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Wed, 11 Jan 2006 | By lolo | Views [1576]
Merry Christmas Everyone! I can hardly believe its already only a couple of days until Christmas - it definately doesn't feel like it here. Having recently arrived in Sihanoukville, in the very south of the country, I'm going to be spending ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Thu, 27 Dec 2007 | By roaming_reas | Views [1226]
This is a landscape full of hardship and splendour. Toyota Camrys and donkey carts. In Phnom Penh we stayed where the queen stayed for $20/night. Rats and squalor share the block with the Royal Palace. Dirt, grime, litter, stinking sewers, begging ... Read more >
Tags: culture
Fri, 9 Mar 2007 | By whitneyj | Views [1038]
Likened to a phoenix rising from the ashes, Phnom Penh has emerged as a vibrant modern city, quite the stark contrast to the days of Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge. As Cambodia's capital, Phnom Penh is home to 2 of its 15 million. It is the wealthiest ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Mon, 5 Nov 2007 | By emadilema | Views [904]
I finally arrived in Cambodia, dusty and sweaty after flying from Guilin to Bangkok and stopping at a hostel for the night (well for about 5 hours sleep) and getting up the next morning to catch a bus to Aranya Prathet, crossing the border and getting ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Sat, 1 Nov 2008 | By shix | Views [857]
We don’t have the habit of celebrating Halloween at home so this year’s Halloween has been my first and probably the most special one I’d have in years to come. We volunteers had prepared a Halloween party for the kids, complete with handmade animal ... Read more >
Sat, 26 May 2012 | By wanderingneil | Views [749]
Having crossed the border several times already, it feels really weird for me to share tips now, after all this time. But an incident during my last visit, inspired me to share a few details and tips in crossing the Thai-Cambodia border that will ... Read more >
Mon, 23 Apr 2012 | By sissyb | Views [748]
I was so glad when my wait at Phuket airport was finally over. While boarding the plane I was lucky enough to be standing in line with Englands two biggest brats. So surprise surprise when they landed up sitting behind me in the plane. I had two little ... Read more >
Mon, 16 Sep 2013 | By margotforrest | Views [652]
CAMBODIA
Phnom Penh - 8-12 Sept
Four nights in this lovely city, thoughtfully planned and set on the river. Wide streets with buildings set back, even wider boulevards and manicured gardens. There seems to be more money here. There is ... Read more >
Wed, 31 Dec 2014 | By emmaandsarah | Views [528] | Comments [1]
So, the plan was to stay in Sihanoukville just for 1 night then go the next morning to our beach side hut with hammock on Koh Rong Samloem: a quieter beautiful island a 2 hour ride away from the mainland of southern Cambodia, for a week over Christmas.... Read more >
Sat, 10 May 2014 | By crazyblondeabroad | Views [409] | Scholarship Entry
I’ll never forget the day that I tried to have a stranger touch my penis while on holiday. I must say first though, that while I’m not a virgin, I’m not a slut either. Actually, I would consider myself conservative when it comes to sexual exploits, which ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Tue, 29 Apr 2014 | By | Views [269] | Scholarship Entry
Incredibly ecstatic of going backpacking once more! So… After laying over in Singapore for a few hours, catching up with my two favourite roommates, I flew away to Phnom Penh, Cambodia, always accompanied by my medium-sized backpack I bought in Vietnam ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Sun, 11 May 2014 | By | Views [172] | Scholarship Entry
In a country devastated by such a recent and tragic history of suffering and pain at the hands of their own leader, whilst the rest of the world turned a blind eye, when arriving in Cambodia I expected to be greeted by sorrow and oppression (and understandably ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Wed, 20 May 2015 | By | Views [162] | Scholarship Entry
The journey to find paradise had been an adventurous one. Whilst discussing our plans with a local, the only advice we were given was 'wear shoes'. 'It must be a long walk' I said, 'how hard can it be?!'. A long walk it was. In the midday sun spotting ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Tue, 10 Mar 2015 | By get_lost | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 8 Nov 2011 | By philoth | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
When I was eight I joined a London youth circus which performed all over and allowed me to experience cities like Paris, Ljubljana and Adelaide during festival times. By my final trip to Beijing at the age of nineteen I'd had enough of seeing everything ...
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Tags: #2011wnphoto, Travel Photography Scholarship 2011