Destination: Cambodia

Cambodia

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 | By ickis | Views [595] | Comments [7]

Today is basically our last day in Cambodia. We go to the genocide museum and the killing fields this afternoon and then drive to Ho Chi Minh City tomorrow morning. We just spent the morning at the "Russian" market in Phnom Penh and it was ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Battambang to Sihanoukville

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 | By jeffbrad | Views [3543]

Wed 5th Mar - Woke to the sound from the local   buddhist temple that seemed to carry a long way. Early breakfast on the top floor of the hotel as the sun rose. Nice start to the day. Booked on a Capitol bus to Phnom Penh leaving at 7am which turned ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

SMILEY HAPPY PEOPLE

Thu, 6 Mar 2008 | By paulmatthew | Views [738]

I have to confess and say i like the people and the experiences i have had since arriving in Cambodia (not that i should not) . Especially considering the events of only a few decades ago . More than willing to say hello and have a chat even if you ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Cambodia so far

Thu, 6 Mar 2008 | By ickis | Views [654] | Comments [6]

I've now been to Angkor Wat and enjoyed very yummy Cambodian food. We also went to an orphanage, swam in an ancient man-made resevoir (although I didn't swim), saw the floating village at Tonle Sap and saw a silk farm. I got given a really nice cane ... Read more >

Tags: on the road

A really lovely place

Wed, 5 Mar 2008 | By da_misfit | Views [778] | Comments [1]

Our next stop from the beach was Kampot. I forgot to mention that we met this great English couple in Sihanoukville who we happened to get on the same bus as, going to Kampot. We caught up with them a few times over the next couple of days. The ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

VIVA CAMBODIA !

Wed, 5 Mar 2008 | By paulmatthew | Views [650]

Sua s'dei ! just a quick check in to say i am in Siem Reap , Cambodia and heading to Phnom Penh today and will fill you in more on whats been happening when i get there . Have no phone reception till i get to Vietnam so no action from me on that angle ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: CAMBODIA

Wed, 5 Mar 2008 | By paulmatthew | Photo Gallery

Gallery: ANGKOR

Wed, 5 Mar 2008 | By paulmatthew | Photo Gallery

Siem Reap to Battambang

Tue, 4 Mar 2008 | By jeffbrad | Views [4224]

Sat 1st Mar - Had a nice meal at the 'Dead Fish Tower' restaurant in the evening. Buil almost like a warehouse inside, with platforms on many levels. Food and drinks are delivered between levels using trays, pulleys and ropes. A central platform ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: Cambodia

Mon, 3 Mar 2008 | By anna | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Phnom Penh

Mon, 3 Mar 2008 | By fkasinsky | Photo Gallery

Contrasts in Cambodia - Appalling Attrocities and Ancient Angkor

Sun, 2 Mar 2008 | By anna | Views [1668] | Comments [1]

Our last morning in Laos we rose early to a beautiful Mekong morning and after yet another fried egg breakfast we boarded an unstable Lao canoe for our trip across to Namkasong village for our mission to the border. We arrived at a small bus station ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Pakse to Siem reap

Sat, 1 Mar 2008 | By jeffbrad | Views [6634]

Wed 27th Feb - Picked up by Sawngthaew from hotel at 8am to go to meeting point for VIP bus. What a joke....turned out to be an 18 seater minibus that was almost full when I got there, so I ended up with one of the fold-up seats in the aisle. Would ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Lazy days

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 | By da_misfit | Views [709]

We stayed at Cloud nine for four days and nights. We did very little during this time but eat, drink, relax, read and swim. We did go to a bonfire on the beach but it was pretty lame. We saw a fire right at the other end of the beach one night and ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Gallery: Cambodia: Battambang and Phnom Pen

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 | By danielle | Photo Gallery