Destination: Cambodia

Cambodia: Some stories just can't be digested (ive)

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 | By ivan_miral | Views [2835]

I vaguely remember hearing reports about Cambodian Boat People on Good Morning, America during my childhood in the 1970s – and from my mother about how these children were increasingly appearing in her first-grade classroom in Brooklyn. And, ... Read more >

HCMC & the Mekong Delta

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 | By lol | Views [716] | Comments [1]

Carbon footprints… We have managed to get all the way to central Vietnam from Moscow over land, using only buses and trains (and a one-off hitch-hiking stretch with a lovely Mongolian family). Except for our little side trip to Japan from ... Read more >

Photos: Mekong

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 | By lol | Photo Gallery

Cambodia

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 | By parisephone | Views [940]

So we have been in Thailand for a month and it was time to go for a visa run.  We kept hearing a lot of stories of people getting ripped off at the border, getting screwed out of their tickets, and major delays in getting to Cambodia. Despite hearing ... Read more >

Cambodia (2)

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 | By utegute | Views [382]

I don't really understand WHY I like the people here so much.. Maybe because everybody is smiling, giving you the impression that he or she is especially happy to see you. Or is it because people don't take theirselves to important. Everything is done ... Read more >

We Are arriving home Sunday

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 | By elusiv | Views [871]

Just wanted to let you all know we are arriving home Sunday 11.30am. We really do not want to leave and are devastated we do but we have no choice and for health reasons we need to come home. We will fill you all in in the next few days, right now ... Read more >

Angkor Wat

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 | By brikem21 | Views [779] | Comments [1]

After a days site seeing in Bac Hao (amazing market-buffalo, pigs, dogs all for sale (dont like thinking about the fate of the poor dogs), we set off on overnight train back to hanoi. Arrived 4.30 am then on to airport for flight to Bankok and onto Siem ... Read more >

Photos: Angkor Wat

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 | By brikem21 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Cambodia 2010

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 | By denise_b | Photo Gallery

Cambodia

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 | By utegute | Views [459] | Comments [1]

Finally Cambodia. All the time I was mostly looking forward to come here. And I'm not disappointed (yet, hehe). Coming from Thailand after a 30 hour ride on the bus we arrived at the border and like in all border towns had a lot of touts trying ... Read more >

Photos: Cambodia

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 | By utegute | Photo Gallery

Cambodia

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 | By irenecabay | Views [605]

Cambodia The journey into Cambodia was like every other bus ride and border crossing – pay an exit fee, pay to get a health card (at least now we know FOR SURE that we are healthy – they took our temperature...), pay for visa, pay ... Read more >

Sihankville

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 | By elusiv | Views [975]

On Boxing day we hoped on a bus and headed to the southern coast beach town called Sihankville. Told it was a 2 hour bus trip which actually turned out to be 5 1/2, you quickly work out how the public transport system works here! Seated next to ... Read more >

Photos: CAMBODIA: Siem Reap; Phnom Penh; Battambang; Kratie.

Sun, 10 Jan 2010 | By ivan_miral | Photo Gallery

Photos: Phnom Penh

Fri, 8 Jan 2010 | By msoleksy | Photo Gallery