Destination: Cambodia

Care for mouse?

Fri, 20 Apr 2007 | By jonnygo | Views [1079]

"Rainy season in Cambodia is a good time to eat mouse," my guide explained.  The furry critters vacate their riverbank abodes in search of higher ground and are plucked from the trees for consumption.  Similarly the tarantulas grow big and ... Read more >

Tags: Food & eating

being Indiana Jones

Wed, 18 Apr 2007 | By jonnygo | Views [1017]

Gripping tightly to the scooters metal rails we zipped through traffic towards the rickety, wooden bridge somewhere in the Cambodean jungle. Literally bouncing, my backside came clear of the seat on more than one occasion on the uneven dust-red tracks.... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Gallery: Cambodian discoveries

Mon, 16 Apr 2007 | By jonnygo | Photo Gallery

A Day of Remembering

Sat, 14 Apr 2007 | By hollycassandra | Views [1250] | Comments [2]

HCC: We interrupt your usual broadcast of travel follies, restaurant picks and sporting adventures for a more serious topic we felt important to include in this here record of our around-the-world trip. Due to the graphic content, parental discretion ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Cambodia

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 | By kayla_n_danae | Views [425] | Comments [1]

so far we spent 4 days in cambodia. was absolutely amazing. visited many sites! started by visiting angkor wat. was extremely interesting ... very hot though! continued the day by visiting the ancient city of angkor thom. and ended the day by visiting ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Gallery: Northern Cambodia

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 | By the_whaleys | Photo Gallery

Ancient Playgrounds

Thu, 12 Apr 2007 | By gscottie | Views [1023]

As a little kid, I could take a bunch of cardboard boxes into my backyard, construct myself a makeshift fort, and be completely content to spend the bulk of a day crawling around the maze of narrow passages I’d created imagining they were elaborate ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

our three days in cambobia

Mon, 9 Apr 2007 | By ky_n_mal | Views [522] | Comments [1]

We arrived in Cambodia on the 6th and we are now three days into our trip.... we have visited many famous temples and seen just how different the culture is. These temples are so beatuiful and the detail is so amazing it is unbelievable. On our second ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

kb's bloig 08/04

Sun, 8 Apr 2007 | By ellapearce | Views [570]

08/04 let me talk about yesterday. i woke up with our 6.30 am wake up call. after ella and i got dressed we went down to breakfast. i didnt have anything interesting, sorry to say. then we travelled to ankor wat, a beautiful anciernt building. It ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Cambodia

Sun, 8 Apr 2007 | By leannedallosto | Views [371] | Comments [1]

So far the trip has been really amazing! The plane trip was long but we got to move around and swap seats so we could spend it with our friends and it was actually really enjoyable. When we steped off the plane the humidity hit me so fast i was a bit ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

fun!

Sun, 8 Apr 2007 | By ellapearce | Views [468]

i am havin so much fun, The people and the culture over here is so different to our back home, but its so intereting. Im lovig this trip especially because the people i am with. The temples we saw yesterday were amesome, the food is great although i ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

First Day-

Sat, 7 Apr 2007 | By kayla_n_danae | Views [472] | Comments [3]

This morning we had to get up early to go to our school and catch a bus to the airport!! we all said our goodbyes and hit the road. we started our adventure...arrived at sydney airport and checked in our bags then went through customs and all those ... Read more >

Tags: Airports

phnom penh

Mon, 2 Apr 2007 | By jessikat | Views [990]

We arrived in Phnom penh in the afternoon after having taken the super mekong express bus from Siem Reap. Our first choice for accommodation was staying at the lake for a couple of reasons one of the big ones being it was fairly cheap. We soon discovered ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

angkor wat

Mon, 2 Apr 2007 | By jessikat | Views [944]

Arriving in Cambodia was a little different to how i expected it. We got to the airport which was very nice and new looking we got straight through the visa line no problems and all the atm machines (there are a lot) give out the coveted US dollar. We ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Gallery: Siem Reap

Mon, 2 Apr 2007 | By h1annah | Photo Gallery