Destination: Cambodia

Cambodia (back again)

Mon, 8 Mar 2010 | By utegute | Views [507]

To get back to Cambodia I flew into Phnom Penh. Spent another 2 days there. Always nice to come back to a known place. I didn't do much, watched the locals doing their evening-acrobatics in the stadium, wandered around, mostly at the markets ... Read more >

Angkor Wat

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 | By slav | Views [434]

Over the weekend I headed to Angkor Wat park, though only very briefly to Angkor Wat it self. We caught a Tuk Tuk and got driven to various temples over the two days. I think in total we got approximately 14 temple hours under our belts. There seems ... Read more >

Photos: Angkor Wat

Mon, 1 Mar 2010 | By slav | Photo Gallery

Photos: Cambodia

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 | By clare_tommy | Photo Gallery

Photos: Hog Roast

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 | By slav | Photo Gallery

Hog Roast

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 | By slav | Views [488]

It was the last day for one of the long term volunteers today so a village party was organised. Pig was on the menu - a whole one cooked overnight. Plus 15 slabs of the finest Angkor Beer. The experiance was quite surreal, the whole of the local community came ... Read more >

Photos: Siem Reap and Battembang

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 | By heathergay | Photo Gallery

Adventures with Katie

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 | By heathergay | Views [882] | Comments [2]

Finally I have found some time to update the blog. Life has been full on for last couple of weeks since my friend Katie arrived from New Zealand to spend 3 weeks with me. What a joy it was to meet her at Phnom Penh airport, and take her back into this ... Read more >

Siem Reap Update

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 | By slav | Views [432]

I've uploaded some more pics of the buiding project. Apart from the building nothing much to tell - still haven't been to the temples. A few drinks and amazing food. I think the name of the village where the building is being done is called Bos

The Killing Fields

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 | By sarahreinertsen | Views [835]

To begin to understand Cambodia you must first face its tragic, horrific, recent past. Buddha near Royal Palace, Phnom Penh A brief and probably inadequate overview of recent Cambodian history: Post-colonial Cambodia saw a military ... Read more >

Tags: cambodia, khmer rouge, pol pot

Photos: Phnom Penh and Southern Cambodia

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 | By steve_and_emma | Photo Gallery

Phnom Penh and Southern Cambodia

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 | By steve_and_emma | Views [1275]

We first visited Cambodia almost 10 years ago and we were curious to see what developments and changes had taken place in that decade.   The primary reason for this holiday was to celebrate Steve’s 40 th Birthday in style and then travel south, an ... Read more >

Photos: Siem Reap (i)

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 | By slav | Photo Gallery

Siem Reap - First few days

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 | By slav | Views [413]

So after connecting in Singapore I flew directly to Siem Reap. Turned up a day before I needed to be here for volunteering so I checked into a random hotel in the centre of town. A guy on a tuk tuk was waiting for me at the airport so didn't have to ... Read more >

Photos: Angkor Wat / Siem Reap

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 | By bunnyrall | Photo Gallery