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Tarantula Eating

Sun, 11 Mar 2012 | By cjmoore | Views [2045] | Scholarship Entry

Bugging for a Snack Deep-fried tarantulas and thumb-sized fried black water bugs are stacked neatly on opposite sides of a large pizza tray. Guarding the creature-laden platter, a Khmer woman squats and beckons passers-by. Lured by curiosity, ... Read more >

Tags: bug, cambodia, phnom penh, psar thmei, tarantula

Cambodian Crossing

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 | By rosibud | Views [1025]

We crossed the border into Cambodia on a boat travelling down the Mekong. The change was immediately apparent. The Cambodian people are far more laid back than their Vietnamese neighbours. They are extremely friendly and welcoming and even the hawkers ... Read more >

Tags: b&b, phnom penh, the manor house

The Cam

Sun, 10 May 2009 | By desrosm | Views [822] | Comments [3]

Friends, Family - We are in our last night in Cambodia. Well, we hope it's our last night but it all depends on whether we can buy plane tickets in person tomorrow for a flight to Laos. But Cambodia, oh Cambodia. I have been very pleased with this ... Read more >

NO SOLO DE ANGKOR WAT VIVE CAMBOYA

Fri, 30 Sep 2016 | By manuel | Views [763]

Aún sigo encontrando fascinante algo tan trivial como coger un avión y viajar a otra parte del mundo. Un día estás haciendo una foto al skyline de una mega-urbe moderna y al día siguiente las haces a las ruinas de ... Read more >

Tags: angkor wat, camboya

Bus Ride Of Death

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 | By awjh | Views [632]

As we are travelling from point to point cheaply we opt for taking the bus from Saigon to Phom Penh and then on to Siem Reap. The first leg passes uneventfully - although there is a tense moment at the border when I make it into Cambodia and The Doctor ... Read more >

Finally a message!

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 | By denise_b | Views [577]

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 >

I Offer You the Real World

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [501] | Scholarship Entry

Serendipity Beach on Cambodia’s southwestern coast had not been in my plans, but my sore bones and reeling heart needed peace. I wanted a quiet, less crowded place to try and steel myself against that brutal, incredible country. It was an ill-informed ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Islands and Temples in Cambodia

Wed, 3 May 2017 | By mtd5116 | Views [500]

We took a bus from Ho Chi Minh (which we thought was insanely hot) to the even hotter city in Cambodia - Phenom Penh. When we arrived in Cambodia we learned that the city was celebrating a holiday which meant that practically every restaurant and shop ... Read more >

One Lok-Lak and I'll never look back.

Sat, 10 May 2014 | By | Views [279] | Scholarship Entry

I remember the exact moment that I fell in love with Cambodia. It was in the city of Phnom Penh. Despite devouring countless books and documentaries, nothing could have prepared me for my time there. Walking down Sisowath Quay at night, I would dodge ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

Birthday in Asia

Fri, 27 Jul 2012 | By me | Views [254]

It is a challenge working out how to celebrate your birthday when you are living aboard. Here I am serving in Cambodia and as the day of my birthday ticked over it was not your typical style of celebration. First how many people get blessed with ... Read more >

Tags: celebrate, friends, yum

Sharing Stories - A Glimpse into Another's Life - Chinese New Year, the year of the Cambodian

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 | By | Views [188] | Scholarship Entry

Traveling during every CNY I never know how or who I will be celebrating it with. Chan spoke of how I could help her learn songs on KTV during the ceremonial celebration I was invited to, hoping she was joking but my experience told me she wasn't. Seeing ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013