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Battambang, a dusty little backwaters in NW Cambodia. Although becoming more of a tourist draw, it is still mostly visited by the backpacker crowd, anxious to get further off the well worn “banana pancake” trail that covers SE Asia. From Siem Reap there are two ways to get to Battambang. The first option is to take the mostly comfortable,…
The most memorable experiences of our two-week tour through Cambodia were the beautiful beaches, the visit of the fantastic temples of Angkor Wat, and the encounter with the terrible history of the country under the regime of the Khmer Rouge. Since we had not been to the sea for a long time, we took the chance for a few days…
**** Warning – this post contains some graphic photos and disturbing text. It’s an incredibly important history lesson but be warned, the story isn’t pretty *** Cambodia, a country that touched my heart for many reasons. Much of our time in the country was spent feeling disturbed but the history and modern reality of this little country in SE Asia…
If anyone asked me how many times I’d visit Cambodia it may have been uhhh once. Never did I think I’d have to get a Cambodian visa 3 times! The day after we got back from Vietnam we just could not get our asses out of bed. We had felt like we had been through a lot so we decided…
The day after Mom and Dad left Phuket, we took a flight to BKK. Was surreal that they were here a few days ago with us, but no worries, we shall see them soon at some point! After doing some laundry and getting the bike’s oil checked, we had to decide…where to next??? Nick had talked to his friend Prashanth…
The next morning we somehow got up at 3:30am. We like to sleep, actually I love to sleep, so this was a real feat! Angkor Wat is the main attraction around Siem Reap and everything around the city is Angkor this…Angkor that…. It’s a complex of old temples dating back to the 1100’s dedicated to Vishnu. You can Wikipedia…
When I was working at a pharmacy on the north side of Houston, we had a huge Vietnamese patient base. Sprinkled in there were a couple of Lao, couple of Thai, and a Cambodian patient. After meeting these people, it became more interesting to me to find out more about where these people get their names from, what is their…
In Phnom Penh wilden we graag een paar dingen zien die te maken hadden met het verleden van Cambodja en de Kmher Rouge: de S-21 gevangenis en de killing fields. Dus niet zo’n geweldig blije dag maar wel noodzakelijk volgens ons. De S-21 gevangenis Was de plaats waren de ‘vijanden’ van het regime gevangen werden gezet. De Khmer Rouge hing…
Na een week Laos was het weer tijd om door te gaan richting onze eindbestemming, Singapore. Laos was erg leuk maar toch behoorlijk overspoeld met Amerikaanse en Europese backpackers. Op naar Cambodja via het uiterste zuiden van Laos over een grens die bekend staat door zijn “stempel bijdragen”. We zijn benieuwd hoeveel ze ons extra willen laten betalen maar hadden…
By Paul Archer Angkor Wat Since we had left Europe five months previously, we hadn’t really drunk alcohol nor had much contact with Westerners. Eastern Turkey, Iraq, Iran and Pakistan were dry countries, and aside for a small handful of evenings in random places in Nepal and China we hadn’t partied much all that time. Now we were entering the…
1st April Cambodia, our 26th, is a country which conjures up conflicting images of magnificent wats, iconic Angkor Wat, Khmer Rouge atrocities, poverty and corruption, and with a history unlike any other, we can’t wait to explore. As Cambodia emerges from a long period of civil and political instability, it is beginning to heal from a devastating recent history; the…
(Emily) It had only been a short stay in Phnom Penh but we’d visited the important sites of S-21 and Choeung Ek and we knew that with all the nice cafes, bars and shops so close to our guesthouse, our budget-conscious resolve would soon be in danger of weakening if we stuck around. All in all, it was better for…