Destination: Cambodia

Those crazy demons...

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 | By leaandray | Views [465]

We arrived safely in Saigon aka Ho Chi Minh city and soon found that the taxi drivers are absolute cocks with one taking us for a 25 minute tour of the city when all we needed was to go around 3 corners and we would have been where we wanted to go, but ... Read more >

Note to self - always check your visa!

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 | By leaandray | Views [512]

If there is one thing that can get you stranded, whether because its been stolen, misplaced or you simply read the validity date wrong its your visa to a foreign country! But since its been a while since the last update we will have to leave that story ... Read more >

Battambang welcomes us

Tue, 26 Jul 2011 | By lesleyandjan | Views [320]

We arrived in Battmbang Saturday 23 July.  A 6 hour bus ride complete with Cambodian TV.  Full blast, Karaoke, Action monk movies and tragic love song videos.  Unbeatable entertainment.  Overall a good bus ride; as long as you like to stop a lot; chat, ... Read more >

We have arrived in Phnom Penh

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 | By lesleyandjan | Views [473]

Fri 22 July.  After a freezing last night in Adelaide (thanks Gwen and Ken for housing us); we flew to Phnom Penh via Singapore.  Singapore is the Switzerland of Asia; whereas Phnom Penh is true Asia. Arriving was a calm affair with a very organised ... Read more >

Photos: Phnom Penh

Fri, 22 Jul 2011 | By lesleyandjan | Photo Gallery

Photos: Cambodia - Siem Reap - Angkor Wat

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 | By pauluiza | Photo Gallery

Cambodia - Siem Reap - Angkor Wat High tuk-tuk driver, ancient temples and nature attacks

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 | By pauluiza | Views [3121]

Destination – Cambodia – Siem Reap – Angkor Wat , high tuk tuk driver and nature attacks! After a week, we leave Phnom Penh for Siem Reap.   It’s time to see Angkor Wat (wat means temple in Khmer and Thai), our sixth wonder of the world ... Read more >

Photos: The Last Month

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 | By whitesa | Photo Gallery

Bunk Beds and Chicken Coops

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 | By whitesa | Views [675] | Comments [1]

I cant believe that I’m more thank half-way through my time in Cambodia.   In a little over a month, I’ll be back on London.   Although I miss my friends in London, I really wish I could have more time here.   The last few weeks have ... Read more >

That is not swimming attire!

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 | By leaandray | Views [491] | Comments [1]

So after leaving Stung Treng we headed for Siem Reap, where we met up with the gang again for the last night together in SE Asia :( We wont seem our English friends till we get there late September. Siem Reap was the first place in what seemed like forever ... Read more >

The 7 P's of bus survival...

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 | By leaandray | Views [404]

So after an acumulative 90+ hours on our trip so far we have learnt a few things about buses. We have been in minivans, VIP buses, local buses - where everyone stares, buses without toilets, buses with karaoke, bus with excessive air con and buses with ... Read more >

Photos: Cambodia - Phnom Penh

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 | By pauluiza | Photo Gallery

Cambodia - Phnom Penh - Sexpat Central

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 | By pauluiza | Views [3227]

Destination – Cambodia – Phnom Penh – Hello Sir, tuk-tuk? Maybe later? Tomorrow then? We had to leave Vietnam, and on the last day of our second visa, we catch a pretty decent bus to Phnom Penh, the Cambodian capital. We’ve heard mixed reviews ... Read more >

Week 3 & 4, Singapore and Batam Island

Tue, 5 Jul 2011 | By whitesa | Views [913] | Comments [1]

I’ve now been in Cambodia for just over a month, and I absolutely cannot believe how quickly it has all gone by.   Again, in some ways I feel like I’ve been here forever, but in others, it seems as though I’ve just arrived.    It’s a strange dichotomy, ... Read more >

First weeks in Phnom Penh

Mon, 4 Jul 2011 | By floflo | Views [305]

I arrived in Cambodia almost 2 weeks ago. This is a very important trip to me, I have been thinking about it for the past 6 months, right after my father died...  I actually have some Cambodian in me, my father was born in Phnom Penh from a French ... Read more >