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Into Cambodia and Kratie

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 | By all_powered_up | Views [1368]

I had planned to go to Virachay National Park in the Ratanakiri province. I get to Stung Treng in a packed minivan, having endured bumpy roads and border officials who need overtime payments. Although three in the bus are Irish it isn't a good crack ... Read more >

Festivals

Sat, 24 Sep 2011 | By lesleyandjan | Views [1348]

It is P'Chum Ben. This is one of the many festivals here. P'Chum Ben is a Buddhist festival; so there are calls from the Wat at 3am each morning to wake us up. Everyone has an allocated time they go to the Wat to give an offering. Food is also ... Read more >

Merry Christmas from us!

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 | By lesleyandjan | Views [1242] | Comments [1]

Wishing all our wonderful friends and families a fabulous holiday season. Of course Christmas is not celebrated here as a buddhist nation (not that that has stopped some pretty garish decorations appearing!). We will be teaching as normal - the ... Read more >

Cambodian Crossing

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 | By rosibud | Views [1055]

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

Maybe a slight hangover

Sun, 16 Sep 2007 | By ruudee81 | Views [866] | Comments [1]

Travelling whilst feeling rough is really a bad idea....especially when you are setting off at 7am and not arriving until 7pm!!!! We started the journey to the border in a nice air conditioned van so luckily it really wasn't that bad!! After stopping ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Birthday Wishes The Power of 10

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 | By stephhef | Views [861]

31 years! Wahoo! Being here reminds me that I have so much more than I ever could really need. So this year for my Birthday I'm asking my friends and family to join me in joining "The Power of 10". To learn more about The ... Read more >

Catching a Moment - Revisiting Crossroads

Wed, 6 Mar 2013 | By | Views [572] | Scholarship Entry

The intense afternoon sun penetrated down on me as I waited anxiously to board our train car. I watched with cautious enthusiasm as our driver, cigarette dangling from his lips and woven straw hat perched on his sweaty, matted-down hair, assembled the ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013

Captivating Cambodia

Mon, 12 Oct 2015 | By tess311 | Views [566] | Comments [2]

Moving right along through this wonderful journey. I loved the shit outta Laos. Laos was filled with so many beautiful sceneries, sunsets, the lushest rice paddies, good people, and loads of fun and relaxation. I started in Northern ... Read more >

Teaching, Trees and Temple

Fri, 27 Dec 2013 | By jaygotham | Views [473]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Christmas has past and so have my first seven classes, I’ve managed waking at 5AM and I am enjoying teaching, it’s a great experience and quite funny. I have a lot of banter with my students. My first ... Read more >

4k Aerials of Angkor Wat Cambodia & Myanmar temple

Tue, 25 Aug 2015 | By ghung604 | Views [434] | Video | Scholarship Entry

I've made sacrifices to pursue my passion of film and travel and believe my skillset are at a level where I can create amazing video from around the wrold

Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia

Phnom Penh

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 | By joinsea1 | Views [325] | Comments [2]

We arrived safely after a 7 hour bus trip ($13USD) was reasonably comfortable, apart from the young child who screamed intermittently throughout. Amazing something so small could produce so much noise. Cambodia is different again, the houses are built ... Read more >