Destination: Cambodia

Photos: A New Year

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 | By fimc | Photo Gallery

A New Year

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 | By fimc | Views [1389] | Comments [7]

See the gallery A New Year  for photos from this post. So now its 2012.  A lot sure has happened since my last job in Sydney came to an abrupt end in January 2009 – three years ago!  Some of it pretty funny, like recently when I was at the checkout ... Read more >

25th January 2012

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 | By imelda | Views [286]

As I'm teaching an English lesson this morning there is one girl that I just can't seem to get interested. I tried adapting the content to something I think she may be more interested in, I tried making it a bit easier and she continued with correct ... Read more >

23rd of January 2012

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 | By imelda | Views [491]

I sit here in my room alone, paralysed. Correction, i sit here in my room, with my illusive gecko friend, paralysed. Physically and emotionally I have been drained. I came here knowing that it was going to be hard work and I was willing and ready for ... Read more >

Cambodia Bound

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 | By kendrac_1 | Views [1033] | Comments [1]

I am currently sitting in the restaurant of our Hotel in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Unfortunately the battery on my netbook has died and outlets aren't working at this hotel. Alot has happened in the last while. Last Friday I met up with my tour group, ... Read more >

Photos: Crossing over to Cambodia

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 | By kendrac_1 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Ban Lung

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 | By walkingabout2 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Kratie

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 | By walkingabout2 | Photo Gallery

Ban Lung

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 | By walkingabout2 | Views [511]

Ban Lung sounded interesting because of the jungle trekking opportunities; since it wasn't far from Kratie I decided to go there ($6 by bus). It isn't much of a town really, dusty and small - there is a large market, several guesthouses to choose ... Read more >

Kratie

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 | By walkingabout2 | Views [484]

I went to Kratie because it was an easy stop on my way to the border, and I wanted to see the endangered Irrawaddy dolphins. Kratie wasn't much of a town, but it was low-key and I rented a bike to see the countryside and climbed another mountain ... Read more >

Photos: Siem Reap including the temples of Angkor Wat

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 | By walkingabout2 | Photo Gallery

Siem Reap

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 | By walkingabout2 | Views [514]

My first encounter with Siem Reap was a bumpy ride on the back of a motorcycle to my guesthouse after getting off the boat from Battambang. It was a clay road with huge potholes; I was really imagining Siem Reap to be hugely developed due to the ... Read more >

Riverboat ride from Battambang to Siem Reap

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 | By walkingabout2 | Views [698]

I decided to get to Siem Reap via a riverboat on the Tonle Sap. The trip takes about 7 hours from Battambang - and is a fantastic journey, a birds-eye view of real life on the river. This isn't something for the tourists - you see the real Cambodia ... Read more >

Battambang

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 | By walkingabout2 | Views [544]

I caught a mini-bus to Battambang - packed as full as possible (9 seats, 22 people)and bathroom breaks were stops in bushy fields. Battambang is small and dusty but comfortable, no hard sells and a few convenient, really good places to eat. There ... Read more >

Phnom Penh

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 | By walkingabout2 | Views [369]

Crossing the border from Vietnam into Cambodia was painless and easy. I took a bus from HCMC to Phnom Penh - the bus attendant takes your passport and visa fee and then basically does everything for you. I did have to get off the bus and go through ... Read more >