Destination: Cambodia

Running Amok for Fish Amok

Fri, 26 Sep 2014 | By connectlocally | Views [5430]

The bowl is steaming hot. I deeply inhale the lemongrass and galangal and immediately start salivating.  And as soon as I put a spoonful in my mouth, my tastebuds "rush into a frenzy" - the original Malay meaning of the word "amok".  ... Read more >

Tags: amok, cambodia, cooking, cooking class, cooking class, fish, hotel, recipe, siem reap, travel

Welcome to Cambodia - Phnom Penh

Thu, 14 May 2009 | By eoghancito | Views [1852]

The storm had blown itself out by dawn and we left Don Det, as we had arrived, on a long tail. The holidays were over and the aftermath of the rains were very much in evidence in Nakasang on the mainland. The dusty street had turned into a mudbath ... Read more >

Tags: border, history, museum, storm

Spider, moto, boat, and bus

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 | By karine_martel | Views [1790] | Comments [3]

Hello, Wow, what a trip. I went in the north last week to see the villages where the ONG we work for does over there. It was a long and beautiful trip. 18 hours on the bus, 3 hours on a moto, 6 hours on a long canno boat on the Mekong river. It was ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Cambodia

Thu, 3 Apr 2008 | By mike-annie | Views [1240] | Comments [1]

Before I start on Cambodia – we forgot to tell you that Mikey fired an M60 machine gun at the Cu Chi   tunnels which he was very excited about! Anyway back to Cambodia....... so after a relatively easy border crossing we made it to Phnom Penh safe ... Read more >

our thrilling weekend in downtown PP

Thu, 21 May 2009 | By vivienne_and_iona | Views [1100] | Comments [8]

so our celebration of vivienne's birthday has finally come to an end. she thanks all you kind people for your birthday wishes, and although she hasn't checked her facebook i''m sure there's lots of nice messages there too. so thanks. ANYWAY, now we're ... Read more >

Siem Reap, Cambodia

Sun, 20 Nov 2016 | By kirmily | Views [876]

Hi friends!  This will be a very long entry, because we loved Siem Reap so much.  Strap in for a fun ride! We flew into Siem Reap on Halloween, around 2:30 pm.  We had pre-arranged a ride from the hotel from Bruce Lee’s tuk-tuk ... Read more >

Tags: #kirmily. #siemreap

Vietnam - Saigon and Mui Ne

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 | By jessica184 | Views [719]

Got to Saigon a few days ago after leaving Phnom Pehn. We went on a day tour of the Mekong which was nice, we went on row boats thru the river and then had lunch on an island. Not that much of a fan of Ho Chi Minh, it was a bit crazy! Although we did ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Cambodia!

Mon, 15 Dec 2014 | By emmaandsarah | Views [505] | Comments [2]

Hello Cambodia we are pleased to have made it!   What a day......we started the day at 8 waiting for a boat to take us to our bus.......as with everything in Laos it happens when it happens. Got on the boat about 0830 after much to-ing and ... Read more >

One for the Cambodian, one for the Foreigner.

Tue, 24 May 2011 | By me | Views [267]

This has happened to me a couple of times now and it amuses me. While hanging out with a Cambodian friend we both order the same thing yet we get different sizes or things back. Yep it’s one order for Cambodians and one order for foreigners. Let me ... Read more >

Let them eat soup

Tue, 1 Mar 2011 | By me | Views [252]

Each Sunday I make an effort to attend a cell group. The group is lead in Khmer but they do make an effort to include me and I often have a whispering voice placed beside me quietly translating what is being said. Each week we have a collection and ... Read more >

#5 Children

Thu, 28 May 2009 | By ashlee | Views [151]

This week started with what will probably be our last day at the Love in Action orphanage. It was a lot of fun but very sad. I spent a lot of my time teaching them how to dance which was awesome for me. I loved it! We also did a "You Are Special ... Read more >

Tags: begging, blessing, cambodia, children, faith, god, love, money, orphanage, ywam

Gallery: Phnom Penh to Siem Reap

Sat, 16 Jun 2007 | By jamie_candice | Photo Gallery

Photos: cambodian nightmare

Sat, 25 Sep 2010 | By arial | Photo Gallery

Photos: My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 | By oneglassglobe | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Photos: Siem Reap & Angkor

Mon, 16 Jan 2017 | By irko_mirjam | Photo Gallery