Destination: Cambodia

Cambodia. Un pais marcado por su triste historia.

Wed, 21 May 2008 | By gabyber | Views [11773] | Comments [2]

Tres horas mas en bote, una hora  y media de espera al bus , y otras 2 en el autobus de "lujo" esperado- se caia a pedazos, desde la puerta hasta los asientos, todo se venia abajo en la rudimentaria carretera hasta la capital- bastaron para ... Read more >

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

Rabid dogs in Kampot, Southern Cambodia

Tue, 3 Jun 2008 | By jfernandes | Views [2976]

3rd June 2008 Having had a taste of Sihanoukville, Stephen and I travelled further down the coast to a smaller quieter town called Kampot. A charming little town by day which sits beside a river. Stephen and I both sought out a spot by the ... Read more >

Tags: dogs, kampot, rabies

Kirirom Mountain

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 | By gregorboyd | Views [2777] | Comments [1]

The CWF semester is winding down. There are less than 2 weeks left of class. Last weekend we took a trip to Kirirom Mountain as a way to have a little fun with out students before we leave. Joe and Rattanak (along with some of Joe’s students) arranged ... Read more >

Tags: cwf, kirirom

Chambok homestay

Sun, 15 Mar 2009 | By gracepace | Views [1431]

on our bumpy bus ride up into the hills, we stop to take a swim before dinner at a local watering hole. aside from the backdrop noise of swimmers and bystanders, i can easily imagine myself all alone perched on this warm rock in the middle of a stream ... Read more >

ban lung

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 | By glimmerwing | Views [976]

Next morning I woke quite early and went down for breakfast. It was all quiet and I was trying to decide what to do with myself. Monique came down and asked me did I fancy doing something with her as it would probably be cheaper with two people. I said ... Read more >

Tags: ants, ban lung, jungle, trekking, waterfalls

Cambodia

Sun, 23 May 2010 | By pommie51 | Views [610]

So after a long and bloody hot journey on the Mekong we finally arrived in Phnom Penh which at first seemed a lot more developed than some of the places in Vietnam. When we arrived we were utterly swamped by a gang of Tuk Tuk drivers who were on a ... Read more >

Kampot

Fri, 6 Aug 2010 | By joinsea1 | Views [605] | Comments [5]

We have escaped Phnom Penh and arrived safely at Kampot. We took a hire car again, mainly to reduce the travel time. The road was horrendous, for about 100kms. They are in the process of putting a major road in, but I suspect it will take a long time ... Read more >

Sihanoukville

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 | By david_s | Views [560] | Comments [4]

In my last place of visit in the poverty stricken country of cambodia, and it seems as though it's the worst. generally travellers refer to their 'lonely planet' guides as "THE BOOK" and "THE BOOK" said this would be a nice retreat ... Read more >

The Floating Village

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [163] | Scholarship Entry

The humid warmth slapped our under-rested faces as we rolled down the windows in our beige SUV. We drove on paved and dirt roads, past shacks on stilts and lotus flower fields. Skinny white cows and short wild dogs seemed to roam as they pleased. ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Gallery: Cambodia

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Gallery: Vang Vieng

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Photos: Phnom Penh

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Photos: Such a devotion on a Buddha statue in Siem Reap

Mon, 7 Jan 2013 | By saigon | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: buddha statue, cambodia, devotion, scholarship entry, siem reap

Photos: Siem Reap city and flood village

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 | By mcbrazil | Photo Gallery