Destination: Cambodia

Photos: Battambang

Sat, 8 Feb 2014 | By russc_01 | Photo Gallery

Battambang

Sat, 8 Feb 2014 | By russc_01 | Views [281]

After yet another bumpy, fear inspiring (from our driver and other motorists) bus journey we entered Battambang, our final stop in our travels through Cambodia. Like Kampot, Battambang has a French Colonial feel and sits nicely beside a meandering river.... Read more >

Siem Reap

Sat, 8 Feb 2014 | By russc_01 | Views [285] | Comments [1]

There's not alot to say about Siem Reap apart from temples temples and more temples. In the heat we slogged through 2 full days (and mum and dad managed two and a half) and managed to see all the big hitters (Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom and Ta Prohm- the ... Read more >

7th Feb - we've arrived in Cambodia!

Fri, 7 Feb 2014 | By kimkirsten | Views [479]

A full days travel to get here, but we have arrived! Some of us went from sydney to Singapore, about 8 hours, then a 5 hour stopover in Singapore and then 2 hours to Cambodia. Our group is quite large, 16 all up from all over Australia, including Sydney, ... Read more >

Week 3.5 - Second Impressions

Wed, 5 Feb 2014 | By escape | Views [565]

Well, well, well… this town is full of surprises isn’t it? Having fallen asleep on most of the journey here by taxi ride** I guess I must have missed a good portion of the busy part of town and only awoken amongst the dust clouds and ... Read more >

Tags: cambodia, cycling, dust, kampong chhnang, lonely planet, rural, taxis, tonle sap

Prasat Preah Vihear

Tue, 4 Feb 2014 | By jaygotham | Views [373]

The Chinese New Year came and it was time to have another long weekend.  For this one, unlike the last one where I went to Siem Reap, I was invited to go to Preah Vihear Province with some of the staff from CWF. I travelled the 400km to the Northern ... Read more >

Photos: The Temples of Angkor Day 2

Mon, 3 Feb 2014 | By russc_01 | Photo Gallery

Photos: The Temples of Angkor - Siem Reap

Mon, 3 Feb 2014 | By russc_01 | Photo Gallery

Week 3 - Welcome to Kampong Chhnang!

Mon, 3 Feb 2014 | By escape | Views [580]

Today I left the western bubble that is Phnom Penh for the not-so-glamorous country town I will be calling home for the next year. I'm now in Kampong Chhnang, about 90km north of Phnom Penh. Mozzies are abundant and I've encountered my first squat ... Read more >

Tags: cambodia, cockroaches, country life, kampong chhnang, on the road, travel

Week 2 - Phnom Penh

Fri, 31 Jan 2014 | By escape | Views [571]

Being a volunteer in international development, I had expected life to be a little hard. Cambodia after all is a “third world” country. I'm sure it is for many of the locals here, including the 1/3 who live below the poverty line, however, ... Read more >

Tags: backpacking, cambodia, cheap, phnom penh, travel, volunteer

Phnom Penh with Rob & Sandra (Tash's folks)

Fri, 31 Jan 2014 | By russc_01 | Views [199]

Our old freezing bus resulted in some very sore backsides but we were happy and excited to reach Phnom Penh. After deciding there were no Australia Day celebrations to be had we decided to settle in with a few beers and wait for Rob and Sandra to arrive.... Read more >

Photos: Phnom Penh

Wed, 29 Jan 2014 | By russc_01 | Photo Gallery

Kampot to Phnom Penh

Sun, 26 Jan 2014 | By russc_01 | Views [198] | Comments [1]

We booked tickets for an early bus journey from Kampot to Phnom Penh and had plans for an early night but this intention wasn't fully realised, thanks to another evening at the rusty keyhole and some great company in the form of Mick, an professional ... Read more >

A day in the life: teaching at CWF

Sun, 26 Jan 2014 | By jaygotham | Views [455]

5:30AM                 The alarm goes off and another day has begun. I rise, get dressed, head to the hot water and grab a cup of tea and whilst I’m drinking this I have ... Read more >

Photos: Kampot

Sat, 25 Jan 2014 | By russc_01 | Photo Gallery