hours of his day driving me to whatever spots i please. Withdrew some cash & headed off towards the temples. Love this way of travel. Faster and cheaper than tukt…

Right outside of the main ruins of Angkor are several shacks.  The people who live there sell anything from drinks to film and some fix meals for anyone willing to sit and eat.  I was getting hungry  My companion and I went to one of the shacks where this lady who might not have been…

My first Cambodian visit brings me to Siem Reap, literally translated to "defeat of Siam," home to the world-famous Angkor Wat and the lesser known yet equally majestic Angkor Thom.  Despite my unfavorable experience with a Vietnames tout and the heavy rains half the time that I was there, thi…

Siem Reap, Temples of Angkor Another early start to our day and we woke up not sweaty! And no mosquito bites to boot! No shower needed because one thing I've noticed is that the water here smells strongly like iron. Consequently, I try to keep showering at a minimum. I've also stopped wearing deoda…

Sharing some of my fave shots from Siam reapThis is Angkor Wat,a magnificent structure.You can see the reflection in the pond.Its not very clear coz there was a slight wind blowing.At the middle tower,there's some scaffolding because they're restoring the structure.This place is huge!Siam reap …

Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and beyond! We follow the heavy trailed backpackers path as well as making some new ones...!