http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/East/Kratie/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Cambodia , East , Kratié en-us Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:29:25 +0000 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 17:29:25 +0000 Up and grappling a bicycle down the 80 odd steps down to the boat to cross over to the Island by 0800. We get to the other side and it's a hard slog pushing the bike througj the soft sand for a quarter of a mile before get up over the levee and onto the Island proper a small boy tells me his nbame is ''Dollar'' and then proceeds to ask me for money he doesn't get it I also notice to my amaze http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/East/Kratie/blog-460335.html Ever had the feeling you've been conned I've just parted with 80 and I still don't know what I've paid for it's supposed to be for a trip around the area including a couple of boat fares but the story keeps changing every time I try and clarify what is included and paid for already. I decide to go with the flow and jump into the waiting TutTut and off we head North out of Kratie. The Khmers se http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/East/Kratie/blog-460320.html Kratie was basically just a stopover between Siem Reap and Ban Lung but we made the most of it. Kratie is right on the Mekong and it is famous at least among backpackers for it's nearby pod of fresh water dolphins. We decided to take the bus from siem reap to kratie 8 hours or so see the dolphins the next morning and then catch another bus to Ban Lung 6 hours.Our bus left siem reap at 8 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/East/Kratie/blog-458335.html We made our way East from Siem Reap to Kratie this took a monotonous 12 hours by various buses all of which broke down at some point. We eventually arrived in the dark never a favourite for any traveller but were kindly greeted by a man and his tuk tuk and a sign for the guesthouse we had earmarked to head too. So off we went and ended up at YouHong Guesthouse 5 for a double ensuite not ba http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/East/Kratie/blog-455010.html Salut a tous le 12 novembre on est parti pour Kratie un autre 7h de route. On est arrive a bon port accueillis par une meute de tuktuk qui nous offraient tous la meilleure guesthouse comme d'habitude. On a decide d'aller voir un guesthouse recommande par le restaurateur de Kampot mais etant trop cher pour nous nous avons opte pour un guesthouse suggere par un chauffeur de tuktuk. Aussit http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/East/Kratie/blog-454975.html 23.07.09 During my last days in Cambodia I had to learn that not everything can be perfect all the time. After a great time in Phnom Penh I enthusiastically went to Kratie which is famous for itrsquos fresh water dolphins and of course I didnrsquot want to miss them out. As soon as I had arrived to this little place on the Mekong river I looked for a guesthouse which already seemed quite aban http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/East/Kratie/blog-427301.html The rumor is true.....we are coming home due to lack of funds you have now heard it officially from us. We fly home on 4th October we are still going to all of the countries we planned to just spending less time in each.so excited to see you all. See you all in OctoberLove Laura and Helen x x http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/East/Kratie/blog-413996.html The Cambodian border was a little wooden hut about 100m further down the road than the Lao hut that stamped us out. We were left standing on the roadside with our backpacks for ages while visas were issued to everyone. Luckily a lovely Cambodian lady has seized the opportunity and arrived with a cool box full of drinks for sale at the bargain price of US1. They seem to prefer US to their own cur http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/East/Kratie/blog-410031.html I had picked up a Cambodian visa at the embassy in Vientiane as to not get overcharged at the border a very common story. The borders are usually a bit sketchy. From the border I went to Kratie in centraleast Cambodia. The town was littered with trash which is common in Cambodia but the ouskirts were beautiful. Kratie is on the banks of the Mekong River and is known for a colony of the enda http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/East/Kratie/blog-397984.html Whilst in Penom Penh we were torn between which part of the country to go to next. Basially we wanted to do everything which just wasn't going to be possible in the time we had so in the end we decided to head to Kratie which is towards the east of the country and from here we could either go North to the Ratanakiri Province or far East to Mondolkiri Province.The bus