Kratie and and Dolphins July 7th 2006 Again, a bit of backtracking...
We took a bus from Phnom Penh north to Kratie (pronounced Kra-chae), about halfway towards the Laos border. The six hour drive was pretty uneventful other than the stops in the local towns where we enjoyed watching the locals eat funny foods and climb off the tops of the local buses (we were on a "VIP" bus).
Kratie itself is just a small town that sits on the ... read more
Asia » Cambodia » East » Kratié Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... ... read more
We are getting ready to head overseas for a while...SE Asia, Europe, the UK, and the States. Heidi-26, American, and Dan-29, Kiwi. We're attempting to use this blog so we can share our travel adventures and so people can keep track of us over the next several months. We depart 4th May, until then...... full info