Blogs from Cambodia, Asia - page 5

It's Monday again....how quickly the weeks are passing by. School finishes for the year on Friday 29th March, less than a week to go. Khmer New Year is celebrated from 13-15th April, and the children have a month off, before commencing the new school year. There will be 35 to 40 new students starting at ABC's, selected from the 200+ applications we processed last week. Siem Reap is getting hotter by the day, with the mercury hovering around 38 degrees. April and May are the hottest months, and they're fast approaching. The heat rivals that fiery blast you get when opening your oven. It can take your breath away when you step from an air conditioned room into the street. I've never sweated so much in my life! Pub Street is deserted in the midday hours. ... read more

It's been a quite desire of mine for ages now, to head off to Cambodia to experience all that this country has to offer. I've been lucky enough to expereince several other Asian countries, and now feel that I am emotionally and physically prepared to give Cambodia a 'red hot go'. After much discussion about destinations, Delvene, who I have had some wonderful travel experiences with, and I are pleased to be going to realise this dream. I've been spoiled in the past, having a person I knew at the other end. Luckily for me, this time it's someone who I went to school with, that I reconnected with via Facebook some time ago. There's been much to-ing and fro-ing of requests and information as we have decided upon our itinerary. Del and I are keen ... read more

Today, I left the two loves of my life to embark upon an adventure of a lifetime. I am so grateful to have this opportunity thanks to the unwavering support of my amazing husband. Saying goodbye to my hubby and precious baby Charlie’s face was heartbreaking. I think Charlie laughed his heartiest laugh yet while I tickled him during the car ride to the airport – I soaked in that moment with all I had – I miss his kissable face the most. I cried, hugged, and kissed my loves goodbye and made the boys promise to take care of each other. It has only been 12 hours and I can’t wait to get home to hold them again. Two weeks with my heart walking outside my body 12,000 miles away may have been a bad ... read more

After leaving Miami I made a few quick stops around the west and northwest USA, and then flew over to Thailand for a few days before heading to Cambodia. While in Cambodia, I spent about a week in Phnom Penh and then about 10 days in and around Siem Reap. This pictures in this blog are in and around Phnom Penh. Notable things in Phnom Penh are the Royal Palace, The Killing Fields, the S-21 prison camp, the National Museum (and the nightly performances there), and About 2 million Cambodians were killed by their countrymen in the chaos that followed the Vietnam war: “The Khmer Rouge regime arrested and eventually executed almost everyone suspected of connections with the former government or with foreign governments, as well as professionals and intellectuals. Ethnic Vietnamese, ethnic url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th... read more

March 15th I really didnt want to post this blog with out pictures because Cambodia is so beautiful there is no way i can do it justice in words. but the travelblog site is having issues with uploading and i dont know when its going to be fixed so im posting it anyway. enjoy... Blogging is a new thing for me. I usually prefer to keep some mystery about myself but recording these events has been a great outlet for me. Sharing my thoughts, feelings and opinions about not just traveling but life is exhilarating and the amount of positive feedback I get from everyone drives me. I wanted to say thank you to every one who is following my adventures through my blog. It means so much to me that people are excited about my ... read more