Destination: Cambodia

Venturing into North-Eastern Cambodia...dolphins, waterfalls & crater lakes

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 | By jfernandes | Views [3231]

15th June 2008 Leaving Phnom Penh, I headed first by bus to Kratie (pronounced kra-chey ). I dropped my bags in a hotel and arranged for a moto-driver to take me to visit the Irrawaddy dolphins which live in parts of the Mekong River near to ... Read more >

Tags: ban lung, dolphins, kratie, ratanakiri, shared taxi, waterfall, waterfalls

Trip to Sen Monorom, Shaken, not Stirred!

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 | By hester_c | Views [590]

Brendon As mentioned before we would be travelling to Sen Monorom on the back of a pick-up truck. When we were booking the trip, we had the option inside or outside the truck. As we didn't know what one or the other looked like, we asked the guy from ... Read more >

Gallery: Ratanakiri province, north-eastern Cambodia

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 | By jfernandes | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Phnom Penh

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 | By gregorboyd | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Kratie

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 | By gregorboyd | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Kandal Province

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 | By gregorboyd | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Phnom Penh - S21 Museum

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 | By jfernandes | Photo Gallery

Bike Ride to Kandal Province

Mon, 16 Jun 2008 | By gregorboyd | Views [2583] | Comments [1]

I just finished my first week of teaching and I think it went pretty well. I really enjoyed the work and I am looking forward to 9 more weeks of teaching with CWF. That said the best part of any work week is always the weekend. It has been raining a ... Read more >

Tags: bicycle, cambodia, kandal

The Lawless city of Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 | By jfernandes | Views [4729]

12th June 2008 I arrived in the capital of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, at about 6pm after a 6-hour bus journey from Siem Reap. I dropped my bags off at a guesthouse, and went out to explore the town immediately. I walked along the main road, which took ... Read more >

dolphin day...

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 | By hester_c | Views [729] | Comments [3]

Hester Just a quick note about today, as I don't think we'll get a chance to get onto the net for the next 3 or 4 days... Yesterday's 8 hour bus journey turned into over 10hours of an exploded tyre at top speed followed by over an hours roadside wait, ... Read more >

US Embassy Episode I

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 | By gregorboyd | Views [2941]

Today in between my classes I rode my bicycle to the US Embassy to get some new pages for my passport. I have had my passport for less that 4 years and I have already filled up the pages. This was my first time visiting an Embassy. The US Embassy is ... Read more >

Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Tonle Sap lake

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 | By federico_caminada | Views [778]

Tonle Spa lake. Early in the day, I’m probably the first one who has given the entrance ticket that gives you the permit to enter the ‘Tonle Sap lake’ area. Temperature is not so high and moisture is not sticky yet, but both are relentlessly rising;... Read more >

Tags: cambodia, cambogia, lake, phnom penh, tonle sap

Gallery: Temples of Angkor (Eighth Wonder of the World)

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 | By jfernandes | Photo Gallery

Temples of Angkor (8th Wonder of the World)

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 | By jfernandes | Views [4394]

Background to the Angkor Temples Angkor is the ancient capital of the powerful Khmer Empire, which at its height of influence spanned half of Southeast Asia. Many of the 30 or so temples/ruins, which date as far back as 802AD, are set within a 25km ... Read more >

Tags: angkor, temples

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 | By b_ray | Views [893]

10 june 2008  Tuesday Wow, after a 6 hour bus ride from Seim Reep I arrived on the bus and was expecting a tuk tuk from the Sunday guesthouse to meet me and take me there. they were not there. I was amazed and pissed. i waited and waited and then ... Read more >