ride from Phnom Penh to Krati http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/East/Kratie/blog-381122.html hello were you from Belgium Capital of Belgium is Brussels 10 million people... minus two 'cause you are hereEen paar dagen geleden was dit nog de conversatie in Siem Riep tussen ons de verkoopsters...Vandaag hebben we al een heel ander cambodja gezien groener heuvelachtig rubberplantages en veel minder toeristisch. op de knooppunten van de grote wegen heb je nog wel de chaotische vui http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/East/Kratie/blog-373300.html Jutro cas za psar seveda In za zajtrk. Nalovila sva neke specene zadevice kokos za 200 rielov na enega 400 rielov 1 pa ogromno bageto za 2000r pa se cel ananas seveda standardno licno izrezljan tudi za 2000r.Sledil je lov za prevoz v vasico Chhlong ne dva hja nista napaka ki sva si jo izbrala za dnevni izletek. Hotela sva shared taxi cim ceneje in s 5 sva prisla na 25osebo http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/East/Kratie/blog-368991.html Vstala sva ob pol sedmih in se odpravila se na zadnji zajtrk Lao style Sticky rice se zadnja hot chocolate pri najini mami. Sla sva do tipa pri katerem sva prejsnji dan za 10 kupila karto do Strung Trenga v Kambodzi in ob 8.15 sva sedela na ladjici za Ban Nakasang. Tam je bilo malo zmede glede nadaljnjega prevoza kar je za te razmere obicajno zato se nisem sekirala in scasoma smo se res z http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/East/Kratie/blog-368689.html Lundi 8 dcembre7h on est prt pour prendre le bus en direction de Kratie.On pensait en avoir pour 4 heures mais en fait crsquotait 6 Le bus nrsquotait pas plein la diffrence des autres fois. Au premier arrt on a rencontr Kris une prof anglaise avec un groupe drsquolves du lyce international. Ils taient 8 et venaient tous de pays diffrents 3 corens 1 brsilienne 1 taiwan 1 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/East/Kratie/blog-354458.html Hi everyone. Sorry it's been a while but you know how it is Here's our next installment...19.11.08 Last night we planned on a quite sedate evening but we got talking to a lovely couple from Adelaide Adrian and Megan and spent the evening with them. Had a few too many large Tiger beers but tore ourselves away knowing we had an early start this morning we suffered a bit but once we got to the http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/East/Kratie/blog-352670.html In Kratie we honed our motorbiking skills in preparation for the jungle roads in Ratanakiri. Hiring a scooter for the day was the best thing we could have done and it saved a load of money. You go to Kratie to do pretty much one thing..spot the river dolphins the only fresh water dolphins in the world. However when we arrived we found the price of a dolphin spotting trip had risen from around 5 http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/East/Kratie/blog-350265.html Reluctantly as our visa's were about to expire we booked ourselves out of Don Det and Laos and onwards to Cambodia. We booked a bus to Siem Reap where the Temples of Angkor are. This is a long was from the Laos border so there was a stop overnight scheduled which turned out to be in a place called Kratie.But first we had to cross the boarder which was pretty funny. On the Laos side was a ver http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/East/Kratie/blog-344284.html Batambang is een plezant stadje waar we wat couleur locale opsnuiven. Er is niet veel te zien behalve mensen en hun dagelijkse leven. De mensen leven eten werken hier op straat. Ons voyeuristisch kantje komt hier goed aan zijn trekken. Het is aangenaam om in een normale stad te zijn na de toeristenenclaves Ubud Kuta en Siem Reap. In n restaurant hebben we zelfs communicatieproblemen omdat we http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/East/Kratie/blog-336114.html This past week the volunteers and I ventured out into rural cambodia. We left with an aim to understand what much of the money our volunteerism goes towards. Early wednesday morning we all boarded an AIRcon transit bus bound for Kratie Province. It seems that with many things hereour timing was off. The bus was already rolling away as our volunteer courdinator made chase arms swinging about. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/East/Kratie/blog-320317.html We got here after a 9hr epic bus journey.....We found a great guest house which looked over the Mekong River Kratie is known for its Fresh Water Dolphins called Irrawaddy and relaxed atmosphere. But you can see in years to come this will be a very popular place for tourists.We booked a 12 day trip on motorbikes with a driver to see the dolphins and sombok mountaintemple the boat trip was abo http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Cambodia/East/Kratie/blog-289873.html