Destination: Cambodia

Salas

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 | By edgarsieva | Views [2090] | Comments [1]

Hmm skiet jau pagajusas vairak kaa 20 dienas kops pedejo reiz ko te rakstijam, un, ja godigi, tagad pat visu ir gruti ir atcereties, kas pa sho laiku viss ir noticis un atgadijies un piedzivots - jo 3 valstis pa sho laiku pabuuts:) Pirms rakstit ... Read more >

Tuesday evening

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 | By denise_b | Views [503]

Hi once again! It has been a world wind 2 days. We held the medical clinics at the Phnom Penh Friends Church yesterday and today. We (the doctors and nurses) saw about 137 patients yesterday. There were probably close to the same today. Everything ... Read more >

Gallery: siem reap ::: cambodia

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 | By drea72 | Photo Gallery

Siem Reap ::: Cambodia

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 | By drea72 | Views [488]

Siem Reap is a cute little town mostly known for Angkor wat and the temples of Angkor. The fisrt night we stayed at by far my favorite and nicest of all guesthouses so far.  It was beautiful, with status in the front garden with orange painted walls.... Read more >

Gallery: Phnom Pehn

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 | By moniponi | Photo Gallery

Where There`s a Dollar There`s a Way !

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 | By jazz81 | Views [571]

O.k. so my bout of writers block is over, but to be honest I haven`t really gotten up to much over the last 2 weeks anyway, like most Cambodians.Since I am pretty much half way through the trip it was time to just relax and give the sight seeing and ... Read more >

The past....

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 | By mazystar | Views [1103] | Comments [3]

Before I went away I would often feel like the best and most interesting parts of my life were still to come. The part when I forge a path for my self either with a chosen career, a recognised talent or the dive into the deep waters of a long university ... Read more >

Gallery: Angkor

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 | By jsherdc | Photo Gallery

Poverty in Cambodia

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 | By mazystar | Views [4560]

There are approximately 14,000 to 24,000 street children living in Cambodia. In Phnom Penh alone there are between 10,000 and 20,000 living and working on the streets. They sell bracelets, guide books, fruit, key rings, postcards, sunglasses, necklaces.... Read more >

Finally a message!

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 | By denise_b | Views [561]

Hi Everyone! It is Friday here and finally a message! Yes we made it here alright. I just have not had access to internet. Steve and Carolyn Harvey arrived back in Cambodia 1 hour before we did. After 2 months in the States it took a couple of ... Read more >

Boat tours in Sihanoukville

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 | By mazystar | Views [2035]

The past two days here in Sihanoukville have been fantastic. Yesterday I went on a boat tour of the Ream National Park. The tour started with breakfast by the beach at 7am. I sat and watched the cafe's staff set up for their busy ... Read more >

Kratie - Friendly River Town

Thu, 22 Jan 2009 | By jciecko | Views [1108]

We spent one very brief night in Kratie. It's not exactly a major tourist destination, but it was a perfect stop for us to break up the long bus ride to Laos. Our book says that Kratie is the soul of Cambodia and I can see why. The people were incredibly ... Read more >

Tags: kids, kratie, mekong

Phnom Penh - Great city... minus all the death and traffic

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 | By jciecko | Views [1088]

After weeks of frustratingly slow internet connections, I’m way behind on my trip journal. I’ll keep the next couple of entries short and sweet as I try to catch up with the current action… Phnom Penh is a great city despite a very tumultuous ... Read more >

Tags: phnom phen, royal palace, russian market, s-21, traffic

BEACH BEACH BEACH!

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 | By mazystar | Views [935]

I didn't realise how much I missed the beach until I got to Sihanoukville. Today I woke up and bounded straight down to the beach. I walked along the entire length of Serendipity Beach; stopping every now and again to wade in the calm crystal blue ... Read more >

All Visa'd Up!

Mon, 19 Jan 2009 | By dave_sarah | Views [623]

Well our extra long stay in Phnom Penh was worth it and we're now all visa'd up for the rest of our trip. The Vietnamese one was so easy, drop it off in the morning (with form, money and photos)and pick it up in the afternoon, that we felt brave enough ... Read more >