Destination: Cambodia

Photos: Koh Kong

Thu, 4 Aug 2011 | By whitesa | Photo Gallery

Life in Battambang

Thu, 4 Aug 2011 | By lesleyandjan | Views [980]

You probably wonder what life is like in Battambang unless you have been to Cambodia.  But even then it is different from Phnom Penh or Siem Reap.  For a start there are few Westerners.  Tourists tend to come here for one day or so to see the Bamboo ... Read more >

Photos: Kampot

Thu, 4 Aug 2011 | By hootons | Flickr Photo Gallery

Kampot

Thu, 4 Aug 2011 | By hootons | Views [614]

Cambodia! Why have you left us? Was it because we had been sleeping with Vietnam? Only leaving two weeks in this most welcoming land was one of our biggest mistakes so far. We just kept using more and more time in Laos and Vietnam, for some reason ... Read more >

Photos: December to July

Tue, 2 Aug 2011 | By fimc | Photo Gallery

Expect the Unexpected

Tue, 2 Aug 2011 | By fimc | Views [1284] | Comments [2]

See the gallery  December to July  for photos from this post. The last time I wrote a proper update on this blog was eight months ago, which seems to fit the haphazard pattern of chronicling my experiences and observations of the last ... Read more >

We start teaching!

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 | By lesleyandjan | Views [497]

Monday dawns and we set off for our fist class at 7.30am.  Generally school is 7 - 11am with some classes in the afternoon. But first some background: Cambodian Childrens Trust ( www.cambodianchildrenstrust.org ) has 4 centres.  The main one is a large ... Read more >

Photos: Battambang

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 | By lesleyandjan | Photo Gallery

Those crazy demons...

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 | By leaandray | Views [437]

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 [482]

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 [299]

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 [434]

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 [2960]

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 >