Destination: Cambodia

Siem Reap Town

Mon, 30 Dec 2013 | By supergg | Views [471]

The votes were in! Temples done and time to explore Siem Reap a little more closely. Not hard to do on foot as it is very flat. We've discovered the royal gardens and the royal residence. Wandered along Siem Reap River...a reasonably pretty spot when ... Read more >

The Temples of Angkor

Sun, 29 Dec 2013 | By supergg | Views [616]

Another day...another temple! Or 5! So it seems 2 days of temple hopping will probably see us out. So much history, beauty and destruction. The people of this region in the 10th to 12th centuries must have been blessed with very long legs, incredibly ... Read more >

Teaching, Trees and Temple

Fri, 27 Dec 2013 | By jaygotham | Views [441]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Christmas has past and so have my first seven classes, I’ve managed waking at 5AM and I am enjoying teaching, it’s a great experience and quite funny. I have a lot of banter with my students. My first ... Read more >

Photos: Siem Reap, Cambodia

Thu, 26 Dec 2013 | By supergg | Photo Gallery

Day One - to Siem Reap

Thu, 26 Dec 2013 | By supergg | Views [506] | Comments [1]

So every couple of years we throw ourselves onto an overnight flight to some exotic destination in the name of adventure.  The reality of the "adventure" takes some time to reach the numb mind/body after over 24 hours with little/no sleep. HOWEVER, ... Read more >

Beach Life, City Lights

Sun, 15 Dec 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [2202]

Eleven months on the move and only now I am enjoying a real beach holiday! What was I thinking? This blog starts on a beach lounger on the beautiful beach outside of Papa Pippo's bungalows On Otres 1, Sihanoukville. Overhead branches of the large ... Read more >

Tags: bamboo island, beaches, cambodia, expats, otres beach, phnom penh, snorkelling

Photos: Kratie and K'Pdao

Sat, 14 Dec 2013 | By gina_holley | Photo Gallery

Orientation is Over... Lesson planning is my life.

Sat, 14 Dec 2013 | By jaygotham | Views [530]

Orientation is over, it was crazy busy and we did so much in such a small amount of time. The first few days consisted of Khmer lessons every morning and I'm trying to use it as much as possible, mostly saying thank you and no (mainly to tuktuk drivers).... Read more >

Photos: Cambodian Beach Life

Wed, 11 Dec 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Photo Gallery

South to Sihanoukville

Wed, 11 Dec 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [1234]

Names of foreign towns and cities can seem so alien and irrelevant in our lives until something happens to put them on our radar. The obvious one when travelling is that it features on your itinerary. Barely a week ago I was struggling with strange Cambodian ... Read more >

Tags: asia, cambodia, clean beaches, otres beach, papa pippos bungalows, sihanoukville, snorkelling, volunteers

Captivated by Cambodia

Fri, 6 Dec 2013 | By lalo11 | Views [337]

Cambodia captured our hearts instantly. Sunrise at Angkor Wat and a day of trekking awed by the temples of Angkor Wat. By contrast a visit to a remote village on Tonle Lake, the largest in SE Asia. 19k live in the lake nestled in floating forests ... Read more >

Tags: cambodia

Fast Boat to Phnom Penh

Fri, 6 Dec 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [1175]

It's another early morning start as, after much deliberation, I have decided to take the speed boat to Phnom Penh (pronounced Pnom Pen). It was going to be an early start regardless as yesterday a wedding ceremony got underway two doors down. A marquee ... Read more >

Tags: cambodia, central market, fast boat, killing fields, olympic stadium, phnom penh, royal palace, wedding party

Sunrise in Siem Reap

Thu, 5 Dec 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Views [2038]

I am cold! For the first time in the six months since I left New Zealand I am actually really quite cold. It is 5am, dark and the tuk-tuk is buzzing along the road that leads to Angkor Wat. Along with hundreds of other tourists, we are heading to the ... Read more >

Tags: ankor wat, cambodia, humbling experience, ngos, one dollar, responsible tourism, siem reap, tanei guest house, unesco

Getting to Asia

Thu, 5 Dec 2013 | By jaygotham | Views [435] | Comments [2]

Last kisses with the loved one and I was off, tears running down my face, with many hours on planes to long forward too. 18 or so hours later I arrived at Phnom Penh, I had to pass through Doha (Qatar) and Ho Chi Minch (Vietnam) before landing in Phnom ... Read more >

Photos: Cambodia

Wed, 4 Dec 2013 | By butterfly-freed | Photo Gallery