Blogs from South, Cambodia, Asia - page 320

Well Cambodia what can i say.. alot actually beautiful people after all they have been through but still effectively a third world country. They haven't actually heard of bins. the street is the local tip and with the heat you can imagine the aromas. When we arrived there were lots of people covered in white dust (working in the mines I hear you say) I thought the same but actually it was Khmer new year and it is tradition to run up to people and put talc on other peoples faces, which I learnt the hard way. All in good fun. The driving is crazy over here no traffic lights,road markings or mirrors on bikes.It's just bedlam. You fear for your life when you're tuk-tuk driver is crossing the road.When we asked do you have ... read more

sorry that this is really late but its been so hard to get round to writing and we haven;t had time or have been distracted but now we have it all written up so you can now know what has been happening Trat was kind of rubbish..we just hung out and waited for chris and yannicks money stuff to get sorted. We did have a little adventre though there and ended up at the side of a lake until 6 am with a man who claimed to play guitar with stevie wonder, a thai guy called sunshine, two french men and a thai copper (with gun) and that was a pretty fun night. there were about 5 languages flying about that night and none of us could rally understand each other and in order for ... read more

Well, it's been a long time since my last blog, but don't be peeved, you haven't really missed much. Anyway, here are pictures from my stay here, or at least from the last time my camera got nicked. Now, my camera has only got nicked, but that doesn't mean it can't be nicked again. Unfortunately, in this country having any kind of possession is a bit like a Russian roulette. Most of the time you are lucky and all your possessions are still yours, but that doesn't mean that you don't know that given enough time someone will eventually lighten you of some of your worldly possessions. The upside of this is that you don't really get too attached to mere things. Although I reckon that Buddha didn't really have theft in mind as a way ... read more

Our final day in Siem Reap was exausting, so Emily and I decided we would have an early night, catch some Saturday night films, and get some extra shut eye before we'd have to wake up for our 8:30 am bus to Phnom Penh. This didn't work out as well as we had planned. The Canadian we had met up with at the temples wanted to tell us about his six months in Australia, anmd help us out with geting jobs once we arrived. Wewere so into the convo, that when we finally decided to go home, it was already 1:30 AM! On our way home, there was this little 6 year old girl begging for money. I stopped and told her I wouldn't give her money, but I would buy her some food if she ... read more

Great city. As asian capitals go we thought Phnom Penh was up there leading the pack. Loads to do, some great bars, not much hassle and very very cheap... We spent a day just wandering the streets soaking it all up. Had a look at some sights, Wats, Museum etc. Lapped up some tasty street food and popped into the Foriegn Correspondence Club for a bevvie or two (all free thanks to some guys from Middlesborough who's names we've sadly forgotton!). Loved the whole french feel to the riverside. The 2nd day wasn't as much fun. We did the tour around the nearby Killing Fields and the S21 Prison from the Khmer Rouge days. Pretty gruesome stuff but a very interesting day. Could have stayed longer here but the Buddhist NY was approaching and the city ... read more