Destination: Cambodia

Cambodia.....hmmmm

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 | By ace | Views [602] | Comments [4]

well it's been a VERY mixed couple of days.  after a terrible bus ride and more chaos than i saw in china, i arrived in siem reap.  oh, by the way, there werent enough seats on the bus so i made the 8 hour trip on a plastic chair in the middle of the ... Read more >

Tags: Misadventures

Wrapping up Cambodia

Mon, 9 Jul 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Views [767]

I feel I have been here a long time even if I haven’t. It’s the wealth and depth of the experience that makes it so. After Siem Reap and Angkor I took a boat to Battambag along what is supposed to be one of Cambodia’s most scenic routes. This time of ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Gallery: Cambodia

Sun, 8 Jul 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Photo Gallery

Viva Cambodia: On a country road

Sun, 8 Jul 2007 | By rjallen | Views [680] | Comments [2]

We left Ko Chang about a week ago, and after a fortelling bumpy boat trip across the Gulf of Thailand we ended up on Laem Knop where we met up with our current Danish travel companions Andreas and Lessa. From Laem Knop we headed north to the Cambodian ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: Temples of Angkor

Sat, 7 Jul 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Photo Gallery

Magical Angkor

Sat, 7 Jul 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Views [687]

You may have seen pictures, read or heard about the splendour of Angkor but nothing can ever prepare you for the actual site. It’s a mind-boggling combination of elegance and size, harmony and impact with modernity hardly interfering with it. Coming upon ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Chance encounters

Fri, 6 Jul 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Views [653]

I would not have said anything about the people that I keep bumping into but today the unthinkable happened and therefore this merits being on the record. This is not “Casablanca” and I am not Ingrid Bergman but of all the people in all the places and ... Read more >

Tags: Friends

Phnom Penh

Thu, 5 Jul 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Views [721]

I like Phnom Penh, it’s got a vibe, something alive about it even though it full of contradictions. The royal palace is flanked by shanty town buildings and child beggars on the streets. The city has temples that are the birthplaces of Cambodian Buddhism ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Burgers, Fries and Visa to Go

Tue, 3 Jul 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1173]

One of our primary reasons for coming to Sihanoukville was to get our Vietnamese visa. Apparently this is one of the two places in Cambodia, and one of the two places in the world, where you can get your visa at the low cost of $35 USD, in a record ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Tips

Stunning Beaches of Sihanoukville

Tue, 3 Jul 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1049]

Landlocked for far too long, we are in need of a strong dose of salt water and sand.  Sihanoukville delivers the goods.  On the southern coast of Cambodia, we are rewarded with crystal clear emerald water and white sand beaches.  We have plopped ourselves ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

I planted rice!

Mon, 2 Jul 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Views [1423] | Comments [1]

I planted rice! It is the highlight of my journey and I wish I could do more. It was at Don and Kreagh’s place. There was nothing much to do and I dared ask if it was possible. Sure enough the next day we trudged across the fields and got to a plot where ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Cambodian Cuisine

Mon, 2 Jul 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1444]

Several restaurants in Cambodia proudly announce on large signs in entrance ways, "We don't serve dog, cat, rat or worm."  We have seen some crazy things skewered and barbecued or fried up:  snakes, frogs, crickets, beetles, spiders... Despite ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

Cambodian Homestay

Sun, 1 Jul 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Views [1820] | Comments [1]

I am staying two nights with Don and his lovely Cambodian wife Kreagh on a small village outside Kampog Cham. This is one of those impromptu and completely unplanned detours. Part of an effort to find inspiration and experience new things. Ii found out ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Familiar Sights from Cambodia

Sun, 1 Jul 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1343]

We're enjoying our second pass through Phnom Penh.  We've chosen to stay near the riverside this time, and the city is a buzz with activity.  Ornate wats rise through the city, surrounded by parks and circled by monks clad in orange robes.  Groups of ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

What really matters

Sat, 30 Jun 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Views [639] | Comments [1]

I spent the day cycling along the Mekong now finally in Cambodia. The people are just as friendly, the river wider and miracle of miracles 15km up the road from Kratie there are sweet water dolphins. They were beautiful and they were free and ... Read more >

Tags: Adrenaline